Tyrol Energy Conference 2026

When: Monday, 16 November 2026, from 9 am to 6 pm

Where: Congress Innsbruck, Rennweg 3, 6020 Innsbruck

The Tyrol Energy Conference, the industry gathering for the energy transition in Western Austria, returns on 16 November 2026 to Congress Innsbruck – and promises once again to be an inspiring day full of ideas and discussion. The event offers a central platform for experts, entrepreneurs, local authority representatives and researchers to discuss the challenges and potential of the energy transition in Tyrol and to develop solutions for achieving the ‘TIROL 2050: Energy Self-Sufficiency’ target.

Featuring high-profile speakers such as Jan Rosenow, Martina Prechtl-Grundnig and Christian Stöcker, as well as the opportunity to explore various topics in greater depth across eight different breakout sessions.

The programme – Opening and presentations

8.00 am: Registration and arrival
9.00 am: Welcome and introduction (Innsbruck Hall) – Anton Mattle, Governor of Tyrol
9.15 am: On course for energy self-sufficiency? New insights from the TIROL-2050 target scenario (Innsbruck Hall) - DI Rupert Ebenbichler, Managing Director of the Tyrol Energy Agency
9.30 am: The European energy transition in the context of global competition – decarbonisation, security of supply and competitiveness (Innsbruck Hall) - Prof. Jan Rosenow, Professor of Energy and Climate Policy at the University of Oxford
10.15 am: Break (Kristall Foyer)
10.45 am: Feasible, affordable, renewable: The path to the energy transition (Innsbruck Room) - DIin Martina Prechtl-Grundnig, Managing Director of Renewable Energy Austria
11.30 am: Energy market: myths and fairy tales, truth and change (Innsbruck Hall) - Prof. Dr Christian Stöcker, Cognitive psychologist, author and journalist
12.15 – 1.30 pm: Lunch break (Kristall Foyer)

1.30 pm – 3.00 pm: Breakout session 1

• Tyrol’s Renewables – Harnessing Potential, Shaping the Future (Grenoble Room) -> Presentation “STORAGE AND GRIDS IN THE RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM” by DI Fabian Bouda from EWS 
• From domestic energy potential to a predictable electricity supply
• The human factor in the energy transition (New Orleans Hall)
• How attitude, emotion and participation shape change
• Climate-resilient construction: robust, safe, sustainable (Freiburg Hall)
• How we identify risks, overcome challenges and implement solutions
• The energy transition and the transformation of the Tyrolean economy (Innsbruck Hall)
• How Tyrolean companies are shaping the transition through innovation, independence and regional value creation

3.00 pm: Coffee break (Kristall Foyer)
 

3.30 pm – 5.00 pm: Breakout session 2

• Networks of the Future (Innsbruck Hall)
• How the ElWG changes things for network operators, generators and consumers
• Making town centres traffic-calmed and attractive (Saal Grenoble)
• Improved quality of life, shorter journeys and reduced energy consumption in transport
• Moving away from fossil fuels in multi-storey residential buildings (Saal Freiburg)
• More than just technology: Engaging residents in housing estates for the energy transition
• The heating transition in practice (New Orleans Room)
• Pathways to efficient heating networks for local authorities, network operators and planners