The great thing was that I was able to put what I had learnt into practice straight away.
Ewald Jaunegg, graduate of the FH Burgenland
Efficiency and quality
At the Central European Biomass Conference at the beginning of the year, two biomass heating plants and heating networks planned by him with high efficiency and quality and he himself as a planner were honoured.
The career path of a technician was not clear from the outset. Ewald Jaunegg only discovered his technical talent through career counselling shortly before his A-levels at grammar school. He then attended a mechanical engineering college in Graz.
His interest in energy and heating technology motivated him to equip his house with partially solar room heating, a pellet stove and controlled domestic ventilation with heat recovery almost 25 years ago.
After a lengthy period working abroad as a production manager in a biodiesel production plant, he realised that he wanted to gain a more in-depth education in the fields of energy, climate protection and the environment. He started a part-time bachelor's degree programme in energy and environmental management at the University of Applied Sciences Burgenland in Pinkafeld and at the same time began working as a project manager for biomass district heating projects.
After completing his Bachelor's degree, the family man took four years off to relax. "But I never lost sight of the Master's programme and wanted to complete it before I celebrated my 50th birthday. So I completed the Master's degree programme in Sustainable Energy Systems at the Burgenland University of Applied Sciences at the age of 48."
His master's thesis already dealt with a topic that is also his professional focus: increasing the efficiency of biomass district heating systems through the use of flue gas condensation systems and heat pumps, in particular thermally driven absorption heat pumps. He was honoured by Federal Minister Leonore Gewessler for his pioneering work in bringing together different technologies to increase the efficiency of a biomass district heating system.
The great advantage of this technology is that we achieve up to 35 per cent power gains without using additional fuel. We obtain the energy from the extreme cooling of the flue gas using an absorption heat pump. The absorption heat pump is driven by the heat generated by the biomass boiler without using large amounts of electricity.
Ewald Jaunegg, planner and consultant for mechanical engineering, energy and environmental technology
His customers also benefit from this. These are mostly operators of biomass local heating systems who make use of his advice for conversions, extensions or optimisation measures with this new technology, among other things, and can rely on his knowledge and the associated quality. www. ewaldjaunegg.com
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