Successful national and international projects.

IBBA Integratives Buntes Bäuerliches Arbeitsprojekt GmbH

With the help of a biomass wood heating system supported by Climate Austria, the non-profit farm can save 228.60 tons of CO₂ emissions annually.

IBBA Integratives Buntes Bäuerliches Arbeitsprojekt GmbH is an organic farm in Buch (Tyrol) and focuses on training teenagers and young adults with special needs. Participants get the chance to find their way into working life by engaging in different fields of activity, such as horticulture and fruit growing, livestock farming, and floriculture, among others.

With the support of Climate Austria, the oil heating system used for farm operations was replaced with a biomass-based wood heating system. The biomass used in this process is pellets. The transition to pellets as an energy source reduces CO₂ emissions by approximately 228.60 tons over the facility's useful life.

Mandl’s Ziegenhof

Thanks to a wood-fired heating system using forest chips installed with the help of Climate Austria, this goat farm avoids about 894 tons of CO₂ annually.

Mandl's Ziegenhof is a family-run farm that specializes in the production of goat milk products. Around 100 goats supply the farm with fresh milk, which is processed into various delicacies in the farm's own cheese dairy.

For the operation of the goat farm, the oil heating system was replaced by a wood heating system with forest chips with the support of Climate Austria.
Only residual wood from sustainable domestic forests or from the sawmill industry is used to produce wood chips, which means that the production is also CO₂ neutral. Since residual wood is automatically turned into wood chips, the plant can be operated without much effort.

The transition to wood chips as a source of energy reduces CO₂ emissions by approximately 894 tons over the facility's useful life.

Kompetenz – Berufliches und soziales Kompetenzzentrum Südsteiermark GmbH

With the help of a district heating connection installed by Climate Austria, this social competence center avoids 375 tons of CO₂ per year.

"Kompetenz – Berufliches und soziales Kompetenzzentrum Südsteiermark GmbH" supports people in various age groups who have different physical, mental, cognitive, and social challenges. Support is available for work, employment as well as housing and leisure activities. In addition, specialized training and continuing professional education is available at the center's in-house training facility, with a focus on goals and results.

For the center in Leibnitz in southern Styria, the previously existing heating system was replaced by an ecological heating system. A ready-to-use district heating connection was installed. The necessary heat transfer station and conversion work were provided. Switching from a fossil-fueled room heating system to a sustainable heating system results in savings of up to 375 tons of CO₂ over the facility's useful life of 15 years.
 

Lebenshilfe Mürztal – Beleuchtungsoptimierung

Thanks to a new LED lighting system installed with the help of Climate Austria, 29 tons of CO₂ emissions can be avoided over the useful life of 10 years.

Lebenshilfe Mürztal is a non-profit association that accompanies people with disabilities on their very personal journey through life, providing social and professional services. As a life and social counseling provider, the association focuses on integrating people into different labor and professional environments and provides social and learning support.

With the support of Climate Austria, the original lighting for the workshop in Kindberg was replaced with new energy-saving LED systems in almost all rooms.

The new lighting system achieves higher energy efficiency compared to the old system. Since LED systems use less energy, lighting efficiency increases by 80 to 90% compared to traditional lighting. In addition, this measure reduces CO₂ by 29 tons over a useful life of 10 years.

Funding the energy transition through wind power in El Salvador

This project supports the construction of a wind farm in the municipality of Metapán in the north-west of El Salvador.

A total of 15 wind turbines are being built to utilise wind power efficiently to generate renewable energy. The electricity produced will cover the needs of around 80,000 households, thereby reducing the country's dependence on fossil fuels. The project is making a significant contribution to reducing emissions in the energy sector.

Clean cookers in Rwanda

The project in the Rwandan districts of Kayonza, Bugesera and Nyamasheke aims to significantly reduce firewood consumption and thus greenhouse gas emissions by distributing improved cookers to households.

It particularly benefits rural households that traditionally use inefficient cooking methods. In addition to the positive climate effect, the project contributes to improving health by reducing indoor air pollution. At the same time, the time that women in particular spend collecting firewood and cooking is significantly reduced, which also cuts household expenditure on fuel.

Clean drinking water in Zambia

The Safe Water project in the Central Province of Zambia, certified to the Gold Standard, aims to provide households with clean drinking water through the use of borehole technology.

This reduces the use of firewood for water treatment, which leads to a significant reduction in CO₂ emissions.

Reforestation of mangrove forests in Pakistan

The Delta Blue Carbon project protects and restores mangrove forests in the Indus Delta in Pakistan.

Covering an area of over 350,000 hectares, the project contributes to CO₂ storage, the protection of biodiversity and the creation of sustainable livelihoods for the local population. Mangroves protect coastal areas from erosion and provide important ecological services such as the promotion of fishing and the protection of endangered species.