Interactive map published to improve hydropower in Austria
Alongside the fight against global warming, the issue of biodiversity is becoming increasingly important as the second major challenge of our time at European level.
Research
Concrete spheres on the seabed for storing electricity
Electricity storage is essential for the success of the energy transition. Electricity can not only be stored in large batteries, but also...
Early warning system in the stratosphere
Strategic collaborations over 60,000 feet open up new opportunities for traffic and climate management, earth observation and imaging, methane, storm and wildfire detection and...
Austrian Solar Prize for bidirectional charging stations for e-cars
There are over 5 million cars in Austria. If all of them were equipped with a battery of 40 kWh (kilowatt hours), this would...
The success story of a research project on the recyclability of polyester prints
To date, heavily printed plastics have rarely been put to any further use, but are instead incinerated. The internationally active large-format printing company TREVISION has...
A gel against microplastics in water
It can already be found everywhere on our planet. In the Antarctic as well as on the highest peaks, in our rivers...
Furniture made from Viennese waste at Vienna Design Week
For 100 days, the first Biofabrique Vienna at the Vienna Climate Biennale conducted research with waste from Vienna to...
Expansion of renewable energies and decline in fossil fuels too slow
Wind and solar play a crucial role in the energy transition. A new analysis by the science platform Climate Analytics and the think tank...
Regenerative, forward-looking architecture in Wangen
With two sustainable, architecturally exciting projects at the State Garden Show in Wangen, the University of Stuttgart is demonstrating how computer-based planning...
Solar energy is becoming more efficient: Dual use and tandem solutions as potential game changers
Austria wants to cover one hundred percent of its electricity needs from renewable energies by 2030. In order to achieve this goal, it needs...
