The NEFI innovation network formed around a consortium of the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Montanuniversität Leoben, OÖ Energiesparverband and Business Upper Austria brings together wide-ranging expertise in the fields of energy research and project implementation. Over the next 8 years, these partners will be working together to demonstrate a pathway for the DECARBONISATION of manufacturing and energy-intensive industry. NEFI is an Energy Model Region funded by the Austrian Climate and Energy Fund.

NEFI key technologies “Made in Austria” enable the decarbonisation of industrial energy systems and help to secure Austria’s position as an industrial location. Digitalisation presents new opportunities for enhancing the flexibility of the energy system, and industrial processes and plays a core role in the NEFI innovation fields and their associated flagship projects.

NEFI demonstrates a pathway towards the decarbonisation of industry. Nine initial projects contribute to the 6 fields of innovation