Renexpo working to promote the Austrian energy of the future

With its ambitious energy strategy, Austria is striving to reach its bold climate

protection goals, reduce its dependence on energy imports and give the

economy and the job market a healthy boost. Austria's energy policy has been

set up on three basic foundations - improvements to energy efficiency,

reduction of energy consumption and the expansion of renewable energies.

Austria's own energy minister Reinhold Mitterlehner confirmed in March of

2012 that, “In order to achieve the goals of Austria's energy strategy and the

requirements of the European Union, we must use energy more efficiently in all

sectors.” The consequential improvement of energy efficiency is the key to

Austria's energy and climate policy and must be applied to areas such as

buildings, energy consumption in homes and businesses, efficient mobility,

efficient primary energy use and residual heat recovery. The expansion of

renewable energies has huge consequences for Austria's national energy

supply, and it also helps create new highly qualified jobs, strengthen Austria on

the international market and is a vital necessity to reaching the goals of the

energy and climate policy. The 4th RENEXPO® Austria builds on this concept

with its new trade fair and conference concept and offers new impulses for the

Austrian energy strategy.

“The energy trade fair and conference RENEXPO® Austria is the only

conference and trade fair in Austria that offers such a broad range of energy

topics and presents so many different themes such as hydropower,

photovoltaics or cogeneration as the leading event for these sectors in Austria,”

confirms Jasna Röhm, the project manager of the event. Along with its classic

topics, the RENEXPO® Austria offers new innovative technologies each year.

In 2012, the focus of the trade fair will be on the innovative topics of

“hydropower”, “building integrated photovoltaics” and “sustainable building

systems (plus-energy houses)” with three international industry forums taking

up these future oriented themes. An increasing number of exhibitors, visitors

and conference participants from Austria and neighboring countries are

expected in this segment. Switzerland will serve as the official partner nation of

this year's RENEXPO® Austria.

The highlighted trade fair section “International Hydropower Exhibition” as part

of the RENEXPO® Austria has grown into the top European platform for small

and midsize hydropower and will be further expanded in 2012. All the topics

involved in hydropower will be represented at the RENEXPO® Austria - from

machines and components to new technologies and the maintenance and

reactivation of existing facilities. The “4th International Small Hydropower

Conference: New Construction, Renovation and Revitalization”, which has

quickly become one of the most important international small hydropower

events, will once again take place as part of the trade fair in collaboration with

the European Small Hydropower Association (ESHA).

With its second key theme of “photovoltaics”, the RENEXPO® Austria will once

again offer companies in the photovoltaics sector a high quality platform in

Austria following the huge success of last year's event. Photovoltaic energy

makes up an important part of Austria's economy and plays a vital role in the

energy shift. This key part of the energy strategy will be discussed in the two

day international conference “PV-Skin Industry Forum for Building Integrated

Photovoltaics” which highlights the topic of building integrated photovoltaics.

Over 200 international experts are expected to participate in the forum.

The “energy-plus house” or the “house of the future” as a provider of heat and

power is the third key theme of the RENEXPO® Austria. The idea behind this

revolutionary concept involves using extra energy that these kinds of houses

produce and storing it, in electric cars for example, or feeding it back into the

power grid via a smart grid system. Different sectors are required to work

together and combine new insights in the areas of chemistry, IT, energy

research and material sciences to create this new generation of sustainable

houses. The “1st International Meeting on the House of the Future – the

Energy-Plus House” will go into more depth and explore the issues and

challenges surrounding this topic.

The energy trade fair RENEXPO® Austria has also developed into a central

meeting point for energy consultants. As part of the “4th Austrian Energy

Advisor Day”, experts from all over Austria and Bavaria convene to exchange

information and experiences. Over 500 energy consultants used the 2011

RENEXPO® Austria to gain up to date insights into their field. Current

information on building laws and regulations is offered at the conference “EU

Energy Certificate” which is presented by the energy consultants of the

Austrian state of Salzburg.

Additional highlights of the conference program include the 2nd Austrian

Conference for Mini and Micro Cogeneration, the 4th Austrian Heat Pump

Forum, the 1st Conference on Smart Cities – City of the Future and the 3rd

Austrian Mayor Day. Experts and decision makers will meet at over 70 events

such as conferences, seminars, workshops and forums to discuss promising

new innovations, future trends, the newest technologies and practical

solutions.

Source: Reeco GmbH