Green Tech Guide 2017/18
Welcome to the Green Tech Valley The showcase region in southern Austria, more commonly known by its nickname as the Green Tech Valley, is ranked as the world’s No. 1 region for energy and environmental technology and with an R & D ratio of 5.16% it is a leading region for research in Europe. You can gain a feel for this concentration of innovative power in the enclosed Green Tech Valley Guide. Contained in its 180 pages, you will find over 400 cutting-edge technologies from SMEs and large leading companies. This makes it an ideal companion guide for any projects or collaboration, where leading, high-quality Green Technology innovation and products are required.
Welcome to the Green Tech Valley
The showcase region in southern Austria, more commonly known by its nickname as the Green Tech Valley, is ranked as the world’s No. 1 region for energy and environmental technology and with an R & D ratio of 5.16% it is a leading region for research in Europe. You can gain a feel for this concentration of innovative power in the enclosed Green Tech Valley Guide.
Contained in its 180 pages, you will find over 400 cutting-edge technologies from SMEs and large leading companies. This makes it an ideal companion guide for any projects or collaboration, where leading, high-quality Green Technology innovation and products are required.
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#1 in <strong>Green</strong> Buildings<br />
Energy façades<br />
© PVP<br />
Energy façades are one of the key<br />
elements for sustainable buildings<br />
in the future and in particular play a<br />
crucial role in building refurbishment.<br />
Energy glass, with the built-in<br />
Grätzel cell (SFL technologies p155),<br />
opens up new architectural design<br />
opportunities, while simultaneously<br />
harvesting energy from the sun.<br />
Further technologies such as<br />
crystalline photovoltaics (PVP<br />
Photovoltaiks p137), electrical storage<br />
(Ökosolar PV p129), thermal energy<br />
generation (S.O.L.I.D. p161) and the<br />
associated installation of internal<br />
building services during refurbishment<br />
(AEE INTEC p20) reinforce Styria’s<br />
position as a pioneer in the<br />
development of sustainable buildings.<br />
Smart City development<br />
Styria is also at the forefront of<br />
developments for the Smart City<br />
(Architect Markus Pernthaler p62,<br />
Stadtlabor Graz p179). The integrated<br />
planning process includes various<br />
stakeholders, to combine a user centric<br />
approach with the testing of novel<br />
technologies. In buildings that interact<br />
with each other the sharing of energy<br />
in micro grids has been enabled by<br />
new business models, thus making<br />
energy exchange both possible and<br />
economically attractive. The innovative<br />
Science Tower is part of the Smart<br />
City development and the showcase<br />
for smart urban buildings (SFL<br />
technologies p155).<br />
© Markus Pernthaler<br />
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