Page 49 - European Energy Innovation - winter 2017 publication

Winter 2017 European Energy Innovation 49

COMMUNICATION

Flagship Region Energy –
an Austrian initiative

Austria becomes the flagship region for energy innovations.
With the development and testing of new energy and
mobility technologies in the “Flagship Regions Energy”,
know-how is built and future-oriented jobs are created.

This initiative of the Austrian Climate and Energy Fund
focuses on an efficient interaction of energy production,
consumption, system management and storage. The
best possible overall system for all market participants is
characterised by temporary regional supply from up to 100
per cent renewable energies. Tomorrow’s energy world
should not only be innovative and safe, but also affordable,
and secure Austria as an industrial location.

THE FLAGSHIP REGIONS AT A GLANCE largely based on hydrogen. The focus is on the production,
In the “Green Energy Lab”, part of Austria becomes a test storage, distribution and application of renewable hydrogen
region for the future energy system with a significantly great in the fields of energy supply, industry and mobility.
share of renewable energies. The focus is placed on more
flexibility and digitisation of the energy system to support THE "FLAGSHIP REGION ENERGY“ INITIATIVE
energy supply security. In the “Flagship Region Energy”, model solutions for
intelligent, secure and affordable energy and traffic systems
The purpose of “NEFI” (New Energy for Industry) is to show of the future are developed and demonstrated.
that 100% renewable energy supply of industrial sites is
possible with energy technologies developed in Austria. With a total term until 2025 and a funding budget of 20 to
40 million Euros per flagship region, the Austrian Climate
The aim of “WIVA” (hydrogen initiative) is to demonstrate the and Energy Fund is funding up to three flagship regions with
shift of the Austrian economy to an energy system which is different thematic issues, using funds coming from the Federal
Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (bmvit). l
For more information:

www.klimafonds.gv.at
www.vorzeigeregion-energie.at

www.europeanenergyinnovation.eu