Conferences

Industrial
Energy
Efficiency
Conference 2024

7 March 2024
in Wels

Programme

Industrial Energy Efficiency Conference

DATE

Thursday, 7 March 2024

VENUE

Stadthalle, Pollheimerstraße 1,
4600 Wels/Austria

LANGUAGES

English, German

What is it all about?

  • Pathways to net-zero industries
  • Policy updates
  • Clean energy technologies & flexibility
  • Green hydrogen
  • Case studies

Energy efficiency now – fast, smart, resilient!

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Conference Fees

  • 120 Euro for the Industrial Energy Efficiency Conference (7 March)
  • 390 Euro for all WSED conferences (5 - 8 March)

All fees include conference documentation. All fees plus 10 % VAT.

PROGRAMME

Thursday
7 March

14.00 Policies and programmes to transform industry

Decarbonising industry is one of the main challenges in the energy transition. This session features the key topics of this transformation from competitiveness to digitalisation and innovation.

  • Opening and welcome
     
  • European energy transition policies for competitiveness, digitalisation and innovation
    Vincent Berrutto, European Commission, DG Energy
     
  • Innovative renewable solutions for industry
    Gayathri Prakash, International Renewable Energy Agency
     
  • The new "transformation of industry" initiative
    Arno Gattinger, Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology, Austria

15.30 Pathways to net-zero industries

Fast-tracking the industrial decarbonisation is key! This session presents innovations to accelerate and upscale energy efficient and sustainable transformation pathways.

  • Energy systems of the "ultra-efficient factory"
    Can Kaymakci, University of Stuttgart/Fraunhofer IPA, Germany
     
  • Upscaling hydrogen systems manufacturing
    Ulrike Beyer, Fraunhofer IWU, Germany
     
  • Hydrogen supply solutions for industrial sites
    Thomas Kienberger, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria
     
  • From energy data to successful CO2 management
    Jens Strüker, University of Bayreuth/Fraunhofer Blockchain Lab, Germany

17.00 Best practice examples

Inspiring examples from Austria and other countries show how decarbonising industrial sites can be successfully tackled.

  • Large-scale heat pumps and PV instead of natural gas
    Franz Baischer, B&R Industrial Automation
     
  • A fossil-free industrial site
    Katrin Helmberger, Fronius International
     
  • Solutions for industry from the innovation network NEFI
    Wolfgang Hribernik, Austrian Institute of Technology
     
  • Energy efficient compressed air solutions for industry
    Francisco Puente, ESCAN, Spain
     
  • The "Solarise at work" employee programme
    Brian Keane, SmartPower, USA


18.00 Conference end

19.00 Evening programme

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