The worldwide innovation landscape offers an impeccable basis for developing novel solutions in reaching the targeted climate goals. Since numerous research projects for deploying brand new green technologies are well underway, we want to create the opportunity to aim for the next step.

In January 2022, the first of three new Oxyfuel ladle furnaces went into operation at the Breitenfeld Edelstahl AG steelworks. The so-called ladle furnaces are used to preheat the steelworks ladles, the transport and treatment vessels for liquid steel, and are responsible for a large part of the natural gas consumption and CO₂ emissions at the EAF steelworks.

Under the slogan „FUTURE OF ENERGY – Innovations for a climate-neutral future“ the 17th Symposium for Energy Innovation is held from February 16-18, 2022, online.

Industry is a major energy consumer in Austria, and at the same time the self-production of electricity, especially from renewables, is increasingly being expanded.

Under the motto ‘Fit for 55 Made in Austria’, the Climate and Energy Fund presented highlights from the RTI initiative ‘Energy Model Region’ at the annual event on 19 October 2021 in Graz.