Publications

Die österreichische Kreislaufwirtschaftsstrategie betont die große Bedeutung von Normen und Standards, um Systemlösungen im Sinne der Kreislaufwirtschaft skalierbar zu machen. Es wird die Relevanz der internationalen Zusammenarbeit hervorgehoben und auf Österreichs aktive Teilnahme an der ISO TC 323 „Circular Economy“ verwiesen.

Since batteries account for a significant part of the total cost of EVs, R&D continues worldwide to develop abuse-tolerant and affordable batteries with higher energy density. IEA HEV Task 34 “Batterieries” which was financed by the common fund of the IEA Technology Cooperation Programme (TCP) on Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (HEV) within the framework of the International Energy (IEA).

This is the 2024 Annual report for the HEV TCP – an international collaboration of 18 countries exploring cutting-edge questions in hybrid and electric vehicles. This report sets out the background to the partnership, gives updates on ongoing projects and on member countries’ work, and gives a set of contact details for more information.

In line with the European Green Deal’s goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050, 15 EU-funded projects are introducing renewable fuel technologies that will support the clean energy transition in the transport sector and help EU’s energy independence. The results are described in this brochure from May 2024.

This first Hydrogen Market Monitoring Report (MMR), covering 2023 and the first half of 2024, sheds light on the main regulatory challenges of the hydrogen markets at EU and national level. It addresses issues such as the repurposing of gas networks and the need for greater coordination by hydrogen, natural gas, and electricity network operators.

Sie ermöglichen u.a., die Qualität und Reinheit von Wasserstoff zu überprüfen, die Leistungsfähigkeit von Brennstoffzellen zu bewerten, die motorische Nutzung von Wasserstoff voranzutreiben, die Energiedichte und Kinetik von Speichermaterialien zu bestimmen, die Auswirkung auf Produkte wie z.B. Stähle zu untersuchen und Sicherheitsstandards einzuhalten.

The European Council of 30 June 2023 called “for an independent High-Level Report on the future of the Single Market to be presented at its meeting of March 2024 and invites the incoming presidencies of the Council and the Commission to take this work forward, in consultation with the Member States”. Both countries and the Commission would like to find in it concrete and ambitious recommendations and asked the former Italian head of government, Enrico Letta, to write this report.

The report looks at the challenges faced by the industry and companies in the Single Market.

The findings of the report will contribute to the Commission’s work on a new plan for Europe’s sustainable prosperity and competitiveness. And in particular, to the development of the new Clean Industrial Deal for competitive industries and quality jobs, which will be presented in the first 100 days of the new Commission mandate.

Automatisierte Mobilität birgt große Potenziale: mehr Verkehrssicherheit, höhere Verkehrseffizienz und damit einen Beitrag zur CO2-Reduktion sowie enorme Möglichkeiten für die Wirtschaft. Weltweit wird deshalb an der Entwicklung und Einführung innovativer Technologien gearbeitet. Für die öffentliche Hand gilt es daher, mit zielgerichtetem Ressourceneinsatz gesellschaftlichen Nutzen zu bewirken.