AEE - Institute for Sustainable Technologies

Organisation name

AEE - Institute for Sustainable Technologies

Department(s)/Unit(s)

Solar Thermal Heating and Cooling

Energy Conservation in Buildings

Location

Gleisdorf, Austria

Total number of employees

30

Mission

The focus of AEE INTEC is on the efficient use of energy and resources and the development of technologies and strategies that enable the quick and widespread use of solar technologies as the basis for an ecologically compatible supply of energy in the future.

Objectives

Laboratories/Facilities

AEE INTEC has its own laboratory for experiments and testing and furthermore a well equipped collector test bench with extensive measurement technology. The up to date measuring devices of the institute’s metrology division enable detailed measurements, evaluations and documentations of thermal processes as well as of weather data with a highly accurate time resolution.

Technology expertise

The activities of AEE INTEC ranges from applied research, studies, developing prototypes, pilot and demonstration plants as well as consulting, providing technical knowledge and supervising numerous theses.

Main research topics

· Solar thermal systems for heating and cooling

· Thermal storages

· Low-energy housing

· Energy efficient buildings

· Dynamic building simulation

· Monitoring and analysis of the thermal behaviour of buildings and systems