VGB PowerTech | Hydro - Hydropower Industry Guide 2020/21

HYDROPOWER INDUSTRY GUIDE 2020/21
Company Profiles
AIT Austrian Institute of
Technology GmbH
The AIT Austrian Institute of Technology is Austria's
largest research and technology organization. Among
the European research institutes, AIT is a specialist
in the key infrastructure issues of the future.
Giefinggasse 4
AT Ι 1210 Vienna
www.lait.ac.at
AIT Center for Energy
The AIT Center for Energy is developing solutions
designed to ensure a sustainable energy supply
for the future.
At the AIT Center for Energy over 200 experts
are developing sustainable solutions for our future
energy system. The Center combines
longstanding experience and scientific excellence
with high quality laboratory infrastructure
and a global network to offer companies innovative
applied research services, providing them
with a competitive edge in this promising market.
The thematic portfolio of the Center for Energy
focuses on three key systems: Sustainable energy
infrastructure, decarbonization of industrial processes
and facilities, and innovative technologies
and solutions for cities and the built environment.
AIT SmartEST Laboratory.
Topics (Excerpt)
• Power system modelling & simulation
• Design & Validation Methods
• Energy Management & Optimization
• Machine Learning
• Data Management & Analytics
• Local Energy Communities
• Blockchain applications
Research Field: Power System Digitalization
The AIT Center for Energy positions itself as a
competent partner in questions of digitalization of
electrical energy supply. Digital innovations are
investigated within the scope of cooperative research
together with manufacturers, network operators
and energy suppliers. Our strength is the
precise knowledge of specific system requirements
in the energy domain, and at the same
time scientific competence in the field of the digital
methods used, such as virtualization, digital
twins, data analysis, Internet-of-Things technologies,
ICT architectures, cyber security and cosimulation
of ICT and power networks. We work
on the further development of scientific methods
and tools for automated development processes
with a focus on validation methods for digital
system solutions and new functionalities This empowers
operation and maintenance personal to
keep initiative to optimize costs and minimize
unplanned downtime.
Smart Electricity Systems and Technologies
The SmartEST (Smart Electricity Systems and
Technologies) Laboratory established by the AIT
Austrian Institute of Technology provides a unique
research and simulation infrastructure to analyze
the interactions between components and the
grid under realistic conditions. Potential devices
under test range from inverters, storage units,
grid controllers and CHP units to charging stations
for electric vehicles.
Contact
DI Dr. Mark Stefan
Senior Research Engineer
Thematic Coordinator
Power Systems Digitalisation
Center for Energy
Electric Energy Systems
T +43 50550 6640
M +43 664 88964900
E mark.stefan@ait.ac.at
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