Sustainable energy supply & intelligent mobility systems
The Institute is part of the Department of Building, Energy & Society and focuses on issues concerning technological environmental protection, energy efficiency and intelligent mobility. The thematic challenges confronted by the Department include sustainable urban design in terms of transport and energy and new energy strategies for our regions and provinces. The cross-departmental R&D project ÖKOTOPIA has already succeeded in developing the fundamentals for inclusive urban development strategies in this context.
The Institute’s research focuses on the interfaces between energy technologies, mobility systems and environmental technologies. These interfaces are of special importance in the field of smart city modelling and simulation. The new Energy Analytics and Solution LAB is making a substantial contribution to research in the field of smart cities, new energy technologies and future mobility.
The above research fields are addressed in dedicated projects, which are often carried out in collaboration with international company partners and with the support of public funding programmes. Partners include companies from energy-intensive industries as also Austria‘s major mobility companies.
