Innovations

Innovative Thinking

As demonstrated by the company founders from the very start, ILF has always placed great importance on innovative solutions. ILF understands and promotes innovation both in connection with ILF’s technical solutions, materials, and work steps as well as in its own work processes and tools.

Although ILF is not a research institute, it partners with universities and public and private entities to participate in well selected research projects in different sectors. Furthermore, ILF is actively involved in various working groups to develop new guidelines and concepts.

A revolution in reporting

For the project, this constitutes a new standard of quality assurance, which has been implemented for the first time with such professionalism and which will be a yardstick for future projects.

Computational Design for Infrastructure projects

ILF tunneling experts used CD to create optimized tunnel profile designs for the creation of building information modeling (BIM) models of tunnels based on real-world tunnel projects.

Earthquake Recovery for Papua New Guinea

In 2018, a M7.5 earthquake hit Papua New Guinea. ILF responded quickly, supporting the Operator’s ground staff to assess the damage via overnight design verification during the weeks immediately following the earthquake.

GeoTool

The companies Dibit Measuring Technique (Dibit Messtechnik GmbH) and ILF jointly developed the software “GeoTool” during construction of the 2nd tube of the Perjen Tunnel between 2017 and 2018.

Engineering Sustainable Hydropower Business Cases

RenRisk identifies the best possible project option optimizing technical, economic and risk aspects simultaneously, creating certainty for all involved stakeholders.

The World’s First Crude Oil Pipeline Power Plant

In September 2018, the Taimeralm Energy Recovery Station, the World’s First Crude Oil Pipeline Power Plant, was opened.

Concept for decentralized hydrogen production

An innovative concept for the decentralized production of hydrogen for the transport sector as well as for special applications.

Start-up contest and event for the construction and real estate industry

ILF gives further impetus to digitalization

Tunnel Ventilation Test Bench

A test bench to study and simulate hot smoke resulting from fire events in tunnels

NUMSTA3

A unique software package to simulate ventilation systems in road and rail tunnels

I-Flow

A unique hydraulic software program for designing and simulating pipeline systems and power plants

Dual Circulating Fluidized bed Gasification

A test plant to demonstrate the new dual circulating fluidized bed gasification process

GIS-Based Constraint Mapping

A multi-criteria methodology to optimize the alignment of traffic and transport projects

Gravity Storage

A novel energy storage concept using pumps to lift tall rock cylinders, and turbines for energy recovery

Determination of hydropower potential

The GIS-based analysis model developed by ILF is a valuable tool for an extensive and efficient identification of the best potential sites for hydropower plants.