Denkstatt - Sustainable Thinking

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DI Christian Praher

Contact:
Phone: +43 1 786 89 00 DW 55

Professional duties:

  • Development of Energy Audits (Austria and Eastern Europe)
  • Studies and Consulting Projects in energy efficiency and renewable energies
  • Renewable Energies: Project Identification, Project Development
  • Cooperation in JI/CDM project development in the energy sector

Education:

  • August 2004 Engineering Offices – Consulting Engineers for Environmental Engineering
    Qualifying examination for the regulated business
  • 1990 - 1996 University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences
    Study of Environmental Engineering at the; Master's graduation ceremony January 1997

Selected Projects:

  • MA 20 (Department of Energy planning– Vienna)
    Feasibility study for a Photovoltaic power plant in Vienna with civic participation; 2011; (Austria)
  • LLC Eurocape Ukraine I
    500 MW Windpark Project; Priazovsk & Melitopol district, Zaporizhia Region; JI (Joint Implementation) project development: Development of the PIN; PDD, Baseline Study and Monitoring Plan, EIA; Stakeholder Process; 2010 – ongoing; (Ukraine)
  • ANAFAP – Association Nationale des fabrivcants de la farine et hulle de poisson
    GIE PreFeasibility for a windpark in Morocco; 2010 – 2011 (Morocco)
  • Wien Energie GmbH
    Critical verification of the strategy of development of Wien Energie GmbH; 2010 – 2011 (Austria)
  • VERBUND (Energji Ashta shpk)
    HPP ASHTA: CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) project development, development of the PDD, Baseline Study and Monitoring Plan, EIA; Stakeholder process; Development of the checklist of the World Commission on Dams (WCD); 2009 – ongoing; (Albania)
  • VERBUND (Energji Ashta shpk)
    Off – Grid Study for the calculation of the Grid Emission Factor (GEF) of Albania; 2010 – 2011; (Albania)
  • Greenresources AS
    CDM project development of a biomass CHP plant and a small scale hydro power plant (HPP) in Sao Hill; Region Iringa; 2008 – 2009; (Tanzania)
  • Ministery of Environment
    Development of the grid emission factor (GEF) of Uganda and Capacity Building for the Designated National Authority (DNA) of Uganda; 2008; (Uganda)
  • China Chang Chen
    CDM project development (Identification, Evaluation, PDD development) for a 3 MW small scale hydro power plant in Kigagati; 2007–2008; (Uganda)
  • ECOCOM GmbH
    Timochovo landfill gas recovery project, JI project development (Identification, evaluation, PIN and PDD development, accompanying of Validation); 2006 – 2008; (Russian Federation)
  • ECOCOM GmbH
    Chmet‘evo landfill gas recovery project, JI project development (Identification, evaluation, PIN and PDD development, accompanying of Validation); 2005 – 2007; (Russian Federation)
  • ECOCOM GmbH
    Dmitrovskij landfill gas recovery project, JI project development (Identification, evaluation, PIN and PDD development, accompanying of Validation); 2005 – 2007; (Russian Federation)

Previous Activities:

  • 2006-2009 Energy Changes Projektentwicklung GmbH
    Development of several Project Idea Notes (PIN) and Project Design Documents (PDD) for CDM and JI landfill gas and renewable energy projects (landfill gas, hydro power, biomass, CHPs, solar heat)
  • 2005-2006 Tanzer Consulting GmbH
    Development of JI/CDM – Projects concerning landfill gas recovery systems
  • 2000-2005 Praher & Schuster ZT-GmbH
    Development of static calculations for steel building constructions (industry halls, roof constructions, soccer stadiums)
  • 1997-2000 GUT Gruppe Umwelt + Technik GmbH
    Project leader for rehabilitation of contaminated soils and sites