Today, our Insect Technology was featured in the Austrian newspaper, Kleine Zeitung. The article interviewed our Head of Research and Development, Alfred Friedacher, and explained how this technology helps to solve the waste management issue. If you are not familiar with our innovation, here is a brief explanation. We build a technology that makes it possible to use fly larvae to treat organic waste. The larvae consume waste, thereby transforming it into protein that can be… Read more
Many environmental organisations, policymakers, and industry leaders believe that hydrogen is the fuel of the future that could bring us major environmental benefits. Along with that, last year, 22 EU countries and Norway signed a manifesto to facilitate the way for a cleaner hydrogen value chain. This manifesto commits to launching and funding Important Projects… Read more
In November, Christof Industries took part in the Recy & Depotech Conference, Austria’s largest conference on the topic of recycling and the waste management industry. Because of the Corona virus, the conference took place virtually. Christof Industries held a presentation on the exciting possibilities for using insects in waste management. The presentation focussed on the… Read more
Christof Industries is planning AgriProtein’s first PDP (Pre Deployment Package) Plant in California. The PDP Plant is a small-scale test version of the real plant. It will convert one tonne of organic waste into valuable protein per day, and make it possible to test the interaction of black soldier fly larvae with locally-sourced organic waste…. Read more
On 12 November, Austria’s first Green Tech Hub was opened in Graz. This hotspot for start-ups working on environmental technology – a joint initiative of the City of Graz Department for the Development of the Economy and Tourism and the Green Tech Cluster – has been set up on an area measuring more than 400… Read more
Thanks to our research projects “ReNOx” and “EE-Methan” (under the heading of “Power to Gas”), we have received not one but two nominations for the Energy Globe Styria Award 2017…. Read more
Doubrava and the Chair of Conveying Technology at the Montan University in Leoben (Prof. Kessler) signed a cooperation agreement at the end of January 2017, paving the way for effective collaboration for years to come. To begin with, the Montan University Leoben (MUL) is analysing the current design of Doubrava’s belt conveyor from a technical… Read more
In South Africa, Christof Industries has spent months working towards an exciting new project in the agriculture and food industry. In cooperation with the company “Agriprotein”, Christof Industries is now undertaking ground-breaking work with long-term environmental benefits. Christof Industries has been nominated as Agriprotein’s exclusive technical partner and will be providing basic and detail engineering… Read more
Media interest was high at the recent press conference arranged by the city of Knittelfeld to present a pilot nitrogen recovery facility. The facility, which was developed at the Montan University in Leoben, is part of the “ReNOx” project, and has just begun a one-year trial in this corner of northern Styria. Christof Industries is… Read more
A focus of Christof Industries’ work is the continual improvement of its in-house technologies, to make ever better and ever more conscious use of raw, scrap and waste products. Our Reject to Power technique for example is being further developed in our own test facility. Our research teams dedicate efforts to developing means to use… Read more
