Project heat for Telfs: Research for an independent energy future
20.10.2025
The market town of Telfs, the third largest municipality in Tyrol, wants to rethink its heating supply and switch to local, renewable resources. Together with the University of Innsbruck, the Telfs municipal utilities and the FHV's Energy research center (FZE) as well as other partners from the region, the "Heat for Telfs" project is investigating how a sustainable heating network can be created in the municipal district.
Creating the heating network of the future
The focus is on the question of how renewable energies, heat pumps and energy communities can be combined in such a way that a safe, efficient and climate-friendly heat supply is possible. To this end, the FZE team is analyzing existing energy systems - such as hydropower, photovoltaics and flexible consumers - and examining how they can be intelligently networked. Simulations are used to estimate the potential for new generation and flexibility options in order to make the best possible use of local Energy.
"Our aim is to create a scientifically sound basis so that communities like Telfs can shape their own energy future - independently, climate-friendly and regionally anchored," says Valentin Seiler, research associate at the FZE.
Relevance for the region and society
As this is an exploratory project, the current focus is on analysis, modeling and data bases, and the results will lead directly to a subsequent main project that will enable the construction and operation of a flexible, renewable heating network in Telfs Heat for Telfs is an example of how research and community development can work together - for a future worth living in the Alpine region.
Find out more For more information on our research activities in the field of renewable Energy, heating networks and flexibility:
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Prof. (FH) Dr. Peter KEPPLINGER |
Valentin SEILER, B.Eng. MSc Research Associate Research Center Energy +43 5572 792 3819 valentin.seiler@fhv.at |
