The research initiative for sustainable energy solutions welcomes its youngest board member from Burgenland Energie AG
Vienna (OTS) – The newest member of the board of the Green Energy Lab research initiative is Dr. Rainer Matiasek. The manager and former management consultant is the holding area manager for strategy and corporate development at Burgenland Energie AG. For the green tech company, innovations for renewable energies and the expansion of integrated energy solutions of the future are the top priority in order to realize the energy transition to a 100 percent sustainable system with wind, sun and optimal utilization of the networks.
„Burgenland is on the direct path to becoming one of the first climate-neutral regions in the world. The solutions that we find, test and develop in the Green Energy Lab are an important innovation booster. I am therefore looking forward to dynamic collaboration for highly applied research in the spirit of energy independence for our children’s future
“, said the newly elected board and deputy chairman of the Green Energy Lab.
The Green Energy Lab is Austria’s largest innovation laboratory for a sustainable energy future. With the core regions of Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland and Styria, the innovation laboratory has a test market with five million end consumers. As part of the Climate and Energy Fund’s “Energy Showcase Region” innovation offensive, over 150 million euros will be invested in innovative projects by 2025. More than 350 companies and institutions from research, business and the public sector work together with Wien Energie, EVN, Burgenland Energie and Energie Steiermark to develop needs-oriented, scalable energy solutions – from prototypes to market readiness. The model solutions developed also serve as a blueprint for a future energy system that is based 100 percent on renewable energy.
„I welcome the election of Dr. Matiasek will join the board of Green Energy Lab and look forward to constructive collaboration as part of our joint research initiative
“, says Andrea EdelmannChairwoman and Board Spokeswoman of the Green Energy Lab.
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