The following hotels are located near the Pinkafeld campus:

Convention Burgenland provides support with hotel bookings. Please send enquiries by e-mail to: sued(at)burgenland.info

If you require assistance due to a disability, please let us know when you register. The venue is barrier-free. We are also happy to provide any other support you may require on request. Please contact us at enova(at)hochschule-burgenland.at

Please avoid waste or dispose of it via the separate collection offered at the event. Thank you very much!

e·nova

24-25 June 2026

Intelligent energy and climate strategies

Energy - Buildings - Environment

This year you have the opportunity to present your contribution in one of the three parallel, topic-specific lecture blocks - Energy, Buildings and Environment - and discuss it with international experts during the conference.

Energy

The energy supply of the future must be reliable, user-oriented, environmentally sound, and affordable. At the same time, a fair and socially just transition should be ensured, the EU’s innovative capacity and competitiveness strengthened, and Europe’s position as a global leader in the fight against climate change reinforced.

Buildings

The ongoing implementation of the European climate targets, particularly the requirements for zero-emission buildings and the renovation of existing structures, is forcing the construction sector to undergo a paradigm shift. What is needed are innovative, integrated technical solutions and business models that go beyond renewable energies and fully harness the vast potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in planning, operation, and energy management.

Environment

Preserving a livable environment requires new technological solutions and creative approaches. The focus is on changes in legal frameworks and methods to strengthen the circular economy, as well as on innovative environmental technologies and environmental assessment methods.

Congress topics

Energy

Buildings

Environment

Energy systems and conversion technologies

  • Energy systems in the regulatory environment (energy communities, renewable gas act, renewable heat act, electricity industry act)
  • Sector coupling, power to X, virtual power plants
  • Utilisation of flexibility in the energy system
  • Renewable energy technologies and systems
  • Power electronic components and systems
  • In-situ monitoring
  • Utilisation of AI and real-time data

Networks and storage

  • Innovative model solutions
  • Alternative mobility
  • Heating, cooling and anergy grids
  • Future of gas networks
  • Digitization (blockchain, smart metering/monitoring, AI)
  • Storage technologies and application

Ecological, economic and social aspects

  • Citizen participation and user acceptance
  • Sustainability assessment
  • Innovative and stable business and tariff models

Energy concepts

  • Efficient and innovative system solutions
  • Heat pumps, refrigeration systems and alternative refrigerants
  • Integration of renewable energy systems
  • Flexible buildings and living quarters
  • Innovative storage technologies
  • Innovative solutions for listed buildings

Digital construction, planning and operation

  • BIM tools
  • BIM2Field solutions
  • BIM demonstration projects
  • BIM in facility management
  • AI methods and applications

Living quarters of the future

  • Human-building-living quarter-interaction
  • Demonstration projects
  • Monitoring and operational optimisation
  • Measures against urban overheating
  • Decarbonisation solutions for living quarters
  • Building infrastructure for e-mobility

Circular economy

  • Re-use
  • recycling
  • Product design
  • Legal framework

Eco-balance

  • Methodological developments
  • Methodological instruments
  • EPDs
  • Carbon footprint

Environmental technologies

  • Thermochemical processes
  • Biological processes
  • Waste treatment
  • Exhaust gas purification
  • Wastewater treatment

Electronics and photonics

  • Photonics for environmental monitoring
  • Innovations in sensor technology
  • Lighting technologies
  • Reliability in electronics and photonics
  • Novel manufacturing techniques and material analyses

Deadlines:

Submission of abstracts:

extended to 15 February 2026

Acceptance of papers/posters:

6 March 2026

Submission of final paper:

17 May 2026

 

Submissions must be provided in the form of an abstract comprising approximately one A4 page. To promote international exchange, conference contributions in English are expressly encouraged. A scientific committee will select the best contributions for presentation. The selection criteria include topicality and relevance to the congress themes, as well as content and quality of preparation. Contributions on product innovations, best-practice examples, and international collaborations are particularly welcome.

Direct link to registration/submission: https://www.conftool.com/enova2026

In addition to the scientific lecture program, the publication of a digitalconference volume in the series Science.Research.Pannonia. is planned.

Each conference contribution is allocated 15 to 20 minutes for presentation and discussion with the congress participants. Whenever possible, sessions will be held in English to promote international exchange.

 Normal priceEarly bird1)Reduced price2)LecturerCo-author or accompanying person from the same institutionStudents

2-day package3)

350,-285,-220,-190,-+ 40,-0,-

1 day

230,-175,-160,-150,-+ 20,-0,-

Evening event / accompanying person


55,-

1) Early registration: until 12 April 2026
2) Current research, university and school partners of UAS Burgenland, current employers of UAS Burgenland, members of alumni UAS Burgenland and ACR
3) The evening event is already included in the 2-day package (does not apply to co-authors, accompanying persons and students)

Terms of Cancellation

The registration of participation is binding. In case of cancellation until 30 days before the start of the event 80% will be refunded.
In all other cases, the financial responsibilities of the participants remain fully effective.

Contact

Martin Hatzl – Head of the Organising Committee
Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Burgenland GmbH
Campus Pinkafeld
Steinamangerstraße 21
A-7423 Pinkafeld, Austria

Tel. +43 5 7705-4146

enova[at]hochschule-burgenland.at

General information

In this section you will find general information about the conference. Below you will find important information on travelling to and from the conference as well as accommodation near the venue. We also provide information on social aspects and offer support services.

The aim is to organise the event in accordance with the criteria of the Austrian Ecolabel for Green Events".

If you have any questions about Green Meeting certification, please contact the organisation team by e-mail at: enova(at)hochschule-burgenland.at

The scientific conference "e nova" will take place from 24 to 25 June 2026 at the Pinkafeld campus of the University of Applied Sciences Burgenland:

Campus Pinkafeld
Steinamangerstraße 21
7423 Pinkafeld

Our request to you: If possible, opt for an environmentally friendly journey to and from the event by public transport or form carpools with colleagues.

Travelling by public transport

The Pinkafeld campus is easily accessible by train and bus from Vienna, Wiener Neustadt and Graz. Further information on detailed timetables can be found at

The venue, the Burgenland University of Applied Sciences, can be reached from both Vienna and Graz in around 1.5 hours by public transport.

We recommend the following connections:

  • From Vienna Central Station: Departure: 7.25 am - regional bus 209 - change: Wien Triesterstraße/Quellenstraße - to bus B01 direction Güssing Hauptplatz - arrival: 9.03 am - Steinamanger Straße Pinkafeld (duration 1 hour 38 minutes).
  • OR Departure: 7.58 a.m. - EC 151 to Wiener Neustadt Hbf - change: Bus B9 direction Oberwart Krankenhaus - Arrival: 9.28 a.m. - Steinamanger Straße Pinkafeld (duration 1 hr. 30 min.)
  • From Vienna Meidling: Departure: 7.25 a.m. - Bus 7B - Change: Vienna Altdorferstraße - to Regoinalbus - B01 direction Güssing Hauptplatz - Arrival: 9.04 a.m. - Steinamanger Straße Pinkafeld (duration 1 hour 39 min.)
  • OR departure 8.05 a.m. - EC 151 - to Wr. Neustad Hbf - from Wr. Neustadt Hbf - bus B9 direction Oberwart Krankenhaus - arrival: 9.28 a.m. Steinamanger Straße Pinkafeld (duration 1 hr. 23 min.)
  • From Vienna Matzleinsdorfer Platz: Departure 7.35 a.m. - regional bus B01 (direction Güssing Hauptplatz) - to bus stop Pinkafeld Steinamanger Straße - arrival: 8.58 a.m. (duration: 1 hr. 23 min.)
  • From Vienna Schwechat Airport: Departure 8.15 a.m. - Flixbus (direction Graz) to Pinggau/Schäffernsteg - arrival in Pinggau/Schäffernsteg at 9.30 a.m. (duration 1 hr. 30 min.) Change to BAST taxi direction Pinkafeld (=Burgenland public transport call taxi - must be booked 60 min. before the desired departure time by telephone at 0800500805)
  • From Graz main station: Departure: 7.15 am - regional bus B2 (direction Pinkafeld) to Pinkafeld Schloßgasse - Arrival: 9.14 am (5 min walk to Steinamangerstr. 21) (duration: 1 hour 38 min) OR Departure: 7.15 am - regional bus B2 - change at Markt Allhau P+R - regional bus B4 - to Pinkafeld Marktplatz - 17 min walk/change to regional bus B01 (direction Güssing Hauptplatz)

Information: The bus stop "Steinamanger Straße Pinkafeld" is located directly in front of the Pinkafeld University of Applied Sciences. The walk to the main entrance takes 2 minutes.

Greendrive Mobility: The University of Applied Sciences Burgenland has entered into a cooperation with Greendrive Mobility to offer an easy way to form carpools. Download the Greendrive app from the Google Play Store or the Apple Store and register with the code 366023.

Travelling by car

You can reach the Pinkafeld campus by car via the A2 Südautobahn motorway. Take the Pinkafeld motorway exit and turn right into Ing. Julius Raab Str. after approx. 400 m (follow the signs to the Technology Centre). The best way to access the car park is via Industriestraße 6. Lageplan_Hochschule-Burgenland_Pinkafeld.png (6614×9354)


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