Online Platform „Sustainable Development“

Online Platform „Sustainable Development"

The online platform „Sustainable Development" provides communication and information transmission in the context of Research and Technology Programs in the area of Renewable Energy and Environmental Technologies. It is a service from the Austrian Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure (BMIMI).

In accordance with the principles of open access, all projects and project outcomes will be made available to the public. This will include the following Research and Technology Programs:

Ongoing:

Climate-neutral City (since 2023)
Circular Economy and Production Technologies (since 2021)
IEA Research Cooperation (since 2003)

Completed:

The project categories in this programme section help you to find ongoing and completed projects. If you want to search for keywords, please use the full-text search.

Furthermore, the open access platform also provides the following:

Information about current events
Training material (in German)
High quality photographic material and films (in German)

Events

13. - 15. May 2026
Campus Cappont, C/ de Jaume II, 67, 25001 Lleida, Spagna, Lleida, ES

This seminar will bring together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry, who are working in the rapidly expanding field of thermal energy storage (TES). Theoretical, numerical, and experimental approaches will be presented for the entire range of applications, from material characterization to complete storage systems.

19. - 21. May 2026
Online, AT

This webinar will highlight key activities and results from IEA SHC Task 70/EBC Annex 90, focusing on low-carbon lighting strategies (i.e. electric lighting and daylighting/façade), new findings on human lighting requirements, and the status of digitalization the status of digitalization with respect to technologies and design processes, followed by a Q&A session for the audience.

26. - 29. May 2026
Vienna Hofburg

The leading scientific conference and meeting place for academia, industry, market, policy makers and investors interested in the field of heat pumping technologies. Under the motto ‘Decarbonisation through Innovation’, experts from all over the world will meet to present and discuss the latest advances and developments.

All Events

Publications

Pioneering towns and cities leading the way.

energy innovation austria Issue 1/2026 (pdf, 2.32 MB)

Austria’s cities as innovative leaders in climate action and sustainable development.

energy innovation austria Issue 4/2025 (pdf, 2.24 MB)

Innovative developments in Austria

energy innovation austria Issue 3/2025 (pdf, 1.79 MB)

All Publications

Innovative heat pump solutions: Research for efficient, sustainable heating and cooling : Learn more about exciting projects in the field of innovative heat pump technologies. Heat pumps are a key technology in the energy transition and promote the climate-friendly transformation of heat supply.

Industry on the path to climate neutrality. Focus: Circular economy : Read the latest issue of ‘energy innovation austria’ to find out which technologies and solutions for clean and competitive production are currently being researched and demonstrated in Austria.

New European Bauhaus: Jour Fixe Austria : The event focussed on the exchange of national and international NEB activities and positions as well as networking. Presentation documents and photos are online.

Shaping the energy transition: Women point the way in research and the energy industry : This issue of "energy innovation austria" shows how women in scientific and technical professions are playing a very successful role in shaping a sustainable energy future and serving as role models.