GE

Green Energy Lab

Forschungsinitiative Green Energy Lab

Wien, Austria

SolarWindBiomassGeothermalHydrogenEnergy StorageOtherNon-profit
Founded 2018
Profile last updated: March 19, 2026

About

Founded in 2018, Green Energy Lab is a non-profit headquartered in Wien, Austria specializing in Solar, Wind, Biomass.

Green Energy Lab is a non-profit Austrian research initiative for sustainable energy solutions, focused on electricity and heat supply. Founded by four Austrian energy companies as a public-private partnership, it operates core regions in Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland and Styria and runs a portfolio of applied research and demonstration projects covering heat networks, storage, solar PV integration, e-mobility, hydrogen and energy communities. It also offers open innovation, foresight and communication services through a partner network and the Innovator Circle.

Headquarters

Wien, Austria

Founded

2018

Company type

Non-profit

Focus areas

research initiativeopen innovationenergy transitiondistrict heatingenergy storageenergy communitiese-mobilitysector couplingVorzeigeregion Energie

Products & services

Business models

B2B

Value chain

R&DAdvisoryConsultingCommunity Engagement

Service areas (1)

  • Applied energy research and innovation

    Coordinates open innovation projects, research and demonstration for sustainable energy and heat supply, and supports project funding and market launch of solutions.

Locations

Headquarters

Neulinggasse 29/2/16, 1030, Wien, Austria

Service regions

Austria

Projects

5

Windpark Neusiedl/Weiden

OperationalOnshore wind farm

23 wind turbines with a total capacity of 122 MW replacing the previous 44 turbines; officially commissioned.

122 MW capacityWeiden bei Neusiedl, AustriaCompleted: 2026-02-18

Batteriespeicher Theiß

Battery storage

Austria's largest battery storage facility at the EVN Theiß site, with 70 MW output and 140 MWh capacity.

70 MW capacityTheiß, AustriaClient: EVN

Großwärmepumpe Wien Spittelau

OperationalHeat pump

Large heat pump using flue gas condensation at the Spittelau waste incineration plant, supplying heat to 16,000 households; part of the ThermaFLEX project.

16 MW capacityVienna, Austria

BM Retrofit DEMO Wald im Pinzgau

OperationalBiomass district heating

Modernisation and optimisation of a biomass district heating network with integration of local waste heat and an intelligent energy management system.

Wald im Pinzgau, Austria

Car2Flex

Bidirectional EV charging

Research and pilot deployment of bidirectional EV charging in household and carsharing use cases in Lower Austria.

Austria

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

Nachhaltigkeitspreis Energy Globe Austria (ThermaFLEX)

Energy Globe AustriaFeuer

ÖGUT-Umweltpreis (Zukunftsquartier 2.0)

ÖGUT

Partnerships

EVN, Burgenland Energie, Energie Steiermark, Wien Energie, Energie AG Oberösterreich, AEE INTEC, Forschung Burgenland, Umweltbundesamt, Green Tech Cluster, Klima- und Energiefonds, ESA-Gründerzentrum

People

Management & team (4)

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