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50 Years International Energy Agency Founded in 1974 in response to the oil crisis, the International Energy Agency plays an important role today in shaping a clean, secure and sustainable energy future. The magazine shows Austria’s contribution to the global research collaboration.

Retrospect: IEA User-Centred Energy Systems "TCP Day" The event on 6. April 2022 was dedicated to socio-technical topics of the energy transition, such as the involvement of users in innovation processes. Current activities and highlights addressing the topic of "inclusive energy transition" were presented. The presentation slides are available for download.

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Visualisation of IEA Technology Cooperation Programmes (TCPs) International activities for the energy supply of the future are taking place within the framework of IEA's technology cooperation. Visualisations based on a graph database show the extensive activities of the individual technology cooperation programmes (TCPs). The collaborations of countries on individual topics were made clearly visible, too.

Shaping the energy transition: Women point the way in research and the energy industry This issue of "energy innovation austria" shows how women in scientific and technical professions are playing a very successful role in shaping a sustainable energy future and serving as role models.

About the IEA Research Cooperation

Until the mid 1970's energy supply policy was a side issue for the industrialized nations: all the energy services needed could be provided with the fossil sources of energy available in the market.The oil crisis in October 1973 was a turning-point in national and international energy policies - for the first time the extent of dependence on the oil-exporting countries was revealed, and the security of the supply of energy in future seemed to be in jeopardy.

As a reaction to the crisis, the International Energy Agency (IEA) was set up in 1974 as an autonomous entity within the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), with headquarters in Paris.

Austria is one of 16 founding members; today the IEA has 29 members (Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, USA, UK).

The IEA is committed to advising on and coordinating national energy policy in the member states.

Events

IEA ES TCP Industry Workshop: Thermal Energy Storage

14. September 2026, 13:00 - 16:00 CEST
University Freiburg – KGI (Kollegiengebäude "Academic Building"), Platz der Universität 3, 79098 Freiburg im Breisgau, DE

This workshop on Materials and Components for Thermal Energy Storage (including Phase Change Materials (PCM), Thermochemical Materials (TCM), and high-temperature (High-T) sensible heat storage technologies) aims to communicate the latest work and achievements of IEA ES Task 47 and Task 48 (both joint activities with the IEA SHC Technology Collaboration Programme) to industry and, in return, receive input on their current wishes, challenges, and requirements concerning thermal energy storage.

5th International Workshop on Carnot Batteries

21. - 23. September 2026
University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 47, 70569 Stuttgart, DE

The Workshop will bring together experts in energy storage to discuss the latest research and demonstration of Carnot Batteries. The two-day lecture program will provide a comprehensive overview of innovative research approaches, covering various Carnot Battery concepts, their demonstration, and integration into the power grid and sector coupling.

IEA Energy Storage OnSeminar - System Flexibility from Medium-Duration Energy Storage

24. September 2026, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
online, AT

The Energy Storage OnSeminar is a webinar series on topics regarding energy storage. This session focuses on the work of IEA ES Task 42, which examines the role of medium-duration energy storage (MDES) in bridging the gap between short- and long-duration energy storage technologies and supporting secure, cost-effective, and decarbonised electricity grids.

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