Research
Research
Key Takeaways
- Research at the CONENGA Group combines scientific methods with direct industrial application to develop sustainable technologies and processes.
- The CONENGA Group works together with industry, universities and research institutions on projects relating to energy efficiency, the circular economy, carbon capture and process optimization.
- Research results are systematically transferred into technical applications, engineering projects and industrial operating processes.
- The CONENGA Group uses research projects to develop new technologies, methods and digital tools for energy, environmental and production systems.
- Interdisciplinary cooperation and practical implementation are at the heart of the CONENGA Group’s research and development activities.
Research & Development
Research. Innovation. Sustainable implementation.
The CONENGA Group views research and development as a key driver of sustainable business practices. We are passionate about tackling technological challenges in order to bring innovative solutions directly into practical application.
The results of scientific work are technologies and methods that can be consistently transferred to industrial applications while adding value. Our research activities are not merely theoretical concepts, but are closely linked to our projects, consulting services, and engineering work.
Together with partners from industry, research, and academia, we develop innovative solutions to key challenges in energy and material efficiency, process optimization, the circular economy, and sustainability. We work on technologies, methods, and tools that deliver compelling results both ecologically and economically.
Experience in cooperation & funding projects
Our experience is based on numerous successfully completed and ongoing research projects with partners from colleges, universities, research institutes and industrial companies.
Our network of long-standing partners and personal relationships is a valuable resource that enables and accelerates innovation.
The CONENGA Group combines research, industrial application and sustainable technology development to implement practical solutions for energy and production systems.
Added value and benefits
We support companies in the development, application and implementation of research projects – both with public funding bodies and in private-sector collaborations.
- Know-how, experience and expertise are utilized and developed throughout the Group
- Ecological and economic goals are given equal consideration
- Research results flow directly into value-adding processes
- New technologies are transferred into practice-oriented applications
Our research focuses
Our activities are technologically focused, but always interdisciplinary. Curiosity, international networking and consciously thinking outside the box characterize our research work. We combine scientific depth with practical feasibility – and see ourselves as a bridge builder between research and application. This is how research results are turned into feasible solutions for industry, energy and the environment.
“Research is successful when it has a practical impact. That’s why we consistently implement findings – from the scientific idea to industrial application.”
Together we are shaping the technology of tomorrow
Thank you for your interest in our research topics.
If you are pursuing new ideas, technological issues or research approaches, we will be happy to support you – from conception to application to joint implementation.
Contact: sustainability@conengagroup.com
Research Projects
Empty Container Logistics
Empty Container Logistics| Project Title: | LeeLOG – Cross-Company Platform for Empty Container Management |
Role of CONENGA Group: | Project Partner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Start | November 14, 2025 | Project Duration | 18 months |
| Project Partners | Better Connect GmbH Brauunion Österreich AG |
Funding Agency |
BMIMI, SCHIG mbH |
The “empty container logistics” concept and the piloting of a cross-sector platform will lay the foundation for optimizing the logistics of empty container handling in the food supply chain and create further opportunities for optimization in the medium term.
The goal is to penetrate the “information black box” of returnable container logistics and to map the flows of returnable containers (both physical and data), their logic, functionality, and interactions across companies, while identifying the relevant data sources. To achieve this, it is necessary to establish the accessibility, availability, and resilience of the relevant data, as well as to clarify the possibilities for automated transmission in defined formats. Synchronization along the logistics chain is intended to lay the foundation for improved, AI-supported forecasts. Consolidating these functionalities on a “returnable container platform” will ultimately make it possible to manage and optimize returnable container flows and significantly improve planning through AI-based forecasts.
Objectives of the Pilot Project
- Break open the “information black box” of empty containers and make data available across companies on a single platform
- Make it easier to manage and optimize the flow of returnable containers based on this data, and improve the quality of forecasts using appropriate AI models
- Reducing Empty Container Inventories in the Food Retail Sector (LEH)
- Increase the availability of returnable containers for bottlers
- Improving Efficiency in the Transport and Storage of Empty Containers at Bottling Plants and Food Retailers
- Reduce CO₂ emissions
The CONENGA Group serves as a project partner here, primarily in the areas of data analysis and processing, optimization, and AI-based forecasting of returnable container flows.
Edge Integration & AI Models
Edge Integration & AI Models| Project Title: | EDGE_AI_4_APC | CONENGA Group’s Role: | sole project management |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Start | July 1, 2025 | Project Duration | 24 months |
| Project Partners | / | Funding Agency |
Vienna Economic Agency |
The goal of the project is to further develop CONENGA’s existing APC products through innovation focused on edge integration (a) on the one hand and AI-model-based approaches (b) on the other.
- Further development of existing control technology products into runnable, containerized applications
- Expansion of hybrid modules in existing control technology products by combining traditional control technology with neural networks and AI approaches.
- a+b: The coordinated development of these two product approaches supports innovation in the long term and secures the future product portfolio at APC
Specifically, these include, among other things, developments toward
- Anomaly detection,
- Fire Detection and
- EPOC® Energy Management System (EPOC® EMS)
driven forward.
CO₂ capture
CO₂ capture
Project start
| Project title: | BioFizz | Role CONENGA Group: | Project Coordinator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01.07.2025 | Project duration | 10 months | |
| Project partner | Universität für Bodenkultur Wien Scheuch GmbH |
Funding body | FFG |
As part of the BioFizz project, the CONENGA Group is researching the use of BECCUS (Bioenergy Carbon Capture and Utilization/Storage) to achieve negative CO₂ emissions —a key technology for the 1.5-degree target, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The focus is on energy-efficient temperature-swing adsorption (TSA), which offers significant potential for reducing energy consumption compared to established methods such as amine scrubbing. 
In January 2026, we presented the project at a poster session at CEBC Graz.
The food industry seems particularly suitable: not only does it have high energy consumption and a direct need for CO₂ utilization, but there are often also biomass heating plants on site. The captured CO₂ can thus be used as a valuable raw material in a regional, sustainable circular economy – for example in beverage production, in greenhouses or, in the long term, for geological storage.
Building on the results of the ViennaGreenCO₂ project, BioFizz is investigating both technical optimizations and market acceptance in order to bring the technology to market maturity.
You can read more about the research project HERE.
Further information:
CO₂ separation
Blog post
https://projekte.ffg.at/projekt/5137972
Sewage Sludge as an Energy Storage Medium
Sewage Sludge as an Energy Storage Medium
:Project partner
| Project title | K4S | Role CONENGA Group: | Project partner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project start | 01.02.2025 | Project duration | 12 months |
| Universität für Bodenkultur Wien | Landeshauptstadt St. Pölten | Funding body | FFG |
The K4S project is researching the seasonal storage of solar power by drying sewage sludge in summer using photovoltaics and heat pumps, as well as its highly efficient incineration in winter. The approach combines energy storage and phosphorus recovery and thus strengthens the circular economy.
Technical feasibility and economic viability are evaluated through technology screenings and simulations. K4S contributes to climate neutrality, energy independence and the sustainable use of renewable energies.
Further information:
https://projekte.ffg.at/projekt/5132201
https://forschung.boku.ac.at/de/projects/16308
https://noe.orf.at/stories/3324352/
Cybersecurity
Project duration
| Project title: | SBA-K1 NGC | Role CONENGA Group: | Project partner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project start | 01.04.2025 | 48 months | |
| Project partners | SBA Research and many more | Funding body | FFG |
The COMET project SBA-K1 NGC (Next Generation Cybersecurity) takes a new, holistic approach to cybersecurity research based on three central pillars: algorithmic foundations, secure and intelligent software, and resilient systems. Together with more than 65 partners from academia and industry, the project is developing practical, future-proof solutions to defend against complex cyber threats.
The aim is to translate scientific findings into marketable innovations and thus sustainably strengthen the digital resilience of companies and critical infrastructures.
Further information:
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