Projects

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The largest EU-funded Europe-wide market surveillance project to date tests air conditioning units, tumble dryers, lighting products and heating appliances, among other things. The goals: Efficiency and energy savings as well as reliable information for consumers.

This is the largest EU market monitoring project in the energy sector ever funded by the European Union (EU). The Austrian Energy Agency is one of 29 partners from 20 EU Member States and Turkey that have joined forces for the project. The EEPLIANT 3 project is the continuation of EEPLIANT 1 and 2.

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In December 2023, a political agreement was reached in the negotiations for the revision of the Buildings Directive at EU level. The amendment to the Buildings Directive was formally adopted by the EU Parliament on 12 March 2024 and by the Council on 12 April 2024.

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Due to the complexity and constant development of the requirements of ecodesign and labelling for suppliers and retailers, there is a great need for support through information. In cooperation with international associations, this project provides targeted information to stakeholders and enables an efficient support channel with the EU Commission.

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In the process industry, heat pumps have hardly been used to date despite their high potential. The project uses specific examples to show how heat pumps can supply so far fossil-fuelled processes.

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In the 3rd call for tenders of the "Energy Transition 2050" programme, the Climate and Energy Fund (KLIEN) financed an R&E service on the topic of "The effects of digitalization on energy consumption and climate in Austria". The Austrian Energy Agency (AEA) was awarded the contract for this tender together with the Austrian Electrical and Electronics Industry Association (FEEI). This study was completed at the end of June 2022.

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The FinEERGo-Dom project has set itself the goal of revolutionizing building renovations across Europe. The task of the project was to adapt and implement the innovative model of the Latvian Building Energy Efficiency Facility (LABEEF) in five EU countries - Poland, Austria, Romania, Slovakia and Bulgaria. The focus of the project was to facilitate comprehensive or "dEEp" renovations in the building sector by using an energy performance contracting model that guaranteed savings and utilized the capabilities of energy service companies (ESCOs).

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EU Member States face common challenges in making the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) and the Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) work. The aim of the project is to maximise the impact of each instrument and to exploit the synergies of their integration to trigger energy savings.

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While overhead line systems are currently in the test phase in some neighboring European countries, the focus in Austria is currently on acquiring basic knowledge regarding the feasibility of implementation and the expected effects.

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Energy efficiency measures make an important contribution to climate protection, resource conservation, cost savings, competitiveness and social responsibility. In the course of this project, new energy efficiency measures and the associated potential were identified in order to implement the European Energy Efficiency Directive in Austria.

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New policy paper by the Austrian Energy Agency on behalf of the BMK

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The primary goal of ReBUSk is to develop a national education and training roadmap to ensure that all necessary skills for climate-neutral construction are available by 2030.

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Electric motors have a long lifespan (30-40 years), which means that they are only replaced slowly. Due to this extra-long lifespan, the actual savings from energy efficiency regulations are lower than the projections calculated in the impact assessments. By acting quickly, at least some of this lost savings potential could be made up for, with all the associated benefits.

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How did Austria come to be one of the countries most dependent on Russian gas supplies?
The Austrian Energy Agency has investigated which energy policy strategies, decisions and measures from 1945 to 2020 led to Austria's above-average exposure to gas supplies and which lines of argumentation have become established over the decades. Last but not least, it shows which conclusions can be drawn for the future and used for a new risk assessment.

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ENSMOV plus supports policy makers and EED implementing bodies in the EU Member States and beyond in the further development, implementation and design, monitoring and evaluation of their national energy efficiency policies in accordance with the Energy Efficiency Directive.

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According to the Federal Environment Agency's climate protection report (2022), the transport sector is the most important cause of greenhouse gas emissions in Austria after energy and industry. Around a third of emissions come from transport; emissions have increased significantly since 1990. In order to achieve the goal of climate neutrality by 2040, there is an acute need for action.

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The aim of the project was to calculate a comprehensive CO_2e balance for Cargoe GmbH & Co KG and to propose concrete improvement measures towards climate neutrality.

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In the project, based on a participatory stakeholder process, a target path for the increased use of alternative fuels in the Austrian transport sector by 2030 was developed together with experts.

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The Austrian Energy Agency (AEA) is calling on non-profit and charitable organizations to apply for support in the implementation of climate protection projects as part of its new project "Starthilfe - Gemeinsam klimaneutral werden". On the road to climate neutrality by 2040, the Austrian Energy Agency will support civil society organizations every year in saving CO₂ emissions themselves.

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In the energy system of the future, which will be strongly characterized by decentralized and renewable power generation, decentralized H2

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A lack of knowledge about which retrofit options are available with heat pumps is currently hindering the widespread use of the technology in non-residential buildings. In this project, easy-to-use, easily accessible recommendations for the techno-economically optimized planning and design of heat pumps in hospitals, shopping centers, industrial buildings, educational institutions and museums are developed and brought to the relevant target groups in the form of guidelines and training courses.

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There are many options for saving electrical and thermal energy and untapped potential for generating it in the Austrian housing sector. This report examines the implementation potential by 2027.

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SHAREs is an EU-funded initiative and supports so-called local heroes in setting up or expanding their energy community by building up national one-stop-shops.

Participating in energy communities allows consumers to become renewable energy producers, improve energy efficiency, store heat and power, feed energy back into the grid and offer their demand flexibility to the market. Individual consumers thus become collective prosumers.

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The Austrian Energy Agency supports the Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK) in disseminating the activities of the research fund.

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People at risk of poverty are rarely specifically addressed in the mobility sector and existing information and support formats are often not prepared in a form suitable for them. In this project, the Austrian Energy Agency and DIE UMWELTBERATUNG are working on tailor-made materials to close this gap and meet their needs.