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Our colleagues, Hannah Aster & Lukas Zeilerbauer had the privilege of attending LCM 2025 – the 12th International Conference on Life Cycle Management – in Palermo from 9–12 September 2025! This year’s theme, “Global to Local”, provided an inspiring platform to explore how life cycle approaches can be translated into real, impactful actions across different […]

A day with climate communicator Andreas Jäger. At the JKU Somnium, we honed our skills in science communication. Our work at the Energy Institute delivers a wealth of results! These are of great importance for economic and social development. This makes it all the more important to be able to package this scientific excellence in

In the HEATROCK research project led by Melanie Hörtler (Hoertler) from LINZ AG and in collaboration with other Austrian project partners, we are investigating innovative solutions for seasonal heat storage in district heating systems. The project examines the technical, ecological, economic, and legal aspects of hot water storage in caverns in crystalline rock. A publication

An article by our colleagues Simon Moser, Hans Böhm, Anja Gahleitner and Valerie Pfeffer-Rodin has been published in the latest issue of the magazine ‘nachhaltige technologien’ (03|2025). The issue is dedicated to the topic of industrial-urban symbiosis – from coexistence to cooperation. The article highlights, among other things: An exciting insight from Task 21 of

Our colleague Katrin Burgstaller, together with her project colleagues Wolfgang Haider and Andreas Bernögger, has recorded a very interesting podcast about their joint ACRP research project Hashtag#UrbEnPro! In the TU Vienna’s Zukunft Stadt podcast, they talk to Lena Hohenkamp, who is also part of the project team, about social innovations in the energy sector and

This week, our team had the pleasure of participating in the 19th International Symposium on District Heating and Cooling in Genk, Belgium.Thanks to EnergyVille, VITO and IEA DHC for hosting such a well-organized and inspiring event. Katharina Rusch shared results from the HeatHighway project in her presentation on “Economic evaluation of a heat highway between

On July 8, our colleague Michael Denk visited the Energy Research Institute of the Shandong Academy of Sciences (SDAS) in Jinan, China. During his stay, he gave a presentation on “The AI Power Paradox”, in which he highlighted the potential and challenges of the application of artificial intelligence in the energy system and the associated

AEM Electrolysis: Scaling, Integration, Utilization, and Manufacturing We are pleased to announce the official launch of ELYSIUM, a pioneering research project addressing key challenges in anion exchange membrane water electrolysis (AEMWE) and paving the way for scalable, cost-efficient, and sustainable hydrogen production. Under the coordination of HyCentA Research GmbH, and in collaboration with H2i GreenHydrogen,

Economic feasibility of supra-regional connections of existing district heating networks. Regional decarbonisation is essential for achieving climate neutrality.We asked ourselves whether connecting existing district heating networks is a viable way to reduce CO₂ emissions. Connecting existing heating plants not only has the potential to reduce CO2 emissions, but also to reduce overall heat generation costs

As part of the event “Green Gases – Green Future? Legal framework conditions and their requirements” organized by Business Upper Austria, Marie-Theres Holzleitner-Senck and Jovana Winkler held a presentation for the Energy Institute at the JKU Linz. The presentation was focused on current legal developments relating to green gases and their significance for the future