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CEST – as THE research company in Austria for electrochemistry and electrochemical surface technology – has been providing its expertise and services around the topics of corrosion, hydrogen embrittlement, materials f. the energy transition, surface technology and development of R&D competences for more than 20 years.You, as our customer (SME or large enterprise), can solve your operational and/or strategic challenges via

direct assignments (B2B),
inter-(national) funded cooperations or
within the framework of the FFG-COMET program

We will be happy to inform you personally about the respective advantages.

Sustainability, the “green idea” and strategic research towards a CO2 neutral future are in the foreground of our scientific work – from recycling to battery research, from corrosion protection to hydrogen topics.
Our mission statement is derived from this:

Together with our employees and inter-(national) stakeholders, we make a significant contribution to GreenTechnology and thus to the sustainability of valuable resources.

Thus, CEST does not only stand for

Centre of Electrochemical and Surface Technology,
but rather for
Centre for Environmental and Sustainable Technology.

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Damage Analysis and Expert Opinion

Quality control

Consulting, upscaling and process optimization

Adhesive testing

Material testing - B2B

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Material testing – B2B

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Excursion to Schneeberg

Our company excursion took place on 04.06.2024. We headed up the Schneeberg - the highest mountain in Lower Austria. Some took the Schneebergbahn, others went up the mountain on foot. Strengthened by

Long Night of Research

On May 24, we proudly took part in the Long Night of Research, where families and interested visitors had the opportunity to experience science and research at our site in Wr. Neustadt. We are proud

COAST 2024

Many thanks to all speakers and around 100 participants who ensured a successful conference with a growing audience from academia and industry for the third time in a row!O

Standard Article: Energy storage as a key technology

We are pleased to announce the publication of a groundbreaking standard article on energy storage. This article highlights the crucial role that energy storage plays as a key technology for the transf

Success story: EFRE projects to reduce greenhouse gases on the rise

We are pleased to announce that a number of ERDF projects for the reduction of greenhouse gases have successfully won funding. One outstanding example is the "AktivMAT" project, which is dedicated to

Developments on redof flow batteries

CEST and industry partner Enerox present research developments on redox flow batteries:

Together with collaborators from our industrial partner Enerox, researchers at CEST could unravel the role of

Innovation Award 2023/24

We congratulate Dr. Markus Ostermann and Dr. Pierluigi Bilotto on winning this year’s Innovation Award 2023/24 at Technopol Wiener Neustadt.
Category: Start-up – innovative business ide

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Mention in BHM 01/2024 Dear customers, partners and readers,

We are pleased to inform you that CEST Competence center for electrochemical surface technology GmbH has been mentioned in the Berg- und Hüttenmännische Mona Read more Rebirth of biomass technology for functional materials through supramolecular upcycling - By Olga Guselnikova For a considerable period, the engine of progress was fuelled primarily by economic incentives. However, this paradigm has shifted due to increased awareness of the environmental consequences of socie Read more Visit of Prof. Gogotsi at our ELSA lab! It was a great honor for us to meet Prof. Yury Gogotsi, one of the discoverers of MXenes and leader in 2D material science. Prof. Gogotsi gave a lecture on MXenes at TU Wien explaining the incredible Read more MXenes expert visit We recently had the honor of a visit from Alex Gogotsi to our labs in Wiener Neustadt (Low Energy Ion Scattering, Batteries development) and Vienna (ELSA, SFA). He is the head of Carbon Ukraine, a wor Read more COAST and LEIS 2023 A big thank you goes out to all speakers, project partners and interested attendants, who attend our 2nd Conference of Applied Surface Technology (COAST) in Vienna and our Low Energy Ion Scattering (L Read more GFF site Visit at CEST One important event follows the next at CEST. We are all the more pleased about the recent visit of the GFF to our site and the opportunity to present our projects. Especially our brand new Low Energy Read more CEST Interview with Wirtschaftsforum "Wirtschaftsforum" is a platform that "takes business personally". Through personal interviews, they introduce companies and the people behind them.You can find the interview here on www.wirtschaftsf Read more CEST at the I-CONECT 2023 conference Our senior researcher Dr. Soniya Gahlawat was invited to deliver a talk at I-CONECT 2023 conference (International conference on nanomaterials for Electrocatalysis) from 20-22nd March in Delhi, India. Read more Sponsorship OBSV 2023 The OBSV thanks CEST Kompetenzzentrum für elektrische Oberflächentechnologie for its sustained commitment in connection with the promotion of sport for people with disabilities to improve health and Read more Lower Austria's young scientist calendar 2023 Our PhD student Markus Ostermann was able to take part in this year’s “Lower Austria young scientist calendar” featuring 12 promising young scientists (JungforscherInnen-Kalender 2023: NÖ Forsc Read more CEST at the AIChE 2022 Annual Meeting Our senior Dr. Bilotto and student MSc. Ostermann attended the AIChE 2022 AnnualMeeting in Phoenix. Huge conference on chemical engineering with strong participations from industries and academia from Read more Best Young Author Award presented to Julia Linert Miss Dipl.Ing. Julia Linert participated in the IFAC (International Federation of Automation Control) Conference on Technology, Culture and International Stability (TECIS) 2022 from 26-28 October 20 Read more CEST at #AVS68 in Pittsburgh CEST at #AVS68 in Pittsburgh. The scientific director prof Valtiner has presented the recently published paper that came out from the strategic project Biglu. Dr. Bilotto has presented in his poster r Read more CEST visits Drexel University A wonderful day in Philadelphia on the 4th of November at the Nanomaterial group of Drexel University with Prof. Yuri Gogotsi, one of the discoverer of MXenes and leading figure in this research field Read more Adhesion 2022 The 15th International Adhesion Conference took place in Glasgow from 28 to 30 September 2022 and provided an opportunity to exchange knowledge with outstanding researchers in the fields of adhesion a Read more CEST was at the "Forschungsfest Niederösterreich" On September 30, 2022, the state of Lower Austria organized the "Forschungsfest Niederösterreich" (research fest of lower austria). Current scientific projects were presented in the Palais Niederöst Read more Markus Ostermann wins Early Researcher Prize For the article "No joke! Trains could be the vehicles to capture more CO2 in the future" our Markus Ostermann was able to win an "early researcher prize" at Sparrow Science.
You can find out how this Read more 17th edition of Europe's leading conference in Graphene and 2D Materials The 2022 edition of Graphene Flagship's Graphene Week took place at the heart of European innovation from September 5-9, 2022 - the world-famous BMW Welt in Munich, Germany. The multidisciplinary even Read more Technology in red, white and red on August 26, 2022, the Kurier dedicated an extra supplement to the topic of "Technology in Austria". More specifically: How to create a better future with innovations. We are proud to be represented Read more Corporate Investments TU Graz The brochure on TU Graz's corporate investments is now available digitally right here and we are happy to be part of this portfolio. Read more Workshop/Training “Lubricants” – Part II, 6. July 2022, TUW Workshop/training ”Lubricants” – Part II
“Base knowledge on oils and greases in combination with influence of current and hydrogen”
by Dipl. Ing. Heiko Stache
Head of Global Business Team Read more The hope in hydrogen reassessed The austrian newspaper "der Standard" reported on the "bearer of hope hydrogen" and our research work.

Click here for the article (in german)featured image source: der Standard Read more COAST 2022 – 1st Conference of Applied Surface Technology Thanks to more than 100 participants on 16. and 17.05.2022 at our COAST 2022 in Wr. Neustadt - it was a complete success. The bandwidth of the 22 top-class presentations by international experts from Read more

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