Energy Day 2025: Pupils Discover the Future of Energy
25 February, 2025
At Energy Day at University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien, students immersed themselves in the world of renewable energies. Expert lectures, interactive workshops and exciting discussions provided insights into the future of energy supply.
On January 29, 2025, the Energy Day took place at the Energy Base (Faculty of Industrial Engineering) on the topic of renewable energies and hydrogen. Participating students were given the opportunity to learn more about renewable energies and to get to know the degree programs in Renewable Energies (Bachelor), Hydrogen Engineering (Bachelor, dual), Renewable Energy Engineering (Master) and Climate-Responsive Building Technologies (Master). Around 230 students from HTL Wien West, HTL Wien 10, Ettenreichgasse, Gymnasium am Augarten, TGM and HTBLA Karlstein took part in the event.
Further deepening interest in sustainable energy solutions
The visitors gained insights into the possibilities and advantages of renewable energies, hydrogen and smart grids through expert lectures. In addition, innovative projects were presented that illustrated how the respective technologies are already being applied in various areas. Alongside the theoretical content, the students were able to experiment for themselves in interactive workshops and better understand technical interrelationships. These practical experiences helped to further deepen their interest in sustainable energy solutions.
The value chain of green hydrogen
Peter Muckenhuber (Head of the Bachelor’s program in Hydrogen Engineering, dual) and Gerhard Firtscher explained the value chain of green hydrogen, starting with energy generation using photovoltaics and ending with its use in a fuel cell to generate electricity. Afterwards, David Fellner (head of the Bachelor’s program in Renewable Energies and the Master’s program in Renewable Energy Engineering) demonstrated the challenges of integrating renewable energies into the grid in the Smart Grid laboratory network and showed how photovoltaic systems influence the grid. David Sengl then explained how heat pumps work and emphasized their contribution to reducing CO2 emissions compared to conventional heating systems. At the Energy Day, José Garcia presented the use of virtual reality to explore building technology concepts, giving participants an immersive experience. Manuel Trampert showed various PV modules and how they work, and Daniel Österreicher demonstrated a wind tunnel that is used to develop small wind turbines.
Challenges and opportunities of the energy transition
A highlight was the concluding Q&A session, during which participants were able to exchange ideas with experts. This not only provided them with well-founded answers to their questions, but also gave them a more comprehensive understanding of the challenges and opportunities of the energy transition. The Energy Day was thus an opportunity to gain practical insights into the world of renewable energies.
Further Links:
Bachelor’s degree program in Renewable Energies
Bachelor’s degree program in Hydrogen Engineering (dual)
Master’s degree program in Renewable Energy Engineering
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