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04 Nov 2026

Draft final reports of Project 61 compiled for ExCo review

After the final results of IEA HPT Project 61 have been presented on a workshop in the frame of the 15th IEA Heat pump conference in Vienna in May 2026, the final results have been documented in two reports summarizing the state of the art of Positive Energy Districts PED...

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26 Oct 2026

Project 61 results presented on different conferences

The final results of IEA HPT Annex 61 have been presented on different conferences in summer and autumn 2026. After the final workshop on the IEA Heat Pump Conference in Vienna in May 2026, results of the Swiss contribution have been presented on the national Swiss Heat Pump Conference 2026...

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09 Jun 2026

Project 61 webinar

Project 61 has presented on a webinar on Tuesday, June 2, 10.00 – 12.00 h in the frame of the workshop series "Electricity based heat supply - milestone for the CO2 Reduction path" in order to present the final results of the Project 61 to a broader audience in the...

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08 Jun 2026

Project 61 Workshop at the 15th IEA HP Conference in Vienna

Project 61 organized a workshop at the 15th IEA HP Conference in Vienna on Tuesday, May 26, 10.00 – 13.00 h in order to present the final results to a broader audience. The Workshop has been accomplished interactively with the audience and structured by the coffee break in two parts:...

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08 Jun 2026

Final Project 61 meeting held in Vienna

In the frame of the 15th IEA Heat Pump Conference also the final Expert meeting in Project 61 was held. The main topic of the meeting was the discussion of the final results, which have also been presented in a Workshop at the Conference, and the structure of the final...

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20 Apr 2026

Project 61 presented on the ISEC Conference 2026 in Graz

Results on grid system comparisons have been presented on the 4th International Sustainable Energy conference ISEC 2026 entitled "Shaping the Future of Sustainable Energy Systems" on 14-16 April in Graz by Prof. Dr. Fabian Ochs. The study compares different grid concepts based on an analysis of 11 districts and concludes...

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03 Dec 2025

Project 61 at TUBAF

A Project 61 expert meeting was held at the Institute of Thermal Engineering and Thermodynamics at the Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg TUBAF on Nov. 27-28, 2025. The meeting was attended by representatives of Austria, Germany, Italy and Switzerland on-site and the USA and Japan online. Simulation and monitoring results have...

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20 Oct 2025

Project 61 presented at the European Heat Pump Summit 2025

Contributions to the Project 61 will be presented at the European Heat Pump Summit taking place at Messe Nürnberg on Oct. 28/29, 2025. Two presentations are foreseen: Fabian Ochs of the UIBK University of Innsbruck Austria will present investigations and system comparison of different integration options for heat pumps in...

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29 Sep 2025

Project 61 presented at Smart Energy System 2025

IEA HPT Project 61 has been presented by an evaluation of different grid configuration for heat pump integration in Districts at the Smart Energy Systems Conference 2025, which took place in Copenhagen on Sept. 16-19, 2025. Fabian Ochs of the UIBK University of innsbruck presented an evaluation of four grid...

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22 Sep 2025

National Austrian Project 61 Workshop held at AIT

On September 10, 2025, the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology in Vienna, in cooperation with the University of Innsbruck and AEE INTEC, hosted the workshop “Heat Pumps in Positive Energy Districts”. The aim was to discuss current research results and practical experiences regarding the integration of heat pumps into energy-optimized...

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News from Project 61

Draft final reports of Project 61 compiled for ExCo review

Project 61 results presented on different conferences

Project 61 webinar

Project 61 Workshop at the 15th IEA HP Conference in Vienna

Final Project 61 meeting held in Vienna

Project 61 presented on the ISEC Conference 2026 in Graz

Project 61 at TUBAF

Project 61 presented at the European Heat Pump Summit 2025

Project 61 presented at Smart Energy System 2025

National Austrian Project 61 Workshop held at AIT