The PROFACTOR Group is a leading innovator in renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies based in Austria. They have achieved several milestones like the first combination of biogas with fuel cells in 2002. Their multidisciplinary team develops solutions for producing and utilizing gaseous energy carriers like biogas and biohydrogen. PROFACTOR also provides testing, analysis and engineering services to support research and industry in developing sustainable energy solutions. They have grown from a small start-up to over 120 employees, helping companies and partners gain competitive advantages through state-of-the-art energy technologies.

1. INNOVATIONS IN
ENERGY
L E A D I N G I N N O VAT I O N S

2. PROFACTOR DEFINES THE STATE OF ART IN TECHNOLOGY!
Renewable energy resources and improved energy efficiency
are the key to sustainable economic growth. The innovative ge-
neration, treatment and use of these energy sources is a special
service focus that generates state-of-art high-tech solutions through
strategic networking of research, laboratories and engineering at
PROFACTOR. It helps to fulfil the requirement expressed by in-
creasing numbers of companies for alternative energy sources
(with the benefit of reducing CO2 emissions) and of achieving
a supply situation that is sustainable in the long term.
A multidisciplinary team of biotechnologists, chemists and process
engineers guarantees our partner companies an advantage with
efficient production and use of gaseous energy carriers such as bio-
gas and bio-hydrogen – but also of other, future-oriented energy
sources and systems.
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3. The PROFACTOR Group is at the cutting edge of applied research in the energy
sector within Austria; a fact that is evidenced by the following milestones:
2002 PROFACTOR achieves the first combination
of biogas with fuel cells.
2005 PROFACTOR sets up the first biogas
injection plant in Austria and Germany.
2008 PROFACTOR develops Europe’s most efficient
hydrogen fermentation.
LEADING INNOVATIONS

4. INNOVATIVE IDEAS:
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LEADING
Our research team grasps new ideas and develops
methods and equipment for the production of gase-
ous energy carriers via biological processes: for
example, maximizing the extraction of methane or
hydrogen from organic wastes. Undesirable com-
ponents such as hydrogen sulfide or siloxanes are
separated by means of biological methods.
PROFACTOR’s technology leadership in this field is
evidenced by several patents.
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5. INNOVATIVE SUCCESS: INNOVATIVE SECURITY:
TRAIL-BLAZING ENGINEERING AND PLANNING TREND-SETTING LABORATORY SERVICES
PROFACTOR plans and optimises processes and Our state-of-art chemical/analytical laboratories and
equipment for energy generation and use. Our our Technology Centre perform experimental investi-
individual services include: gations for research and technological development.
We also offer these services to customers and part-
Waste recycling to generate gaseous ners as individual services:
energy carriers
Fermentation technologies, reactor design for Performance of fermentation tests
methane and hydrogen production Analysis of fermentation substrates
Gas treatment with biological systems Analysis of biogas and bio-hydrogen
(H2S and siloxane filters) Online-analysis of biogas, sewage and
Gas treatment for alternative uses landfill gases
of bio-methane (e.g. fuel cells) Tests of measuring equipment and sensors
Gas treatment for network injection
of bio-methane
Thermal cooling by means of waste heat
exploitation or solar systems
LEADING INNOVATIONS

6. PROFACTOR GROUP:
FIT FOR COMPETITION
The PROFACTOR team guarantees the applicabi-
lity of state-of-art scientific findings resulting from
intensive contacts with national and international
universities and research institutes: for small to
mid-sized enterprises and for global players.
Since the PROFACTOR Group was founded
in 1995, the group’s innovative technological
solutions have helped it grow from a 4-man
production research team to Austria’s No. 1 in the
field of applied production research: today, more
than 120 staff works in multidisciplinary teams at
several locations to guarantee the success of our
partners and customers.
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7. PROFACTOR OPENS UP NEW ENERGY SOURCES
INDUSTRY BENEFITS FROM
STEYR-BASED RESEARCH!
THE SECRET OF SUCCESS: RELIABLE PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
FUTURE FROM A SINGLE SOURCE: PROFACTOR
CONVINCES WITH HOLISTIC ENERGY SOLUTIONS.
INDUSTRIAL COMPETENCY FROM STEYR GUARANTEES COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE.
LEADING INNOVATIONS

8. PROFACTOR GmbH
Im Stadtgut A2 | 4407 Steyr-Gleink | Austria | Tel. +43(0)7252 885-0
Fax +43(0)7252 885-101 | sekretariat@profactor.at | www.profactor.at
This project is sponsored by the EFRE (European Fund for Regional Development),
the Republic Austria, the State of Upper Austria and the City of Steyr.