© Johannes Gellner
The NEFI project HEAT HIGHWAY is being honored with the Styrian State Prize, the Energy Globe Styria Award
The province of Styria, Energie Steiermark and Verkehrsverbund Steiermark presented awards to Styrian lighthouse projects in the fields of energy, environment and climate in the auditorium of the University on June 5th, 2024.
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(from left to right) Rubric sponsor Christian Purrer (Energie Steiermark), Thomas Kienberger, and Josef Steinegger (Chair of Energy Network Technology at the Montanuniversität Leoben) © Johannes Gellner
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(from left to right) Project manager Heat Highway Simon Moser (Energieinstitut an der Johannes Kepler Universität Linz), Thomas Kienberger, and Josef Steinegger (Chair of Energy Network Technology at the MontanuniversitätLeoben)
The nominated projects in the categories of application, research, municipalities, youth and education, mobility and the focus topic of newcomers were presented in a festive setting. The patrons of the categories, Deputy Governor Anton Lang, District Administrator Ursula Lackner, Christian Purrer ((Managing Director of Energie Steiermark) and Peter Gspaltl (Managing Director of Verkehrsverbund Steiermark) announced the winners and congratulated both the winners and the other award-winning projects by presenting them with certificates and statues.
The NEFI project Heat Highway was awarded in the category RESEARCH.
The project is investigating supra-regional heat transfer networks that connect district heating networks and waste heat sources with each other in order to enable the feed-in of industrial waste heat and the supra-regional exchange of district heating.
Further information about the project and publications on this innovative concept can be found on our website: Heat Highway | NEFI
We congratulate all the award winners on their exciting projects, and especially the fortunate Heat Highway project team for this outstanding achievement.
This project is made possible by funding from Klima- und Energiefonds and the province of Upper Austria.
Information about the Energy Globe Styria Award 2024 event (in German with the possibility of automatic traslation)
Video about the award-winning projects Focus topic RESEARCH (in German with the possibility of automatic traslation)