BEST - Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies GmbH

BEST - Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies GmbH is a K1 Competence Center in the Austrian COMET-program. Together with our national and international partners, we bundle scientific and industrial excellence to create the critical mass needed to perform successful research and apply the findings as marketable technologies and services.

As a link between academic research and industrial technology development, our vision is to develop and demonstrate sustainable and circular biorefinery processes and technologies for producing green gases, green liquid fuels, and green products, all of which will support the transition to a climate-neutral, zero-fossil-carbon economy. Consequently, the resource basis will be extended to include organic residues, wastes, and carbon dioxide. Conversion technologies will be enhanced or redesigned to ensure their efficient and economical operation, and to allow the value cycles based on new feedstocks to be integrated into the system. By using our excellent experimental facilities, ranging from lab to pilot and demonstration scale plants, our goal is to conduct applied research of the highest scientific quality.

We apply advanced digital methods for technology development, and for the basic automation, optimization, and monitoring of the operation of individual technologies and entire plants. With the help of holistic and technology-neutral planning tools, we ensure that biorefineries and energy supply technologies are optimally integrated into a sustainable, renewable energy system.

We are active in a number of national and international networks, not only but also to support SMEs:

At regional scale, we support the work of:

• the Lower Austrian ecoplus and its Technopol programme
• the Styrian Green Tech Cluster
• the Upper Austrian Clean Tech Cluster
• ...

At the national scale, we are member or contribute to the work of:

• the Austrian Biomass Association
• the Austrian Pellets Association - Pro Pellets Austria
• WIVA PG
• Green Energy Lab
• ...

At the international level, we contribute to:

• ETIP Bioenergy
• ETIP - Renewable Heating and Cooling
• Various IEA TCPs
  • Bioenergy
  • Advanced Motor Fuels
  • Solar Heating and Cooling
  • District Heating and Cooling
  • ...
• HyWaste (German SME network)