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May 25, 2023

New Energy for Industry (NEFI) presents the Green Foundry Concept at automotive.2023

by Oxana Schmidt

On May 25, 2023 the NEFI-Team in Linz presents latest developments from NEFI project envIoTcast as part of automotive.2023, Austria's renowned conference for visions, innovations and future technologies in the field of modern mobility. In the NEFI project envIoTcast, the concept of a green foundry is being developed under the direction of the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology.

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Review: NEFI Technology Talk ´Towards a Sustainable Automotive Industry´

by Oxana Schmidt

The NEFI Technology Talk ´Towards a Sustainable Automotive Industry´ in cooperation with Pankl Racing Systems AG focused on the challenges of achieving climate neutrality in the automotive sector. More than 25 participants from different sectors, an interesting introduction to the Pankl company and an exciting exchange in the subsequent discussion round characterised this NEFI Technology Talk.

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May, 31 2023

NEFI Technology Talk: Steam generation with heat pumps in industry

by Oxana Schmidt

Heat pumps will play an essential role in the decarbonization of industrial processes. Steam-generating heat pumps, which generate steam from waste heat, are of particular interest because they can be easily integrated into existing infrastructure. This Technology Talk offers an overview of the technology, how it works and possible uses, as well as current insights into ongoing projects.  

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June, 23, 2023 09:00-12:00

NEFI Technology Talk: E-Mobility for Companies

by Oxana Schmidt

The NEFI Technology Talk´E-Mobility for Companies´ on 23 June 2023 in Linz is dedicated to technology innovations that enable progress in fleet conversion, charging concepts, ranges and the use of renewable energy. The focus will also be on the implementation of the necessary charging infrastructure with suitable load and energy management systems.

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NEFI - New Energy for Industry developed scenarios for climate neutrality in industry

by Oxana Schmidt

The domestic manufacturing industry emitted about 28 million tonnes of CO₂e into the atmosphere in 2021 and is thus responsible for more than one third of the total emissions in Austria. In their current study, the experts of the NEFI innovation network have developed three scenarios that provide important impulses for a climate-neutral future of Austrian industry.

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Review: Industrial Energy Efficiency Conference at the WSED

by Oxana Schmidt

The Industry Energy Efficiency Conference at the beginning of March was dedicated to accelerating the industrial energy transition.

'Motivating examples from and for industry' brought success stories about the corporate energy transition and showcase companies to the stage. Head of the NEFI_Lab Thomas Kienberger presented successful solutions from NEFI projects.

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NEFI Power Women for the Decarbonisation of Industry

by Oxana Schmidt

Despite numerous efforts to promote and address the issue, the proportion of women in technical professions remains low. On the International Women’s Day, the NEFI Innovation Network will bring successful female technicians to the stage. They are NEFI project managers or are pushing the decarbonisation of industry with their know-how and expertise.

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03.03.2023 14:30 – 16:30

Heat Highway: Using decarbonised heat sources via supra-regional heat networks. Workshop organised in the context of the NEFI project Heat Highway

by Oxana Schmidt

The use of industrial waste heat is essential for the decarbonisation of heat supply. Interregional heat transmission networks connect urban consumption centres and waste-heat-intensive industrial sites and, in doing so, traverse areas with further heat sources and sinks.

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15.-17.02.2023

IEWT 2023 – International Energy Economics Conference at the TU Vienna

by Oxana Schmidt

The Future of Energy MARKETS in Europe against the Background of New Geopolitical Imbalances

The 13th International Energy Economics Conference at the TU Vienna (IEWT 2023) will focus on the recent disruptions of the European energy system, the associated market dislocations and necessary regulatory interventions, as well as on the current questions triggered by them on how we can maintain the originally envisaged long-term paths of decarbonisation and transformation of the energy system.

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SANBA – Smart Anergy Quarter Baden: Project Achievements

by Oxana Schmidt

The completed SANBA project shows that a so-called anergy or low-temperature heating/cooling network can also be used for heritage-listed buildings as an innovative solution for the local coverage of heating and cooling needs.

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Clean Energy for Tourism: Management and Optimisation of Electricity Consumption in Ski Resorts

by Oxana Schmidt

The final consortium meeting of the NEFI project Clean Energy for Tourism took place from 19-20 September 2022. In this project, Salzburg ski resorts, as well as technology and research partners such as the AIT, BEST, Faradis, World Direct, Sattler Energie Consulting and the Montanuniversität Leoben, led by Salzburg AG, investigated opportunities for applying energy system flexibility, CO₂ mitigation options - as well as energy savings, in addition to the increasing the amount of integration of local renewable energy generation in ski resorts.

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That was #NEFI2022 - 2nd International Scientific Conference of the Innovation Network

by Oxana Schmidt

On the 13th/14th of October 2022, the second international scientific conference of the NEFI Innovation Network took place in Linz. The focus was on the importance of research and innovation as well as the necessary framework on the path to a climate-neutral industry.

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