Reinhard Padinger

Dr. Reinhard Padinger is doctor in process engineering at the Technical University of Graz. Since 1981, he has been working at the Institute for Energy Research in the company Joanneum research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH in Graz. His work focuses on the development of technical devices for the use of renewable energy sources. He has been learning Slovenian since 2006. An honorary position in the former Slovenian Scientific Institute in Vienna, professional and free-time cross-border cooperation in the cultural and technical-naturalistic fields, especially in the Museum of Madness in Trate, and personal friendships have recently connected him more and more with Slovenia and its people. He plays piano.