L E A D I N G I N N OVAT I O N S

INNOVATIONS IN ENERGY

Renewable energy resources and improved energy effi ciency are the key to sustainable economic growth. The innovative ge-neration, treatment and use of these energy sources is a special service focus that generates state-of-art high-tech solutions through strategic networking of research, laboratories and engineering at PROFACTOR. It helps to fulfi l the requirement expressed by in-creasing numbers of companies for alternative energy sources (with the benefi t of reducing CO2 emissions) and of achieving a supply situation that is sustainable in the long term.

A multidisciplinary team of biotechnologists, chemists and process engineers guarantees our partner companies an advantage with effi cient production and use of gaseous energy carriers such as bio-gas and bio-hydrogen – but also of other, future-oriented energy sources and systems.

PROFACTOR DEFINES THE STATE OF ART IN TECHNOLOGY!

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The PROFACTOR Group is at the cutting edge of applied research in the energy sector within Austria; a fact that is evidenced by the following milestones:

2002 PROFACTOR achieves the fi rst combination of biogas with fuel cells.

2005 PROFACTOR sets up the fi rst biogas injection plant in Austria and Germany.

2008 PROFACTOR develops Europe’s most effi cient hydrogen fermentation.

LEADING INNOVATIONS

INNOVATIVE IDEAS: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LEADING

Our research team grasps new ideas and develops methods and equipment for the production of gase-ous energy carriers via biological processes: for example, maximizing the extraction of methane or hydrogen from organic wastes. Undesirable com-ponents such as hydrogen sulfi de or siloxanes are separated by means of biological methods.

PROFACTOR’s technology leadership in this fi eld is evidenced by several patents.

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INNOVATIVE SUCCESS: TRAIL-BLAZING ENGINEERING AND PLANNING

PROFACTOR plans and optimises processes and equipment for energy generation and use. Our individual services include:

Waste recycling to generate gaseous energy carriers

Fermentation technologies, reactor design for methane and hydrogen production

Gas treatment with biological systems (H2S and siloxane fi lters)

Gas treatment for alternative uses of bio-methane (e.g. fuel cells)

Gas treatment for network injection of bio-methane

Thermal cooling by means of waste heat exploitation or solar systems

INNOVATIVE SECURITY: TREND-SETTING LABORATORY SERVICES

Our state-of-art chemical/analytical laboratories and our Technology Centre perform experimental investi-gations for research and technological development. We also offer these services to customers and part-ners as individual services:

Performance of fermentation tests Analysis of fermentation substrates Analysis of biogas and bio-hydrogen Online-analysis of biogas, sewage and

landfi ll gases Tests of measuring equipment and sensors

LEADING INNOVATIONS

PROFACTOR GROUP: FIT FOR COMPETITION

The PROFACTOR team guarantees the applicabi-lity of state-of-art scientifi c fi ndings resulting from intensive contacts with national and international universities and research institutes: for small to mid-sized enterprises and for global players.

Since the PROFACTOR Group was founded in 1995, the group’s innovative technological solutions have helped it grow from a 4-man production research team to Austria’s No. 1 in the fi eld of applied production research: today, more than 120 staff works in multidisciplinary teams at several locations to guarantee the success of our partners and customers.

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PROFACTOR OPENS UP NEW ENERGY SOURCES

INDUSTRY BENEFITS FROM STEYR-BASED RESEARCH!THE SECRET OF SUCCESS: RELIABLE PROJECT MANAGEMENT.FUTURE FROM A SINGLE SOURCE: PROFACTOR CONVINCES WITH HOLISTIC ENERGY SOLUTIONS.INDUSTRIAL COMPETENCY FROM STEYR GUARANTEES COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE.

LEADING INNOVATIONS

PROFACTOR GmbH

Im Stadtgut A2 | 4407 Steyr-Gleink | Austria | Tel. +43(0)7252 885-0

Fax +43(0)7252 885-101 | sekretariat@profactor.at | www.profactor.at

This project is sponsored by the EFRE (European Fund for Regional Development), the Republic Austria, the State of Upper Austria and the City of Steyr.