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Institute for Renewable Energy

Institute for Renewable Energy

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To counteract climate change, energy supplies must become CO2-neutral as quickly as possible. We are involved in this transformation at all levels, we collaborate with industry partners on technological innovations and advise decision-makers on setting the course for the transformation of entire systems.

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Laboratories at NOI Techpark© Eurac Research - Ivo Corrà

The PV Integration Lab is a facility for the integration of photovoltaic systems in buildings and grids.© Eurac Research - Ivo Corrà

Refurbishment of social housing in Bolzano as part of the SINFONIA Project.© - Ivo Corrà

Accelerated ageing tests and environmental stress on the charging stations produced by the South Tyrolean company Alpitronic.© Eurac Research - Annelie Bortolotti

Consultacy on conservation work on disused historic building carried out as part of the European project 3ENCULT.© www.fb-foto.com | fotograf florian berger @ kreatif

Prefabricated façade with decentralized office air conditioning machine, designed as part of a bilateral project with Stahlbau Pichler. © Eurac Research - Annelie Bortolotti

The Institute provided assistance on the implementation and development of Ukraine’s plans on energy from renewable sources as part of an Austrian-Italian Consortium.© Unsplash - Philipp Katzenberger

In the Heat Pumps Lab, individual heat pumps and complete systems can be tested under stationary and dynamic conditions.© Eurac Research - Ivo Corrà

The Façade System Interactions Lab is designed to assess the interaction between the elements that make up a building and its interior environment.© Eurac Research - Francesco Babich

Consultancy and planning of sustainable energy models and policies at a local, regional and national level.© Eurac Research - Ivo Corrà

The Hygrothermal Testing Lab performs measurements of the thermal and hygrometric properties of building materials.© Eurac Research - Ivo Corrà

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129

Staff members

36 with a PhD degree

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Ongoing projects

45 of them with international partners

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Assignments (services and consultancies)

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Journal publications

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Laboratories and facilities

Data Activity Report 2020/2021

Research Groups

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Sustainable heating and cooling systems

This research group focuses on hybrid and efficient heating and cooling systems for buildings, sustainable districts and their integration in industrial ...

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Photovoltaic Energy Systems

The focus of the research group is set on performance and reliability of photovoltaic systems, solar resources, exploitation and mitigation of variability, PV ...

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Energy Efficient Buildings

This research group focuses on energy flexible buildings and building clusters, faҫade system concepts, architectural solutions for natural ventilation and ...

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Energy retrofit of historic buildings

This research group focuses on energy performance of historic buildings and districts, offers solutions of energy retrofit compatible with conservation, ...

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Urban and regional energy systems

The goals of the group are the sustainable energy planning and policies, spatial decision support systems, models for sustainable energy development, big data ...

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Overall energy system modelling and e-mobility

The research group deals with modeling of overall energy systems integrating different energy sources, efficiency measures and storage. Research focuses also on ...

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News & Events

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21 July 2021

Autobus elettrici nel trasporto pubblico. Un vademecum

Eurac Research contribuisce alla stesura della guida sulle opportunità del trasporto pubblico 100% elettrico

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22 July 2021

Tiny FOP MOB

A rolling Real-World Laboratory made of wood and hemp tours the Venosta Valley - Science and society work together on sustainable solutions

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14.07.2021

Conferenza “Architettura solare e patrimonio culturale” a Catania

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07 July 2021

Progetto tetti verdi a Bolzano Sud

l’Istituto per le energie rinnovabili di Eurac Research coordina l’iniziativa per rendere verdi i tetti di Bolzano sud e mitigare gli effetti dei cambiamenti climatici

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07 July 2021

ARV Destra Adige e Piedicastello: più energia per il quartiere e la comunità

Eurac Research coordina il progetto ARV: un finanziamento europeo di 2,5 milioni di euro per la riqualificazione energetica di quartiere

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08 July 2021

INFINITE building renovation: the website is online!

The INFINITE project couples digitalisation and industrialisation to offer tailor-made solutions to decrease retrofit time and costs and foster the adoption of eco-compatible long-lasting products and ...

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08.07.2021

Nuovo Bauhaus europeo: workshop sui territori alpini

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19 May 2021

EViaggioItaliano arriva a Bolzano

E' il NOI Techpark di Bolzano la prima tappa del tour di EViaggioItaliano, con interviste ed eventi dedicati alla tematica mobilità elettrica

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Projects

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EU H2020 4RinEU

EU H2020 4RinEU - Robust and Reliable technology concepts and business models for triggering deep ...

Duration: September 2016 - June 2021Funding:

Competitive Industries (Horizon 2020 /EU funding /Project)

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EU H2020 REWARDHeat

EU H2020 REWARDHeat - Renewable and Waste Heat Recovery for Competitive District Heating and Cooling ...

Duration: September 2019 - September 2023Funding:

Societal Challenge (Horizon 2020 /EU funding /Project)

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EU H2020 PV IMPACT

PV IMPACT - Actual execution of the Implementation Plan for Photovoltaics and monitoring the ...

Duration: March 2019 - March 2022Funding:

Societal Challenge (Horizon 2020 /EU funding /Project)

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EU FP7 SINFONIA

EU FP7 SINFONIA - Smart INitiative of cities Fully cOmmitted to iNvest In Advanced large-scaled ...

Duration: May 2014 - June 2020Funding:

Cooperation (FP7 /EU funding /Project)

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INFINITE

EU H2020 INFINITE - INDUSTRIALISED DURABLE BUILDING ENVELOPE RETROFITTING BY ALL-IN-ONE ...

Duration: October 2020 - March 2025Funding:

Competitive Industries (Horizon 2020 /EU funding /Project)

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EU LIFE LIFE4HeatRecovery

EU LIFE - LIFE4HeatRecovery - Low Temperature, Urban Waste Heat into District Heating and Cooling ...

Duration: June 2018 - June 2022Funding:

2014 - 2020 (Life+ /EU funding /Project)

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EU H2020 EnergyMatching

EU H2020 EnergyMatching - Adaptable and adaptive RES envelope solutions to maximise energy ...

Duration: October 2017 - July 2022Funding:

Competitive Industries (Horizon 2020 /EU funding /Project)

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EU H2020 - VARCITIES

EU H2020 VARICITIES - VISIONARY NATURE BASED ACTIONS FOR HEATH, WELLBEING & RESILIENCE IN CITIES

Duration: August 2020 - February 2025Funding:

Societal Challenge (Horizon 2020 /EU funding /Project)

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EU H2020 CULTURAL-E

EU H2020 CULTURAL-E - Climate and cultural based design and market valuable technology solutions for ...

Duration: September 2019 - September 2024Funding:

Competitive Industries (Horizon 2020 /EU funding /Project)

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TRUST-PV

EU H2020 TRUST-PV: Increase Friendly Integration of Reliable PV plants considering different market ...

Duration: August 2020 - August 2024Funding:

Competitive Industries (Horizon 2020 /EU funding /Project)

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Institute's Projects

MAGAZINE Science that inspires

Household habits - what we learnt in lockdown

26 May 2021covid-19

Household habits - what we learnt in lockdown

Rachel Wolffe

“Mai demolire”

È il mantra dei vincitori del premio Pritzker per l’architettura ed è una scelta obbligata se si tratta di edifici storici

Old but sustainable: buildings of the future or a utopian ideal?

Old but sustainable: buildings of the future or a utopian ideal?

Renovations struggling to get off the ground and some positive signs

Solar energy and high-tech cable cars

Together with specialist company Leitner, our researchers are investigating how best to integrate photovoltaics into ski lifts

Abitudini ed energia

Indicazioni e spunti da uno studio esplorativo condotto durante il primo lockdown

Il solare che piace agli architetti

Uno sguardo alla riqualificazione energetica sull’Isola della Certosa premiata dall’Istituto nazionale di architettura In/Arch

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Contact

Wolfram Sparber

Wolfram Sparber

Head of Institute

Alexandra Troi

Alexandra Troi

Vice Head of Institute

Institute for Renewable Energy

Via A.-Volta 13/A 39100 Bolzano Italy

T 006 550 1740 93+

ude.carue@ygrene.elbawener

ude.carue.cep@ygrene.elbawener (PEC)

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