5th Expert Meeting of IEA ES Task 39 - Large Thermal Energy Storages for District Heating

15. - 16. September 2022
Hjulmagervej 55 - 9000 Aalborg - Denmark, Aalborg, DK

The content of the two-day event includes expert discussions, workshops and project presentations on large-scale thermal energy storage systems.

15. International Summer School on Advanced Studies of Polymer Electrolyte Fuell Cells and Hydrogen

28. August - 2. September 2023
TU Graz, AT

This summer school offers students and early career researchers intensive days of lectures, workshops, networking and socialising. The event covers a broad spectrum of fuel cell and hydrogen research by internationally renowned experts in the field of polymer electrolyte fuel cells and additional lectures on various hydrogen technologies.

Potential for cost reduction and performance improvement for PEMFC at component and system level

10. - 11. November 2021
Graz University of Technology (online and on-site), AT

Internationally recognised experts will provide insights into the latest developments and forecasts for cost reduction and performance improvement of advanced polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFC or PEMFC). The presentations will cover the entire fuel cell value chain and include interdisciplinary considerations from the component to the system level.

14th International Summer School on Advanced Studies of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells

29. August - 6. September 2022
Hybrid Event (online and face to face), Graz, AT

This course covers research topics in the fields of hydrogen production, basic electrochemistry, thermodynamics, and kinetics as well as the design and development of the complete fuel cell systems. The goals of the course are to provide the necessary background to the students and to make them more aware of the need to work closely with colleagues from different fields such as the natural sciences and engineering departments in order to develop and implement this technology.

IEA 4E EMSA Workshop: How can digitalisation in industrial electric motor driven systems contribute to saving more energy?

19. September 2023
Vienna, AT

Following the presentation of the latest results of the Electric Motor Systems Annex research on digitalisation, we would like to discuss on market and technology trends as well as energy effects, best practices and policies.

The Contribution of Advanced Renewable Transport Fuels to the Decarbonisation of Transport in 2030 and beyond

18. November 2019
Albert Borschette Conference Centre, Rue Froissart 36, 1040 Etterbeek, Brussels, BE

The European Commission Directorate General for Energy has been supporting an International Energy Agency (IEA) study on this topic carried out by two IEA Technology Collaboration Programmes, IEA Bioenergy TCP and the IEA Advanced Motor Fuels TCP. The workshop will present the findings of this project focusing on country-specific analysis of Germany, Finland, Sweden, USA and Brazil.

European Networking Group Workshop: Harmonization and Standardization of Electric Road Systems - Roadside Infrastructure

27. - 28. March 2023
University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Altonaer Straße 25, 99086 Erfurt, DE

This Workshop aims to initiate harmonization processes for standards and regulations with context to roadside equipment for Electric Road Systems (ERS). A consensus between the different existing ERS technologies should be found and new ways to unearth compatible solutions implementing ERS in Europe should be started.

ISGAN Knowledge Exchange on Experimental Sandboxes to Enable Smart Grid Deployment

1. - 3. April 2019
Stockholm, SE

The objective of this ISGAN inter-annex collaboration initiative is to take concrete steps forward in regard to identifying key lessons learned and examples of good practice related to the design and implementation of regulatory sandboxes.

IEA User-Centred Energy Systems "TCP Day": Solutions for an inclusive energy transition

6. April 2022
FFG - Sensengasse 1, 1090 Wien (Building: "Haus der Forschung"; Room: "Franziska Seidl")

The Users Technology Collaboration Programme (TCP) day was dedicated to socio-technical topics of the energy transition, such as the involvement of users in innovation processes. Topics of the TCP day were current activities and highlights of the work within the Users TCP and input from other IEA TCPs with Austrian participation, addressing the topic of "inclusive energy transition".

IEA EBC Annex 81: Data-Driven Smart Buildings

Digitalization has the potential to significantly reduce the costs of building operation. The Annex should improve access to low-cost, high-quality data from buildings and support the development of data-driven energy efficiency applications and analyses. This enables the optimization of building controls in real time and provides energy efficiency data and decision support for building managers.

IEA IETS Task 21: Decarbonizing industrial systems in a circular economy framework (working period 2022 - 2024)

Energy and CO2 savings through circular economy, especially directly through carbon circularity (CCU), and resource and energy efficiency through industrial symbiosis are two key approaches to decarbonizing industry.

IEA AFC: Technology Collaboration Programme on Advanced Fuel Cells

In the AFC TCP, both technology-oriented R&D activities (polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, solid oxide fuel cells, electrolysers) as well as analysis to implement fuel cells in commercial applications (stationary and mobile applications) are carried-out. System investigations and modelling complement the activities of this TCP.

User-Centred Energy Systems (UsersTCP)

The UsersTCP provides evidence from socio-technical research on the design, social acceptance and usability of clean energy technologies. Users play a central role within energy systems. The findings will support political decisions for a clean, efficient and safe energy system.

IEA HPT Annex 63: Impact of heat pump placement on noise emissions

Noise emissions from heat pumps are a potential barrier for broad market diffusion of this energy efficiency technology, especially in urban areas. In this project, the influences of noise emissions in the building and in the neighbourhood are characterised, their psychoacoustic effects are analysed in more detail, and tools for digitally supporting heat pump placement are further developed. The results will be presented to relevant target groups in the form of guidelines and other documentation.