A cooperative district heating supplier operating biomass heating plants in East Tyrol, supplying households and small businesses with regional hackwood district heating.
Regionalenergie Osttirol reg. Gen.m.b.H.
Tristach (Main) · Heating plants and wood storage in 16 municipalities of East TyrolNew on Amplifa
About Regionalenergie Osttirol
Regionalenergie Osttirol reg. Gen.m.b.H. (REO) is a limited liability registered cooperative founded in 1996 and headquartered in Tristach near Lienz. The company operates a network of 18 biomass heating plants with a total capacity of approximately 18,000 kW, where hackwood from regional forestry is burned. The boiler technology comes from manufacturers such as Mawera, Urbas, Agro Forst, Köb, Fröhling, Heizomat, and Kohlbach. REO supplies households and small businesses in the municipalities of the East Tyrol district with district and local heating at fair, indexed prices. Additionally, the company maintains wood and hackwood storage facilities for members to purchase energy wood, offers heat and cold tariffs, e-car-sharing (FLUGS), electricity (REO Strom), as well as a maintenance and emergency service with its own plant technicians. The cooperative approach ensures short supply routes and regional value creation.
- Site
- Tristach, Austria
- Processes
- District and local heating supply with regional biomass (hackwood), Wood and hackwood purchase from members (wood storage facilities), Heat and cold tariffs for consumers and small businesses, FLUGS e-car-sharing, REO Strom, Heating maintenance and emergency service
- Materials
- Forest Hackwood, Mawera Biomass Boiler, Urbas Biomass Boiler, Agro Forst Biomass Boiler, Köb/KÖB Biomass Boiler, Fröhling Biomass Boiler, Heizomat Biomass Boiler, Kohlbach Biomass Boiler
- Certificates
- In-house Plant Technicians in the Field, Heating Maintenance and Emergency Service
- Founded
- 1996
- Industries
- Energy supply, District heating, Households, Small businesses
- 01
Wood and hackwood purchase from members
- 02
Storage in wood and hackwood storage facilities
- 03
Provision as fuel for heating plants
- 04
Combustion in biomass boilers
- 05
Distribution through district and local heating networks
- 06
Heat transfer to households and small businesses
Fuels and Plant Technology
Forest Hackwood
Regional fuel from the East Tyrolean forestry industry, purchased by cooperative members and supplied from company storage facilities.
Mawera Biomass Boiler
Hackwood boilers at eight locations ranging from 110 kW (Tristach) to 3,000 kW (Matrei, Obertilliach).
Urbas Biomass Boiler
4,000-kW boiler of the Biomass Processing and Heating Cooperative Sillian-Hochpustertal, operational since 2000.
Agro Forst Biomass Boiler
Boilers in Abfaltersbach (1,500 kW) and Außervillgraten (500 kW); a new boiler delivered to Abfaltersbach in 2026.
Köb/KÖB Biomass Boiler
Boilers in Nikolsdorf and Oberlienz with 220 kW each in capacity.
Fröhling Biomass Boiler
Boilers in Kals Oberlohr, Oberlienz Schneeberger Feld and Strassen Gemeindegarten with 110 kW each.
Heizomat Biomass Boiler
Boilers in Schloss Lengberg (150 kW) and Innervillgraten (200 kW).
Kohlbach Biomass Boiler
600-kW boiler of the LLA heating plant, the cooperative's first heating plant from 1996.
Heating Plants and Systems
Inside the production
Industries
7 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biomass Boiler (Hackwood Boiler) | Mawera | – | – | – | Tristach, Matrei, Virgen, Kals Ködnitz, Gaimberg, Heinfels, Obertilliach |
| Biomass Boiler | Agro Forst | – | – | 2008/2010 | Abfaltersbach, Außervillgraten |
| Biomass Boiler | Urbas | 1 | – | 2000 | Sillian |
| Biomass Boiler | Köb/KÖB | 2 | – | 1998/1999 | Nikolsdorf, Oberlienz |
| Biomass Boiler | Fröhling | 3 | – | 2000/2012 | Kals Oberlohr, Oberlienz Schneeberger Feld, Strassen Gemeindegarten |
| Biomass Boiler | Heizomat | 2 | – | 2009/2012 | Schloss Lengberg, Innervillgraten |
| Biomass Boiler | Kohlbach | 1 | – | 1996 | LLA Heating Plant |
Additional services
Quality and Supply Security
The plants are operated and maintained by our own plant technicians in the field, including servicing and maintenance of the heating plants. A heating maintenance and emergency service ensures permanent supply for heat customers.
| Evidence | Tristach |
|---|---|
| In-house Plant Technicians in the Field | |
| Heating Maintenance and Emergency Service |
History
- 1996
Foundings of the cooperative; commissioning of the LLA heating plant (600 kW, Kohlbach) – start of district heating supply.
- 1998
Commissioning of the Oberlienz heating plant (220 kW, KÖB).
- 1999
Commissioning of the Kals Ködnitz heating plants (440 kW, Mawera) and Nikolsdorf (220 kW, Köb).
- 2000
Commissioning of the Kals Oberlohr (110 kW, Fröhling) and Sillian-Hochpustertal (4,000 kW, Urbas) heating plants.
- 2003
Commissioning of the Heinfels (220 kW, Mawera) and Virgen (700 kW, Mawera) heating plants.
- 2004
Commissioning of the Matrei heating plant (3,000 kW, Mawera).
- 2005
Commissioning of the Gaimberg heating plant (350 kW, Mawera).
- 2008
Commissioning of the Abfaltersbach heating plant (1,500 kW, Agro Forst).
- 2009
Commissioning of the Tristach (110 kW, Mawera) and Schloss Lengberg (150 kW, Heizomat) heating plants.
- 2010
Commissioning of the Außervillgraten heating plant (500 kW, Agro Forst).
- 2012
Commissioning of the Oberlienz Schneeberger Feld (110 kW, Fröhling) and Innervillgraten (200 kW, Heizomat) heating plants.
- 2016
Commissioning of the Strassen Gemeindegarten (110 kW, Fröhling) heating plant.
- 2026
30th Anniversary; commissioning of the new Obertilliach heating plant (3,000 kW, Mawera) including bulk storage hall and buffer tank; network extensions in Abfaltersbach and Kals am Großglockner.