Conferences

Industrial
Energy Transition
Conference 2025

6 March 2025
in Wels

Programme

Industrial Energy Transition Conference

DATE

Thursday, 6 March 2025

VENUE

Stadthalle, Pollheimerstraße 1,
4600 Wels/Austria

LANGUAGES

English, German

What is it all about?

  • Towards a competitive, climate neutral industry  
  • Efficient & renewable processes  
  • Infrastructure for green electricity & hydrogen  
  • Net Zero Industry Act ("made in Europe")  
  • CSRD  
  • Case studies

2025: Competitive, collective, climate-neutral!

Find out more!

Conference Fees

  • 125 Euro for the Industrial Energy Transition Conference (6 March)
  • 410 Euro for all WSED conferences (4 - 7 March)
  • further details on conference fees

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

PROGRAMME

Thursday
6 March

13.45 The transformation of industry – climate-neutral and competitive

The pathway for Europe‘s industry is defined by the Green Deal: The transformation to climate neutrality is a key element in retaining global competitiveness. Gain insights into policies and instruments to support this far-reaching change in Europe and beyond!

  • Opening and welcome
     
  • The new Clean Industrial Deal - research and innovation
    Antonio Ferrández García, European Commission
     
  • The EU Hydrogen and Gas Decarbonisation Package  
    Benedikt Klauser, European Commission, DG Energy
     
  • The industrial transformation – policies and support programmes
    Jürgen Schneider, Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology, Austria

Leading examples from Upper Austria

Inspiring examples from Upper Austria show how the energy transition can be successfully tackled at industrial sites. Learn about the technologies and how they contribute to competitiveness!

  • The climate-neutral brick factory
    Johannes Rath, Wienerberger, Austria
     
  • Roadmap for a climate-neutral production site  
    Günter Leitgeb, Smurfit Westrock, Austria
     
  • BMW Group Plant Steyr: Leading in energy management
    Tanja Hornbachner, BMW Group, Austria
     
  • Energy-efficient fibre production
    Rupert Lindner, Lenzing, Austria

Key technologies and solutions for the industrial transformation

Technological innovation and investments are at the heart of the industrial energy transition. This session provides insights into strategic energy technologies for industry with a focus on storage, heat pumps and CCUS. 

  • Advancing industry transformation – insights from Asia
    Nanda Kumar Janardhanan, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan
     
  • The industrial transition and its impacts on the energy system
    Khaled Al-Dabbas, Fraunhofer ISI, Germany
     
  • CSRD & ESRS: Challenges and opportunities
    Othmar M. Lehner, Hanken School of Economics, Finland
     
  • Energy and climate balances for businesses
    Gerhard Dell, OÖ Energiesparverband, Austria
     
  • Strategic energy technology for industry  
    Franz Hörzenberger, A.SPIRE Processes4Planet
     
  • Technology overview: industrial energy storage   
    Dirk Uwe Sauer, RWTH Aachen, Germany
     
  • Large-scale storage for the energy transition
    Tobias Badelt, Eco Stor, Germany
     
  • High temperature heat pumps for industry    
    Frédéric Bless, OST-Ostschweizer Fachhochschule, Switzerland
     
  • Examples of large-scale industrial heat pumps    
    Andrea Duvia, Turboden, Italy
     
  • Demonstrating CCUS – the Captus-project     
    Guillermo Díaz-Sainz, University of Cantabria, Spain 

Chairperson:
Christiane Egger, OÖ Energiesparverband/NEFI, Austria
Francisco Puente, ESCAN, Spain

19.00 Conference dinner

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