RESEARCH AND WORK AREAS

e-think’s research and consulting focus on the low-carbon energy transition. Its work covers analysing and modelling technical, economic, policy and financing aspects. e-think delivers scientific project results and publications, tailored consulting for strategic decision-making, feasibility studies, and capacity building.

e-think’s activities range from working for individual clients to large interdisciplinary and international cooperations.

Our main research and work areas are:

DECARBONISING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
HEATING AND COOLING NETWORKS
ADVANCING DATA AND MODELLING
LOCAL AND REGIONAL ENERGY PLANNING
CLIMATE POLICY AND FINANCING
Current Projects
Supporting a fast implementation of low-grade renewable energy and waste heat for DHC in Europe
Support DHC
Supporting a fast implementation of low-grade renewable energy and waste heat for DHC in Europe
Client: European Commission – Life Programme
Project Start / End: 2023-2027
Decarbonising the built environment Heating and cooling networks Local and regional energy planning
Hotmaps
Heating and cooling networks Services & Tools
Marketable Open Data Solutions for Optimized Building-Related Energy Services
MODERATE
Marketable Open Data Solutions for Optimized Building-Related Energy Services
Client: European Commission – Horizon Europe
Project Start / End: 2022 - 2026
Advancing Data and Modelling
Open Source Tools to Face the Increase in Buildings’ Space Cooling Demand
CoolLIFE
Open Source Tools to Face the Increase in Buildings’ Space Cooling Demand
Client: European Commission – Life Programme
Project Start / End: 2022 - 2025
Advancing Data and Modelling
Austrian section of the ERANET project that extends the H2020 Hotmaps platform with new plug-ins (calculation modules)
Open-GIS4ET
Austrian section of the ERANET project that extends the H2020 Hotmaps platform with new plug-ins (calculation modules)
Client: Eranet MICall20, FFG – Austrian Research Promotion Agency
Project Start / End: 2022 - 2025
Advancing Data and Modelling
Developing a single access point for the market uptake of geothermal energy use in multivalent heating and cooling networks across Europe
SAPHEA
Developing a single access point for the market uptake of geothermal energy use in multivalent heating and cooling networks across Europe
Client: European Commission – Horizon Europe
Project Start / End: 2022 - 2025
Advancing Data and Modelling
Energy scenarios 2023: heating demand in residential and service sector buildings until 2050
MonMech
Energy scenarios 2023: heating demand in residential and service sector buildings until 2050
Client: Austrian Federal Environment Agency (Österreichisches Umweltbundesamt)
Project Start / End: 2022-2023
Climate Policy and Financing
Heat Masterplan - Development of a Sustainable Heating Strategy for the people of Osnabrück
Osnabrück – Heat Masterplan
Heat Masterplan - Development of a Sustainable Heating Strategy for the people of Osnabrück
Client: Stadtwerke Osnabrück AG
Project Start / End: 2022
Local and regional energy planning
Detailed evaluation of the WEM and WAM scenarios for the warm and building sector and of the long-term renovation strategy
BMK LTRS
Detailed evaluation of the WEM and WAM scenarios for the warm and building sector and of the long-term renovation strategy
Client: Austrian Federal Ministry of Climate Protection Environment Energy Mobility Innovation and Technology (Bundesministerium Klimaschutz Umwelt Energie Mobilität Innovation und Technologie)
Project Start / End: 2019-2020, 2022
Advancing Data and Modelling
Pan-European knowledge base on territorial dynamics, with an Online Map Finder to search, display, zoom, download and compare maps.
ESPON Locate
Pan-European knowledge base on territorial dynamics, with an Online Map Finder to search, display, zoom, download and compare maps.
Client: European Commission
Project Start / End: 2022
Advancing Data and Modelling
The ECF Narrative Report – Possibilities for phasing out Russian gas for the 2022/2023 winter from the EU energy supply
Russian Gas Phase out
The ECF Narrative Report – Possibilities for phasing out Russian gas for the 2022/2023 winter from the EU energy supply
Client: European Climate Foundation
Project Start / End: 2022
Decarbonising the built environment
Modelling of the energy demand for space heating and cooling of the city of Munich and analysis of its development and energy carriers.
München
Modelling of the energy demand for space heating and cooling of the city of Munich and analysis of its development and energy carriers.
Client: Munich Municipal Utilities (Stadtwerke München)
Project Start / End: 2019-2023
Local and regional energy planning
European Climate and Energy Modelling Forum
ECEMF
European Climate and Energy Modelling Forum
Client: European Commission – Horizon 2020
Project Start / End: 2021 - 2025
Advancing Data and Modelling
From heat and coold strategies to action: how public authorities can strategically plan the decarbonisation of the heating and cooling sector and initiate impactful projects
Act!onHeat
From heat and coold strategies to action: how public authorities can strategically plan the decarbonisation of the heating and cooling sector and initiate impactful projects
Client: European Commission – Horizon 2020
Project Start / End: 2021-2024
Local and regional energy planning
Socially Fair Options for a Climate Neutral Transformation of Housing and Mobility in Austria
TransFair-AT
Socially Fair Options for a Climate Neutral Transformation of Housing and Mobility in Austria
Client: Klima- und Energiefonds
Project Start / End: 2021-2023
Decarbonising the built environment Climate Policy and Financing
Scenarios for the heat transition for buildings in Frankfurt until 2035 and beyond
Frankfurt FFWW
Scenarios for the heat transition for buildings in Frankfurt until 2035 and beyond
Client: Stadt Frankfurt am Main – Der Magistrat Energiereferat
Project Start / End: 2021 - 2022
Heating and cooling networks Local and regional energy planning
Smart European Energy Performance AssessmeNt And CErtificAtion
ePANACEA
Smart European Energy Performance AssessmeNt And CErtificAtion
Client: European Commission – Horizon 2020
Project Start / End: 2020-2023
Decarbonising the built environment
New Trends in Energy Demand Modeling
newtrends
New Trends in Energy Demand Modeling
Client: European Commission – Horizon 2020
Project Start / End: 2020 - 2023
Advancing Data and Modelling
Public Authorities together with a holistic network approach on the way to low-carbon municipalities
PATH2LC
Public Authorities together with a holistic network approach on the way to low-carbon municipalities
Client: European Commission – Horizon 2020
Project Start / End: 2020 - 2023
Local and regional energy planning Climate Policy and Financing
Open-source tools to share, compare and re-use low-carbon energy data
EnerMaps
Open-source tools to share, compare and re-use low-carbon energy data
Client: European Commission – Horizon 2020
Project Start / End: 2020- 2022
Advancing Data and Modelling
Renewable Heating and Cooling Pathways: measures and milestones for the implementation of the recast Renewable Energy Directive and full decarbonisation by 2050
Res-HC Pathways
Renewable Heating and Cooling Pathways: measures and milestones for the implementation of the recast Renewable Energy Directive and full decarbonisation by 2050
Client: European Commission, DG ENER
Project Start / End: 2020 - 2022
Decarbonising the built environment
Potentials and levels for the electrification of space heating in buildings
ElecHeat
Potentials and levels for the electrification of space heating in buildings
Client: European Commission, DG ENER
Project Start / End: 2020-2022
Decarbonising the built environment
Waste heat register III Styria
Abwärmekataster Stmk
Waste heat register III Styria
Client: Office of the Styrian Regional Government (Amt der Steiermärkischen Landesregierung)
Project Start / End: 2020-2021
Advancing Data and Modelling
Assessment of the potential for application of high-efficiency cogeneration and efficient district heating and cooling (Art.14 EED)
Comprehensive Assessment (Austria)
Assessment of the potential for application of high-efficiency cogeneration and efficient district heating and cooling (Art.14 EED)
Client: FFG – Austrian Research Promotion Agency
Project Start / End: 2015, 2020
Decarbonising the built environment Heating and cooling networks
Heat and Cold matching platform
Emb3rs
Heat and Cold matching platform
Client: European Commission – Horizon 2020
Project Start / End: 2019 - 2022
Advancing Data and Modelling
exTENDing the energy performance assessment and certification schemes via a mOdular approach
X-tendo
exTENDing the energy performance assessment and certification schemes via a mOdular approach
Client: European Commission – Horizon 2020
Project Start / End: 2019 - 2022
Decarbonising the built environment
Renewable Space Heating under the Revised Renewable Energy Directive<br /> Tender ENER/C1/2018-494
RES-H
Renewable Space Heating under the Revised Renewable Energy Directive
Tender ENER/C1/2018-494
Client: European Commission, DG ENER
Project Start / End: 2019-2021
Decarbonising the built environment
Renewable Cooling under the Revised Renewable Energy Directive
RES-C
Renewable Cooling under the Revised Renewable Energy Directive
Client: European Commission, DG ENER
Project Start / End: 2019-2021
Decarbonising the built environment
Heating and Cooling: Open Source Tool for Mapping and Planning of Energy Systems
Hotmaps
Heating and Cooling: Open Source Tool for Mapping and Planning of Energy Systems
Client: European Commission – Horizon 2020
Project Start / End: 2016 - 2020
Decarbonising the built environment Heating and cooling networks Advancing Data and Modelling Local and regional energy planning
Supporting the progress of renewable energies for heating and cooling in the EU on a local level
progRESsHEAT
Supporting the progress of renewable energies for heating and cooling in the EU on a local level
Client: European Commission – Horizon 2020
Project Start / End: 2015-2017
Decarbonising the built environment Climate Policy and Financing
Potentials, economic efficiency and system solutions for power-to-heat
P2H-Pot
Potentials, economic efficiency and system solutions for power-to-heat
Client: FFG – Austrian Research Promotion Agency
Project Start / End: 2014-2017
Decarbonising the built environment Advancing Data and Modelling
NEARLY ZERO ENERGY BUILDING STRATEGY 2020
ZEBRA2020
NEARLY ZERO ENERGY BUILDING STRATEGY 2020
Client: Intelligent Energy Europe Programme (IEE)
Project Start / End: 2014-2016
Decarbonising the built environment Advancing Data and Modelling
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