Institute for Renewable Energy

The Institute for Renewable Energy conducts applied research in the field of Solar Energy and Energy in Buildings. The activities include National and International Research Projects as well as direct cooperation with industry partners. Target of these direct cooperations usually are the development of new products and the evaluation of technological and constructive solutions. Further more the institute offers support in the development of complex energy systems such as net zero energy buildings.  

The institute supports the promotion of renewable energy technologies and assists political decision makers through scientific consultancy.  

The scientific results are based on measurements on the internal test facilities and on the evaluation of monitoring campaigns of solar energy systems and buildings. Further more dynamic simulation tools are extensively used.  

The Institute for Renewable Energy is internally structured in three research groups collaborating on the development of solar active buildings:

• One research group for Solar Thermal Systems, focusing on the combination of solar thermal systems with thermal and electrical driven heat pumps;
• one research group for Photovoltaic Systems focusing on their performance characterization and building integration and o
• ne research group for Energy in Buildings focusing on net zero energy buildings and the energetic refurbishment of historical structures. 

 
For more information about our activities please refer to the institute and test facility flyers.




A special thanks for the support  and for the collaboration goes to the Stiftung Südtiroler Sparkasse