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Climate change is a major challenge facing us today. We need to switch to sustainable solutions to maintain our standard of living in areas such as energy, mobility and plastic usage. This podcast explores the current challenges in the fields of energy and chemicals and the potential technologies and innovations that can help find solutions for the future. Join us on a journey to understand how this industry is transforming and how it can provide answers to the biggest questions of our time.

  1. Heat from within – how geothermal energy works

    EPISODE 1

    Heat from within – how geothermal energy works

    In this new season we will be talking about an entirely hot new topic: geothermal energy.  To find out all about how it works, why it isn't being used widely today, and whether it will be widely used tomorrow our host and journalist, Steve Chaid, is joined by Edith Haslinger. She is a senior scientist for sustainable thermal Energy systems at AIT, the Austrian Institute of Technology.    More about OMV: https://www.omv.com/en/about-us OMV’s Sustainability Target & Commitments: https://www.omv.com/en/sustainability/our-approach/targets-commitments Geothermal energy at OMV: Geothermal energy | Environmentally Friendly Energy | OMV.com OMV Blog on geothermal energy: https://www.omv.com/en/blog/geothermal-energy-energy-from-the-subsurface    AIT (Austrian Institute of Technology): Startseite - AIT Austrian Institute Of Technology Geothermal energy research project: Geothermal heating and cooling networks for industry, commerce and residential buildings The NEFI research project CASCADE is developing concepts for the geothermal heat supply of two municipalities and two industrial companies with gradual heat utilization - AIT Austrian Institute Of Technology Follow OMV on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/omv Follow OMV Blog: https://blog.omv.com Follow OMV on Instagram: https://instagram.com/omv Follow OMV on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/omv Follow OMV on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/omv Follow OMV on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/omv

    34 min
  2. Underground Promise: Harnessing Earth's Heat for Urban Comfort

    EPISODE 2

    Underground Promise: Harnessing Earth's Heat for Urban Comfort

    Everybody loves a treasure hunt, and it turns out there is a massive source of renewable energy buried right beneath Vienna. A project called „Deeep“ is on the verge of tapping into it and making the Austrian capital one of the world's first major cities to have geothermal energy become a big part of its future energy mix.    To find out more about this ambitious treasure hunt, the progress made so far and the promise for tomorrow our host and journalist Steve Chaid is joined by two guests in this episode. Peter Keglovic is the project manager for geothermal energy at „Wien Energie”. Bernhard Novotny is head of OMV's Geothermal Projects in Low Carbon Business.   More about OMV: https://www.omv.com/en/about-us OMV’s Sustainability Target & Commitments: https://www.omv.com/en/sustainability/our-approach/targets-commitments Geothermal energy at OMV: Geothermal energy | Environmentally Friendly Energy | OMV.com OMV Blog on geothermal energy: https://www.omv.com/en/blog/geothermal-energy-energy-from-the-subsurface    Wien Energie: Wien Energie » Angebote zu Strom, Gas & Fernwärme Project Deeep: Climate-neutral district heating: Wien Energie and OMV establish joint venture for deep geothermal energy Follow OMV on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/omv Follow OMV Blog: https://blog.omv.com Follow OMV on Instagram: https://instagram.com/omv Follow OMV on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/omv Follow OMV on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/omv Follow OMV on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/omv

    27 min
  3. Heat from within, a geothermal Odyssey to the Core

    EPISODE 3

    Heat from within, a geothermal Odyssey to the Core

    What is the role of geothermal energy in the context of deep decarbonization and transitioning to a low carbon future? How much of Austria's energy needs will be covered by geothermal energy? How much of Europe's needs?  In this episode our host and journalist Steve Chaid is joined by Peter Seifert. He is one of the founding members of the Geothermal Society of Austria, the “GTÖ”, which promotes all things geothermal, arguing that tapping into shallow, mid-distance and deep sources is both wise and necessary to fulfill Austria's energy needs amid the transition to renewable energy.   More about OMV: https://www.omv.com/en/about-us OMV’s Sustainability Target & Commitments: https://www.omv.com/en/sustainability/our-approach/targets-commitments Geothermal energy at OMV: Geothermal energy | Environmentally Friendly Energy | OMV.com OMV Blog on geothermal energy: https://www.omv.com/en/blog/geothermal-energy-energy-from-the-subsurface    GTÖ: GTÖ - Home - Geothermie für Österreich (geothermie-oesterreich.at) GTÖ podcast: Gesammelte podcasts zum Thema Geothermie - Geothermie für Österreich (geothermie-oesterreich.at) Follow OMV on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/omv Follow OMV Blog: https://blog.omv.com Follow OMV on Instagram: https://instagram.com/omv Follow OMV on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/omv Follow OMV on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/omv Follow OMV on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/omv

    28 min

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Climate change is a major challenge facing us today. We need to switch to sustainable solutions to maintain our standard of living in areas such as energy, mobility and plastic usage. This podcast explores the current challenges in the fields of energy and chemicals and the potential technologies and innovations that can help find solutions for the future. Join us on a journey to understand how this industry is transforming and how it can provide answers to the biggest questions of our time.