Research. Innovation. Knowledge transfer.

Together for a renewable energy future.

The Energiepark Research Foundation is dedicated to the energy issues of tomorrow and sets new standards for research and innovation.

Research. Innovation. Knowledge transfer.

Together for a renewable energy future.

The Energiepark Research Foundation is dedicated to the energy issues of tomorrow and sets new standards for research and innovation.

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LIMES 2026 – Finals: The three nominees have been announced!
LIMES 2026 – Finals: The three nominees have been announced!

LIMES 2026 – Finals: The three nominees have been announced!

The Future Prize for Renewable Energy is heading into the finals! THREE PROJECTS. THREE NOMINATIONS. ONE LIMES 2026. Following our second jury session, “Pitch Your Idea,” the list is set: From a strong field of finalists, our expert jury has selected the three nominees for the LIMES—the Future Prize for Renewable Energy 2026 (in alphabetical order):   🔵 CLEARSPEC (Redeem Technologies): Transparent PEC reactors for integrating solar hydrogen production into existing PV infrastructure 🔵 CO2 Werkstatt – from prototype to pilot plant 🔵 FlexDrill GmbH – Compact…
ÖGUT Award Ceremony 2025 – Special Award for Renewable Energy
ÖGUT Award Ceremony 2025 – Special Award for Renewable Energy

ÖGUT Award Ceremony 2025 – Special Award for Renewable Energy

Congratulations on winning the special prize for renewable energy As part of the 40th anniversary celebrations of ÖGUT (Austrian Society for Environment and Technology), the 38th ÖGUT Environmental Award was presented this year. This evening was a very special one for the Energy Park Research Foundation: for the second time in a row, we were able to award the special prize for "Renewable Energy," recognizing outstanding projects that are driving the energy transition forward with innovative spirit, practical relevance, and vision. The special prize for "Renewable Energy" is specifically aimed at initiatives that demonstrate how...
Award ceremony: LIMES 2025
Award ceremony: LIMES 2025

Award ceremony: LIMES 2025

LIMES 2025: Future Prize for Renewable Energy awarded for the first time f.l.t.r. Group photo with the nominated projects: HELIOPLANT (ehoch2 - Florian & Nina Jamschek), Hybrid Solar Reactor (AEE INTEC - Christoph Brunner, Bettina Muster, Sarah Meitz), SiloToHeat (Silosophie - Lucas Silhanek, Maximilian Wittmann, Armin Knöbl) Bruck/Leitha, October 17, 2025 - What began as an idea just over a year ago - setting up a research foundation to support bold, visionary projects on their way to the future of energy - became a reality: for the first time, the...

Energy Park Research Foundation: ea foundation with impact – for a shared, renewable energy future.

The Energiepark Research Foundation was set up to start where transformation begins: with ideas with impact. As an independent research foundation, it supports bold projects in the areas of generation, storage and use renewable energy - with the aim of actively shaping the energy transition.

As a driver of innovation, the Energiepark Research Foundation provides targeted impetus - for example by awarding research prizes such as the foundation's own LIMES Future Prize for Renewable Energy, by supporting promising ideas or through strong collaborations with universities and companies.

The conviction behind it: The energy transition doesn't just need technology - it needs people with vision, courage and drive.

About the foundation

Together, we are shaping an energy future that is not only possible - but effective.