Energy & Environment

The issues of energy and the environment are inextricably linked and interact closely. Innovative, sustainable solutions are required in order to achieve climate targets and at the same time maintain the supply of energy and resources. At the Centre for Energy Transition, around 30 employees from various specialist disciplines are researching innovative and sustainable solutions for an ecologically, economically and socially acceptable transition.

    The centre is divided into three research areas:

    1 Energy Systems

    2 Energy and Society

    3 Energy and Data

    Strategic partnerships in projects and beyond are a key aspect in the processing of issues and implementation in demo projects. These partnerships extend to other research institutions, municipalities, technology partners, energy suppliers, public bodies, SMEs and also the users (private and corporate) in the regions addressed.

    The centre's activities are supported by laboratory equipment as well as state-of-the-art simulation and participation methods that can be individually adapted to the problem at hand.

    Laboratory

    • Boiler test bench: Determination of performance and efficiency of log, wood chip and pellet boilers with integrated flue gas analysis and particulate matter measurement
    • Lambda probe test bench: Measurement of lambda probes to determine measurement accuracy and cross-sensitivity to trace gases
    • Fuel analysis: Analysing the fuel properties of solid and liquid fuels
    • Pelletisation test stand: Test stand for the production of pellets using a flat die press
    • Pyrolysis reactor: screw reactors (throughput 0.5 - 2 kg/h; temperature range 300 - 700°C)
    • GC/MS coupling for the analysis of solid (pyrolisable), liquid (vaporisable) and gaseous samples
    • Continuous gas and waste gas analyses using FTIR
    • Continuous waste gas analyses forCO2, CO, SO2, NOx, total hydrocarbons, methane, water vapour and oxygen

    Environmental assessments

    • Life cycle assessment with GaBi or openLCA
    • Material flow analysis with STAN

    Simulation methods

    • Thermodynamic process simulation with IPSE-Pro
    • Statistical data analysis and programming
    • Time series analysis, processing and visualisation
    • Energy-economic forecasting methods
    • Techno-economic energy system modelling and simulation
    • Optimisation models for the energy industry
    • Simulation of sector coupling options and energy communities
    • Modelling of new business and tariff models in the energy industry
    • Development of rule-based systems

    Participation methods

    • Qualitative and quantitative surveys
    • Participatory monitoring of innovative demonstration projects
    • Stakeholder approach and involvement
    • Co-creation processes
    • Market research
    • Eye tracking

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    IEA_SLA3.0

    The IEA UsersTCP ‘Social License to Automate 3.0’ promotes acceptance of automated load management…

    Survey to analyse acceptance of the new basic training system within the state government

    Following the introduction of the new digital system for basic training, the Burgenland Provincial…

    Evaluation of the sustainability experience of pupils and teachers at the Green Tech Bio Campus

    As part of Burgenland Energie AG’s sustainability reporting, Forschung Burgenland is evaluating the…

    Trustworthy Interoperable Data Transfer for the Energy Transition

    TIDE boosts the efficiency of energy communities through interoperable, secure data exchange and…

    PLASMAFORCE® – An efficient ignition system for biomass heating systems

    PLASMAFORCE® is a highly innovative ignition system for biomass heating systems that reduces…

    Pilot and outreach initiative to decarbonise a neighbourhood

    With its Climate Strategy 2030, the province of Burgenland is aiming for climate and energy…

    SECPUB

    The SECPUB project is developing a digital, networked building model using BIM technology, digital…

    Update to the Burgenland Climate and Energy Strategy 2030

    The existing tool for calculating Burgenland’s energy and emissions balance is being updated for…

    Price-Based Demand-Side Management for District Heating Networks

    TarifFlex is developing and testing dynamic heating tariffs for district heating networks for the…

    Digital Biogas Laboratory

    The project is investigating the potential for converting Austrian biogas plants into decentralised…

    HYTRAC

    The project is developing a hydrogen-powered tractor that combines efficiency, robustness and cost…

    Wwww3_FutureFit

    Wwww3_FutureFit brings climate-friendly buildings to life for pupils and raises awareness of…

    Efficient recycling of electronic waste

    The University of Applied Sciences Burgenland is developing an innovative pyrolysis process for the…

    Energy, Equity, Equality

    E3 explores social justice and intersectionality in the energy transition. The project identifies…

    Energy Community Platform Phase III

    The 2025–2027 work programme supports energy communities in Austria. The aim is to establish 10,000…

    AISAAC – AI-based sustainability assessment of sub-area-specific managed cropland

    AISAAC is developing a monitoring system for the small-scale assessment of agricultural land. AI and…

    Energy self-sufficiency in energy communities: expectations, feasibility and obstacles

    The Autarkity project is investigating how energy communities can increase their level of…

    PVELspect@dAI

    The PVELspect@dAI project addresses the challenge of detecting defects in photovoltaic modules (PV…

    Promoting and Accelerating a Digital Product Passport-based Data Service Ecosystem

    The PACE-DPP project is developing guidelines and solutions for the introduction of digital data…

    ELAK

    Once the b.el@k project has been completed, the acceptance of its use and other relevant factors…

    Monitoring and data analyses for the "safer place" project of the wendepunkt association

    For a quantitative survey on the topic of "Sexualised violence on public transport", Forschung…

    ICBC

    The "Interoperable Communication for Bidirectional Charging" (ICBC) project is developing a flexible…

    Analysis and utilisation of natural and technical carbon sinks in the Austria-Hungary border region

    Increasing soil stability and water and nutrient storage capacity by utilising biochar from waste…

    WärmeWende Eisenstadt & surrounding area

    The innovative implementation concept to be developed, "KEM Priority Region: Getting out of Oil and…

    5th Generation Heating Grid Neutal

    The 5th GEN HG project aims to develop a sustainable energy supply concept for the municipality of…

    Advanced Thermal Storage Solutions for Sustainable Energy Management in the Danube Region

    The main objective of the project is to improve thermal energy storage capacities, focussing on…

    Climate_CRICES - Increasing resilience to climate change in Central Europe

    Climate_CRICES aims to increase the capacity to manage climate change impact projections, focussing…

    Enhancing the energy transition in Central Europe with the support of renewable energy communities

    The energy transition in Central Europe is omnipresent. Renewable energies can be found on every…

    Eisenstadt 2040 climate neutrality roadmap

    With the aim of making the city of Eisenstadt climate-neutral by 2040, a climate neutrality roadmap…

    Green Sentry

    "Green Sentry" develops sustainable technologies to overcome the water and energy challenges in the…

    InnoGuide4CHT - Cross-border cooperation for the development of a joint innovative guiding solution for the expansion of visitor offers in open-air cultural heritage tourism facilities

    Cultural heritage tourism (CHT) in Hungary and Austria is suffering from the effects of the Covid…

    KLAR! Rosalia-Kogelberg (Phase 3)

    Following a positive evaluation of the concept created for the climate change adaptation region…

    9th International Summer School on Sustainable Buildings for Europe

    The 9th International Summer School on Sustainable Buildings (18-27 September 2024) at the Pinkafeld…

    Data preparation and data analysis of the regional Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI)

    The Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) has been measuring Europe's digital performance since…

    Evaluation of the FH-Guide

    The "FH-Guide" presents over 400 degree programmes at Austrian universities of applied sciences and…

    NRGCOM

    The ultimate goal of the NRGCOM project is to provide the Danube region with a suitable environment…

    Danube GeoHeco

    The main objective of Danube GeoHeCo project is to increase the penetration of shallow geothermal…

    SMEnergy

    The Interreg Danube Region SMEnergy project aims to develop national and transnational strategies…

    Thermal analyses for the ZBG in Seestadt Aspern with non-limited active cooling and adapted specifications for the indoor air condition

    As part of the project planning for the central vocational school building (ZBG) in Seestadt Aspern,…

    H2GreenFUTURE

    H2GreenFUTURE is a project that addresses the challenges associated with the development of hydrogen…

    e nova 2024 - Intelligent energy and climate strategies

    e-nova is an international scientific congress that takes place annually in Pinkafeld. The main…

    REUSE

    The main objective of the REUSE project is to increase skills and knowledge through a cross-border…

    USEFLEDS

    USEFLEDS is researching the development of a common data exchange for the energy sector. A…

    Method coaching for the "safer place" project of the wendepunkt association

    As a specialist centre for sexualised violence, the wendepunkt association is carrying out the…

    Exploring multidimensional energy communities

    The "Energy 4 all Dimensions" project aims to utilise the full potential of energy communities,…

    How do we want to live 2 - Cool energy

    The project gives pupils the opportunity to explore fundamental relationships and the latest…

    Implementation concept "KEM priority region: getting out of oil and gas"

    The innovative implementation concept to be developed, "KEM Priority Region: Getting out of Oil and…

    World Café on the further development of the RTI Strategy 2030

    Organisation of a World Café to consolidate previous results of the RTI Strategy 2030.

    Smart Circuit

    A cycle combines circular and digital paradigms. This is a crucial aspect to "close the loop" and…

    Renvelope - Energy Adaptive Shell

    RENVELOPE - Energy Adaptive Shell is a project to modernise buildings for a low-emission, efficient…

    Engage PV

    In order to achieve the EAG expansion target of 11 TWh by 2030 for photovoltaics, new solutions must…

    Risk minimisation for decarbonizing heating networks via network temperature reductions and flexibility utilization

    DeRiskDH develops and demonstrates key technological and strategic solutions and innovative business…

    Work programme of the Energy Communities Platform 2023 and 2024 - Phase II

    The Climate and Energy Fund was commissioned by the Climate Protection Ministry to establish the…

    e-nova

    The e-nova is an annual scientific congress in Pinkafeld focussing on energy - buildings -…

    Strategy 2050

    The climate and energy strategy is to be subjected to an evaluation. In particular, it will be…

    Applied CPS

    The Applied CPS EDIH focuses on the construction, manufacturing and mobility sectors in south-east…

    Seasonal Storages for Renewable Energy Systems

    The S²4RES exploratory project is investigating how seasonal energy storage can be implemented under…

    LiGDS

    The following goals are set for the LiGDS project: Creation of a stakeholder network of domain…

    Bösch Acoustics

    In the Bösch Acoustics project, staff are being trained in the field of acoustics in technical…

    HVAC Foundation Training + Advanced Training Modules

    Basic and advanced training in the field of building technology

    LCA Zero-CO2

    The project supports decarbonisation research at a leading manufacturer of concrete elements for…

    Platform Energy Communities

    Together with the established energy agencies and institutes of the federal provinces, an…

    BIG_inn AT-HU

    Language(en)sensitive STEM education is the aim of the Interreg project "Educational Co-operation in…

    Regional development of sustainability, environment and energy

    Energy efficiency and the use of regionally generated renewable energy are two key mechanisms for…

    Needs and acceptance analyses for the accreditation applications of study programmes at the Burgenland University of Applied Sciences

    A needs and acceptance analysis must be submitted to the AQ Agency for Quality Assurance and…

    CLEAR! RoKo II

    Following a positive evaluation of the concept developed for the climate change adaptation region…

    Creative_Circle

    In the "Creative_Circle" project, a co-creative energy transition cycle is being installed in…

    UserXperience

    The project will conduct a study with Galvanic Skin Response and automatic facial expression…

    Drive Frame Weld Stability

    Development of an accelerated test method to evaluate the long-term reliability of ultrasonically…

    LCI natural gas supply

    As part of the LCI natural gas supply project, an update of the Life Cycle Inventory Natural Gas…

    JRZ LiSA

    The Josef Ressel Centre LiSA aims to further develop and integrate the elements of a life…

    Demonstration of a participatory renewable energy community to increase resilience

    The RES² Community project aims to implement a renewable energy community in Neudörfl with the…

    RES² Community

    The RES² Community project aimed to establish a renewable energy community in Neudörfl with the…

    Hybrid LSC

    The project investigates how energy communities can be encouraged to take collective action that…

    Sector Coupling for Renewables

    Three different sector coupling points will be created as part of this research and technology…

    Car2Flex

    The flagship Car2Flex project demonstrates, across three different use cases (electric car-sharing,…

    Eye tracking 2020

    The aim of this project is to analyse selected websites, apps and marketing stimuli using the…

    COOL-DOWN GÜSSING

    The municipality of Güssing is severely affected by overheating in summer. For this reason, climate…

    IMPROVE! - International digitisation project

    Digitalisation poses major challenges for companies in all sectors

    Waste2Material Infrastructure

    Waste management is increasingly developing into resource management. This is due to a change in the…

    BEYOND

    Blockchain based ElectricitY trading for the integration Of National and Decentralised local markets

    Heat Water Storage Pooling

    A high penetration of the electricity supply with fluctuating feed-in from renewable sources…

    HYBRID DH Demo

    Hybrid DH DEMO - Open innovation development & implementation of P2X business & financing models…

    S3HubsinCE

    Creation of a digital innovation network in Central Europe

    ORCINNOVATIVE

    ORC processes (Organic Rankine Cycle) are among the thermodynamic cycle processes for producing…

    Green Energy Lab Open Data Platform

    The flagship region Green Energy Lab is Austria's largest innovation laboratory for a sustainable…

    Waste2Material

    Development of a thermochemical pre-treatment for the low calorific value fraction from…

    Lowergetic

    Sustainable low-tech building at the Pinkafeld site of FH Burgenland

    KLAR! Pinkafeld-Riedlingsdorf

    KLAR! Pinkafeld-Riedlingsdorf - Climate change adaptation measures against drought

    START CIRCLES

    Supporting transition from linear to circular value chains

    TeTra

    Thermal energy transformation for heat and cold extraction and increased efficiency in local and…

    Hybrid DH

    Exploration of a hybrid grid feed-in in the municipal district heating system Neusiedl am See

    Needs & acceptance analyses

    A needs and acceptance analysis must be submitted to the AQ Agency for Quality Assurance and…

    NAREG

    In the NAREG project, new concepts for ecologically sound and sustainable waste management are being…

    ReLEE

    ReLEE - Regional solutions for energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy

    FIRECE

    Innovative Financial Instruments for industry low carbon energy transition in Central Europe

    Future_Heat_Pump

    Analysing and further developing innovative heat pump technologies for future buildings

    EMPOWER CITIZENS

    Actively influencing social spaces to empower smart modernisation in (eco)social housing

    ENERGY-TURNING

    "Energy turnarounds" - research and development work in the context of regional energy system…

    CAPACON

    The aim is to facilitate applied research-orientated knowledge and market opportunities for…

    WTZ_EEAIE_NZEB

    Energy efficiency and indoor enviroment of nearly zero energy buildings

    EUB

    Regional Programme of the Federal Provinces 2017/2018- Provincial Programme Executing…

    Electric, Electronic and Green Urban Transport System

    The EGUTS project aims to maximise the potential for e-mobility in 8 Danube regions and cities.

    Energy Lab East

    An implementation concept for the expansion and grid integration of volatile renewable energies in…

    Wind marketing

    Sample solutions for innovative pilot applications for the intelligent commercialisation of wind…

    CE-HEAT

    The CE-HEAT project is concerned with improving energy efficiency, with the main focus on waste heat…

    URBAN INNO

    Utilising innovation potential of urban ecosystems

    Emission Limited Biomass Combustion

    Austria is a global leader in the development and use of biomass boiler systems for heating…

    FACDS

    Grid stabilisation and optimisation of the distribution grid through the use of "Flexible AC…

    EcoEnSys

    Ecological assessment of energy systems

    Peltier Heat Pump

    Heat pump without climate-relevant refrigerants

    Hybrid Grids Demo

    The city as an energy sponge

    RaCiA

    Utilising waste heat - increasing efficiency The project "RaCiA - Rankine Cycle for Industrial…

    ENEREED - Energy from reeds

    The ENEREED project is investigating ways of utilising old reeds for energy in the areas of…

    Energy4buildings

    Testing for the best energy efficiency - an innovative test stand optimises heating and cooling with…