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We are looking for transformation technologies and solutions in advanced biomass to aviation fuels and chemicals. In particular, we are interested in finding new renewable and scalable advanced feedstock, as well as related technologies, able to convert them and produce Aviation Fuels (SAF) and renewable olefins, aromatics, or other renewable chemicals (or related transportable intermediates) with high carbon efficiency. 

Corporate Partner: OMV

Advanced biomass conversion technologies | Advanced aviation biofuels production | Production of bio-based olefins, chemicals, aromatics and transportable intermediaries

We are looking for software applications and AI solutions, that allow for advanced data analyses and more precise predictive maintenance for wind farms and PV plants. 
As concerns wind power, we look for solution for predictive maintenance for gearboxes, power curve analysis and azimuth analysis.
When it comes to PV power, we are interested in statistical and physical model-based approaches describing how inverters behave to each other, in the identification of outliers, analysis of diurnal variations and performance analysis (according to IB & to today reasons).

Corporate Partner: VERBUND

Performance Analysis of PV plants and wind farms | Predictive Analytics for PV plants and wind farms | Smart Maintenance for PV plants and wind farms

We are looking for innovative carbon capture technologies for the industrial sector, excluding direct air capture (DAC). We are interested in solutions, able to capture carbon from industrial sources with high CO2 intensity (range: 8%-30%) and show the potential of industrial scale (ideally technology readiness level 4+). We are looking for all physical and chemical technologies. If your solution comes with a marketable utilization use case, this is a plus.

Corporate Partner: voestalpine Steel Division | OMV | RHIM 

Let’s create an innovative customer journey for heat pumps! We are looking for solutions that support in retrofitting buildings in the roles of planning, decommissioning, installation, commissioning, system upgrade/optimization and energy optimization of heat pumps.
Additionally, we are looking for innovative heat pump hardware that is implementable in apartments to replace conventional non-renewable heating solutions. 
Ideally, the solutions we are looking for provide relevant digital touchpoints along the customer/installer journey.

Corporate Partner: VERBUND

Innovative heat pump hardware | Heat pump retrofitting | Decentralized heat pumps for B2C

We are looking for innovative carbon utilization solutions applicable in hard-to-abate industries (e.g., cement, iron and steel, chemicals). The technologies (biological, catalytical and electrochemical synthesis) should make the carbon utilization process marketable. Your solution (ideally technology readiness level 4+) should show the potential of industrial scale. All levels of final products of these technologies are sought for as a decarbonization lever (e.g. polyolefins, formic acid, hydrogen carrier, natural gas, synthetic fuels etc.).

Corporate Partner: VERBUND, voestalpine Steel Division, RHI Magnesita, OMV, Alperia

Carbon Utilization Technology | Value-added Carbon Products | Carbon-based Products

VERBUND wants to increase the storage capacity of energy generated by wind power plants and photovoltaic systems for a better management of over-and underproduction’s peaks.
Therefore, we are looking for innovative and fully integrated energy storage technologies which ensure a long-term storage range of more than 4-6h and which are implementable into commercial energy grid systems. Your solution should ideally be in the state of TRL 5-7, and in the long term commercially competitive to lithium-ion batteries as well as industrially scalable into MWh-region.
We are not looking for energy storage solutions based on conventional pumped hydropower and lithium-ion batteries. 

Corporate Partner: VERBUND

Storage of renewable energy | Commercial energy grid | Long-duration energy storage technologies

As Österreichische Post, we run our own PV systems and we are therefore looking for innovative solutions, technologies, and business models to employ, in the most intelligent and economical way possible, the surplus energy generated from them (preferably within our company). 
For example, we are looking for solutions that help us increase our energy efficiency, when it comes to our E-fleet management (by exploiting our energy surplus, leveraging EV’s data analysis, intelligent charging, peak shaving etc.) 
Other potential solutions could also be plug-and-play solutions  to store the PV-Surplus energy or  business models on its utilization.
If you have innovative solutions on how to exploit the energy surplus coming from PV – show us your potential!

Corporate Partner: Österreichische Post AG

PV surplus energy utilization | PV surplus energy storage | E-fleet management | EVs energy management and smart charging