Investor Relations English Switch language or country Open/close search Search open / close navigation share tweet mail Innovation at VERBUND As a leading domestic electricity company, here at VERBUND we’re advancing pioneering technologies and business models. We invest in innovation and work with partners on the development of sustainable solutions. Whether electromobility, green hydrogen or new energy stores: VERBUND counts on innovation. As an industry bellwether, we are breaking new ground and actively helping to shape the energy future for households and companies. We do this by grabbing market opportunities and developing innovative business models and services together with partners and customers. Our innovation portfolio We are making the energy system fit for tomorrow on the basis of green electricity. We are working on innovative projects along the entire value chain – from electricity generation to distribution. In doing so, we are concentrating on the following key areas. The priorities in our innovation work CO2-free electricity generation Green hydrogen New energy stores Climate-friendly electromobility Digitisation VERBUND X Accelerator Fresh ideas needed: Within the scope of the “VERBUND X Accelerator. The Energy & Infrastructure Innovation Platform”, we are looking for start-ups, technology companies and SMEs to develop new business opportunities. The VERBUND X Accelerator was created in 2020 with big-name Austrian leading companies and international ecosystem partners. We are also a partner in the international STARTER Business Acceleration Programme in order to profit from the worldwide search for innovations for the energy industry. Cooperation with partners Thinking ahead, designing and changing: this aspiration drives us forwards. To succeed, it needs networking and dialogue. Together with partners from science and research, innovative companies and start-ups, we create solutions with added value. We bundle our strengths for Austria as a business location in strategic partnerships with domestic leading companies such as voestalpine and OMV. Research and development An important step on the way to the future is the investigation of highly promising new technologies. To this end, we participate in Austrian and European research projects. At the VERBUND location in Mellach, Styria, we develop and try out new applications. We are a member of the Nanoscale Prototyping Laboratory Affiliate Program of Stanford University, California, in order to learn from the best and bring new approaches to innovation into the company. You can find more information in the Integrated VERBUND Business Report, in the section on Innovation, Research and Development. Franz Zöchbauer Head of Corporate Innovation & New Business +43 (0)50313-53788 Send email Drive electrically with hydropower electricity! Click here for our attractive e-mobility offers (German only): Emission-free on the road Back to Top VERBUND on Facebook VERBUND on LinkedIn VERBUND on Xing VERBUND on Youtube VERBUND on Twitter VERBUND on Instagram Contact 0800 210 210 (free telephone hotline within Austria) Email: info@verbund.at VERBUND AG P.O. Box 8300, 1011 Vienna VERBUND Investor Relations Media library / Press photos Power station outages Investor Relations About VERBUND © VERBUND AG 2021 Cookie Policy Data Protection Terms of Use Imprint