Qualification network for energy systems using 100% renewable energy sources

For the energy transition to be successfully implemented, decision-makers, businesses, and the general public must be fully involved in the planning, financing, and adaptation of our energy system. To achieve this, and in particular to tap into the innovation potential of businesses, existing knowledge gaps and training needs within companies must be addressed, and extensive networking between these innovative companies and the existing research community must be ensured. To make this possible, several scientific partners of the living labs, under the leadership of the University for Continuing Education Krems (Danube University Krems), have worked closely with the living labs to develop the foundations for a practice-oriented education and training program with the aim of ensuring research, technology, development, innovation and digital (RTDI+D) skills at companies as well as knowledge transfer between scientific partners and industry. This multi-day training and further education program will address the following topics, among others: 1. cellular energy systems 2. electrical flexibilities and sector coupling 3. heating grids 4. digitalization and data management 5. social acceptance and sustainability 6. transdisciplinary skills in innovation management and system analysis The planned course is intended to ensure that Austrian companies deal with this future-oriented topics relating to the energy transition and regional integrated energy systems at an early stage and can thus secure a pioneering role of participating companies worldwide. This is additonally important to stop an increasing outflow of technological expertise in the field of renewable energy to Asia and to further promote and ensure the development of expertise in Europe.