88,000 tons of waste, a Terminator and expertise from Green Tech Valley
In 2022, before the Styrian waste specialist Komptech gets involved, people in Caotun imagine themselves in a different world. Because too much groundwater is being used, the soil in the community of 100,000 inhabitants in Nantou County in Taiwan is sinking. The construction of the 600 million euro artificial lake “Niaozueitan” is intended to provide […]
Battery4Life: New COMET center under the leadership of TU Graz
It is a great success for the Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) and proof of the outstanding expertise of its researchers in the future-oriented field of battery technology: the Austrian Research Promotion Agency FFG has approved the application for the new COMET-K1 center “Battery4Life”. Together with international partners from science and industry, a team […]
NEFI+: Innovation boost for the climate-neutral transformation of industry
In Vienna today, the innovation network “NEFI – New Energie for Industry” presented its new and unique innovation laboratory NEFI+, which will specifically drive technological development towards the climate-neutral transformation of industry in Austria. In close cooperation with over 120 partners, NEFI has set new standards in this area over the past five years. Motivated […]
TU Graz Revolutionises Simulation of Metal-Organic Frameworks
Hydrogen storage, heat conduction, gas storage, CO2 and water sequestration – metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have extraordinary properties due to their unique structure in the form of microporous crystals, which have a very large surface area despite their small size. This makes them extremely interesting for research and practical applications. However, MOFs are very complex systems […]
Komptech with new “Industrial” division
In view of dwindling resources, the pressure to work towards a circular economy is increasing. Raw materials that can be recycled from household, commercial and bulky waste will therefore increase in value. Komptech sees it as its task to support the recycling industry in the field of mixed waste with innovative, future-proof technologies,” explains Christoph […]
Startups from the Valley dominate in Brussels
Organized by the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) and the Directorate-General for Energy, the European Sustainable Energy Week – EUSEW – in Brussels is the international hotspot for entrepreneurs, visionaries and stakeholders. With seven plenary sessions, more than 60 policy meetings, more than 30 stands at the Energy Fair and the fifth […]