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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 Apr 2026

Project 61 webinar

Project 61 is 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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27 Mar 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 is planned interactively with the audience and structured by the coffee break in two parts: The...

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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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20 Sep 2025

Project 61 presented at CISBAT 2025

Interim results of IEA HPT Project 61 have been presented at the CISBAT 2025 Conference, which took place at the EPFL in Lausanne on Sept. 3-5, 2025. Two contributions have been presented. The one was a collaborative paper regarding different integration options of heat pumps in districts derived for the...

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03 Jul 2025

Collaboration between Annexes 61 and 62

A collaboration between the Annex 61 on “Heat pumps in Positive Energy districts” and Annex 62 on “Heat pumps for multi-family residential buildings in cities” have been started regarding heat pump integration in multi-family buildings and districts. In both Annexes the objective to elaborate recommendations for heat pump integration is...

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14 Jun 2025

Annex 61 presented at the Clima 2025

The members of Annex 61 held several presentations on the national contribution at the Clima 2025 REHVA World Congress, which took place at the Polytecnico di Milano on 4.-6. June, 2025. Lukas Oppelt of TU Bergakademie Freiberg presented a project with integration of seasonal water storage from abandoned and partially...

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News from Project 61

Project 61 presented on the ISEC Conference 2026 in Graz

Project 61 webinar

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

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

Project 61 presented at CISBAT 2025

Collaboration between Annexes 61 and 62

Annex 61 presented at the Clima 2025