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NEFI expert Tara Esterl wins NIM Award 2024

by Oxana Schmidt

International recognition for NEFI Expert from AIT Austrian Institute of Technology: Tara Esterl, project lead of the NEFI project Industry4Redispatch, has been honored as the winner in the "Female Innovator" category of the Mission Innovation Net-Zero Industries Awards 2024. The Mission Innovation Net-Zero Industries Award (NIM Award) recognises outstanding companies and individuals who drive industrial decarbonisation with pioneering approaches, highlighting their innovative contributions.

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Milestone in the Project “Industry4Redispatch”

by Oxana Schmidt

The research project Industry4Redispatch (I4RD) has reached a significant milestone with the successful execution of a large-scale demonstration. During this demonstration, redispatch activation was tested at four Austrian industrial sites. Participants in the test phase included major companies such as MONDI and voestalpine Stahl, as well as medium-sized enterprises like Wiesbauer Wien and a “Virtual Power Plant” (VPP) operated by Siemens and Energie Kompass, where multiple facilities were pooled to collectively provide flexibility.

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Recap of the NEFI Technology Talk: Utilisation of Industrial Waste Heat

by Oxana Schmidt

The NEFI Technology Talk "Industrial Waste Heat Utilisation," organised by OÖ Energiesparverband, showcased opportunities for utilising waste heat within companies—for production processes, space heating and cooling, or water heating.

The event provided 76 participants with an overview of various waste heat sources and their technical applications.

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