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Hargassner brings the heat
to Kulm ski flying

More than 16,500 enthusiastic fans stormed the first FIS Ski Flying World Cup event held this winter in Bad Mitterndorf, Styria. The gigantic natural ski jump on the Kulm is renowned for top-class long jumps. Which is something the heating technology specialists from Hargassner also know. This year, they offered partners and employees a particularly great experience for two days in glorious winter weather.

Hargassner has been the official sponsor of the Austria Ski Jumping Team since 2018. The Innviertel-based heaters travelled to the Kulm with more than 180 sports fans to cheer on the Austrian eagles. In addition, the mobile Hargassner heating containers with a total heat output of 1.5 MW brought the large tent landscape up to temperature. Of course, Hargassner not only heated up their guests in the Hargassner VIP Lounge, but also in the stands with a particularly loud cheering section. With a second and third place, they rejoiced with Austria’s Stefan Kraft over two “podium places” and with Norway’s Granerud over his victory.

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Climate protection is also on the podium!

At Kulm, the sports fans were also able to rejoice about climate protection. The team of organisers “Wir sind Kulm” is not only passionate about their ski flying show, but also about sustainable heating. Realised with Hargassner heating technology from Upper Austria. By heating the entire tent area with regional wood chips and pellets, the organisers saved 87 tonnes of CO2 this year. Previously, more than 30,000 litres of heating oil were used for the 300,000 kilowatt hours required. This year, local wood chips and pellets have anchored the added value in Bad Mitterndorf.

Insight into the sustainable heating on the Kulm Details on the project "sustainable heating at Kulm"

“We were connected to the heaters around the clock via apps so that they ran in the best possible and most energy-efficient way. Through appropriate heat recirculation, we were able to save energy again, as we reused most of the air that had already been heated.”

Christoph Prüller The head of the "We are Kulm"Organizing comittee

Energy-efficient heating

A total of eight mobile Hargassner steel containers, equipped with boilers from the ECO HK series for wood chips and ECO PK series for pellets with a heat output of between 120 and 220 kilowatts, heated the tents for the public, press and VIPs. A heat recovery system saved 30 % of the heating costs. At the same time, this large system could be controlled as comfortably as a heating system for a private house by Biowärme Bad Mitterndorf, which was commissioned to operate it:

“We are proud that we were able to implement the project ‘Sustainable heating at the Kulm’ together with the ÖSV and the OC boss Christoph Prüller. The very high efficiencies and the positive effects on the environment are achieved just as well with mobile systems as with our stationary Hargassner heaters.”

Anton Hargassner Jr. Managing Director Hargassner Ges mbH

Easy to fill

All containers are designed for quick filling with wood chips and pellets. The trucks of the company Sturmberger transported the fuel and conveniently ” injected” it with hoses. The wood chips were produced by Biowärme Bad Mitterndorf. Biowärme Managing Director Herbert Hansmann is pleased to be able to contribute “sustainably” to skiing as a regional heat producer and says: “Something like this strengthens the region and prevents unnecessary transport routes.” Hargassner’s guests were able to see this for themselves during a tour of the heating containers. Discover Hargassner heating container solutions

Burning for winter sports

“Hargassner is an ÖSV sponsor and our hearts burn for ski flying. That’s why we are very happy about the sustainability concept at Kulm,” says Markus Hargassner, who shares the management with his brother. He continues: “In this way, we are making our contribution to long-term climate protection in the event sector as well. Our mobile biomass heating technology shows once again the sheer unlimited possibilities also in the event sector, such as at the big event at the Kulm.”

A small insight

Hargassner – Sponsor of the Austria Ski Jumping Team.

Dynamic, team spirit, closeness to nature, family and success are image elements, that stand for the Hargassner company. Exactly these values are also associated with the athletes of the Austria Ski Jumping Team. Hargassner has been an official partner of the ÖSV since 2018. The Austrian men’s/women’s national ski jumping team and the coaching team are official brand ambassadors of the Hargassner company.

The affinity to ski jumping has been in the Hargassner family for a long time! Anton Hargassner senior was an active ski jumper as a youngster. Later, too, the topic of “ski jumping” was always present due to the sponsoring at the ski jump in Höhnhart. “We see the whole thing as an opportunity to make the ‘Hargassner’ brand even better known and look forward to many successful and great moments with the jumpers,” say managing directors Markus and Anton Hargassner Jr.

“The partnership with the ÖSV ski jumpers is also already a strategically important building block in our marketing mix. It strengthens the awareness of our brand at home and abroad.”

Markus Hargassner Managing Director Hargassner Ges mbH