Future concept for decarbonisation of industrial energy supply systems

NEFI research project EDCSproof developed and validated a future concept for decarbonising industrial energy supply systems through possibilities of digitalisation starting from the food industry.

• A predictive optimal control of the overall system promotes the integration of renewable energies, increases energy efficiency, and improves the flexibility in the electrical grid.
• Optimal storage and waste heat utilisation – in particular by means of high-temperature heat pumps – are reducing the energy demand while maintaining high production levels.

The event took place on the 12th of November online and addressed representatives from industry, planning offices and energy suppliers as well as interested parties from research and science.

Bernd Windholz, Research Engineer at AIT Center for Energy and project manager EDCSproof:

´The project outcome is a broadly applicable, cross-sectoral energy concept for subsequent implementation at the locations of the project partners and for a large majority of companies. The energy efficiency and thus the competitiveness of the manufacturing industry will be increased, the share of renewable energies shall be promoted, and Austria’s pioneering role will be strengthened.`

Presentations

Introduction of the project EDCSproof (German PDF)
DI BERND WINDHOLZ, Project manager EDCSproof, AIT

High-temperature heat pumps for waste heat utilisation: State of the art and outlook (German PDF)
DI DR. THOMAS FLECKL, Head of the Business Unit Sustainable Thermal Energy Systems, AIT

Latent heat storage: From research to series production (German PDF)
DI BERND WINDHOLZ, Project manager EDCSproof, AIT

Complex industrial energy supply systems and reference energy system (RES) (German PDF)
DI KARL-WILHELM SCHENZEL, Institute for Energy Systems and Thermodynamics, TU Wien

Many goals, one controller: The Energy Demand Control System (EDCS) (German PDF)
DI FLORIAN FUHRMANN, Institute of Mechanics and Mechatronics, Div. of Control and Process Automation, TU Wien

User-friendly human-machine interface (HMI) for the EDCS (German PDF)
MICHAEL GAFERT MSC, Experience Contexts and Tools, AIT

The EDCS on the test bench – performance in the lab (German PDF)
DI FLORIAN FUHRMANN, TU Wien

The EDCS – Performance at operating level (German PDF)
DI KARL-WILHELM SCHENZEL, Institute for Energy Systems and Thermodynamics, TU Wien

Savings potential through the EDCS (German PDF)
DI DR. CHRISTOPHER BINDER, Plant Optimization, Thermal Power Plants, ILF Consulting Engineers Austria GmbH

Digitisation of industrial companies – practical experience at Wiesbauer and Fischer Brot (German PDF)
DI MAGDALENA TEUFNER-KABAS, MSC, kleinkraft OG

Automation system XAMControl – the data hub (German PDF)
DOMINIK RIEGELNEGG, evon GmbH

From the lab to industrial use – outlook on the ongoing NEF follow-up project Industry4Redispatch (German PDF)
DI BSC SOPHIE KNÖTTNER, Sustainable Thermal Energy Systems, AIT

Funding opportunities for research projects (German PDF)
DI GERTRUD AICHBERGER, FFG

Conclusion (German PDF)
DI BERND WINDHOLZ, Project manager EDCSproof, AIT

More information to the project EDCSproof: https://www.nefi.at/edcsproof/