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Review: NEFI Technology Talk 'Steam generation with heat pumps in industry'
by Oxana Schmidt

At the NEFI Technology Talk "Steam generation with heat pumps in industry" on 31st of May 2023, experts gave insights into the use of heat pumps in industrial processes in six presentations. Thomas Nowak, Secretary General of the European Heat Pump Association, moderated the online talk with over 90 participants.

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New call for the transformation of the industry is now open
by Oxana Schmidt

With the ‘RTI Initiative for the Transformation of Industry’, the Climate and Energy Fund (Klima- und Energiefonds) supports the development and demonstration of game-changer technologies that contribute to climate protection and sustainability and increase the competitiveness of the Austrian economy.

We invite you to submit your innovative climate protection projects with us and help shape the success of the industrial location

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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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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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Steam without gas
by Oxana Schmidt

On January 25th, 2023, the new NEFI project AHEAD (Advanced Heat Pump Demonstrator) was presented in Vienna. in collaboration with the biopharmaceutical company Takeda, the Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation, and Technology (BMK), the Climate and Energy Fund, and the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology.

Under the leadership of the AIT Center for Energy, a steam-generating heat pump is being integrated for the first time in an industrial operation. The aim of this natural gas-free steam generation is to achieve a CO₂ reduction of up to 90 percent at one of Takeda's largest pharmaceutical production sites in Vienna, using only natural refrigerants.

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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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Review: NEFI Technology Talk: Decarbonisation of heating and cooling supply with geothermal energy and industrial waste heat
by Oxana Schmidt

The energy transition is also a heat transition, and this aspect has hardly been talked about so far. Since the beginning of the year, the energy crisis has brought this challenge into the public sphere. Five keynotes highlighted the possibilities of how heating and cooling networks can be decarbonised with the help of geothermal energy and industrial waste heat at this NEFI Talk .

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