Main Responsibilities

• Biomass combustion technology
• Control systems
• Biogas technology

Career

Born 1955 in Innsbruck; 1974 - 1980 study of electrical engineering at the Technical University of Graz.

1981 - 1981 working at civil engineering office Dipl.-Ing. Herbert Padinger, Mieders, Tirol

Since 1981 scientist at Joanneum Research, Institute of Energy Research

1985 examen of civil engineer of electrical engineering

1987 doctorate in mechanical engineering, field of process engineering

• CEUBIOM Classification of European Biomass Potential for Bioenergy Using Terrestrial and Earth Observations
• Control System for Solid Fuel Furnaces
• Delphi Studie, Öffentlichkeitsbeteiligung bei Infrastrukturprojekten (lecture)
• Die Energieforschung in der JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH
• Einsatz von Meth-Max A10 und Meth-Max A39 bei der Vergärung organischer Stoffe zur Biogasproduktion (Projektbericht)
• Energy saving in residential buildings through intelligent usage of telecommunication technologies
• Feuerungstechnik in Europa
• From energy self-sufficiency to energy production in excess at municipal wastewater treatment plants (poster presentation)
• Greenhouse Gas Benefits of a Biogas Plant in Austria
• Operating experience of a solar driven 10 kWc ammonia/water absorption chiller in a modern winery (poster)
• Optimierte Holzverbrennung
• Small and Medium Power Biomass Furnaces – Testing and Implementation
• Stand und Perspektiven der landwirtschaftlichen Biogaserzeugung in Österreich Teil 1+2
• Treibhausgas-Emissionen aus Biogasanlagen
• Wood Chip Furnaces for District Heating in Austria: Technical Developments and Operational Performance