Projects

Anchoring the bio-based industry within the national bio-economy-strategy

This project aims to support the Austrian Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology in bringing results derived from the bio-based industry into the discussions between the inter-ministerial working group for the creation of a research, innovation and technology strategy and to position these topics as significantly recognized technological research objectives in the context of a planned government statement.

Check the Energy! Low-energy farming with children and young people

The central focus of this project, funded by the Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology, was awareness-raising amoung school children on the topics of energy efficiency, economical handling of energy and the communication of an approach to solving the problem of year-round vegetable production.

Mobility 4 U – attractive vocational training in the research, transport and innovation mobility sector

The professional possibilities and areas of work that can be found within the transport sector are often not known to many students and graduates. This is a matter of awakening an interest in sciences and technology on the one hand and communicating concrete professional fields on the other.

Alpine Energy Meetings on Advanced Technology - AlpEnMat

During the Alpine Space Programme 2007-2013, co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, various projects have been dealing with low–carbon economy, energy efficiency and sustainable mobility. Dozens of enterprises have been involved in these projects and could prove their ability to develop and deploy innovative solutions in the field of energy efficiency and renewable energies as well as sustainable mobility.

Hot Spot Analysis on the sustainability aspects of cereal production

Commissioned by REWE International, ecological and social hot spots for cereal production (wheat, rye, oats and spelt) were analysed.

Stakeholder dialogue “bio-based industry”

The OEGUT is supporting the Department for Energy and Environmental Technology within the Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology in the conception and organisation of a string of workshops on the topic of the “bio-based industry”. The aims of this stakeholder dialogue is to give actors an insight into current R&D activities, a chance for networking and to enable and encourage an intensive information and experience exchange.

Online-platform EcoWeb

ECOWEB is a platform that connects. EU-funded eco-innovations with enterprises, researchers and multipliers.

IEA Networking Meeting

The OEGUT supports the Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology and the FFG (“Austrian Research Promotion Agency”) in the design and organisation of networking meetings for experts from the IEA Research Cooperation over the years 2011 to 2015.

Information Platform www.NachhaltigWirtschaften.at

Since 2010 the OEGUT have been supporting the Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology with the content and design of the online information platform www.NachhaltigWirtschaften.at.

Bewusstkaufen.at – the first Austrian website for sustainable consumption

The aim is to raise awareness, provide comprehensive information on sustainable consumption and to simplify purchase decisions.