Interview with Ms. Doris Wirth, managing director of BLUEWATERS, Austria. BLUEWATERS is in charge of WP6 - Alternative Energy Solutions within the INTUSER project.

Email: Doris.Wirth@bluewaters.at

INTUSER: Did you previously take part in FP5 or other similar EC programs?

Doris Wirth: Yes, I took part in quite a number of FP5 and now also FP6 projects. I think it is worthwhile to be partner in international consortia and develop ideas and technologies together. It gives new and exciting views and perspectives whereas if you stay within your local research community only, things are endangered to reach a dead end very soon.

INTUSER: How did you get involved in the INTUSER project?

Doris Wirth: We were invited by Innoterm and Geonardo, both Hungarian companies well established in international research and development community long before the accession of Hungary to the EU. It is some time ago, but when I remember correctly, they found our website and found us to be a suitable partner for the workpackage "renewable energy" and "geothermal energy". On behalf of our company, Mag. Klara Bodri is in charge of INTUSER and did excellent work on this work package.

INTUSER: What is your main field of activity, and which research field do you most prefer?

Doris Wirth: As BLUEWATERS (http://www.bluewaters.at) is well established in topics such as biodiesel and biomass, as well as geothermals, we could contribute with EU best practise solutions and a good network in both topics. But we also learned a lot from our Hungarian partners and we are impressed of the project management and timely organsaition of events and project deliverables. It helps us to concentrate on the inputs and contents.

INTUSER: Please introduce briefly your institution.

Doris Wirth: BLUEWATERS are consultants in energy and environment. We work in networks and technology transfer in Czech Republic, Hungary and Serbia. In all three countries we have staffed offices, developing municipal environmental infrastructure projects with a main focus on project finance.

INTUSER: How could you contribute to the INTUSER project in the future, and what ideas do you have in mind after the Intuser project is completed?

Doris Wirth: INTUSER helps us as with decision making in the field of energy. We can supply mayors and urban developers with documents in the field of energy which they understand and can lead the energy debate on a municipal level.

INTUSER: Is the INTUSER Project known in Austria, who do you think may have heard about it, when and via what media? How could this knowledge be spread further?

Doris Wirth: INTUSER is well known to all our clients as we not only have the link on our website, but also have a one page summary of the project within our company profile which is spread to clients and potential business partners continuously.
We hope that the final conference will be an event to make the results known to even more decision makers and officials in Austria. The benefit for them are the publications on the web which they can use for their work. I guess, the main benefit of the project will be seen after some time when the reports will be cited in a number of other publication on energy.

INTUSER: Thank you for accepting our invitation.