IEA Wind Task 54: Wind Energy in Cold Climates (Working period 2022 - 2024)

In order to achieve the expansion targets for renewable energies, generation plants will increasingly have to be erected under more demanding technical and environmental conditions in the future. For wind energy, this means planning and operating turbines under icing conditions in many countries. The task investigates and evaluates technological solutions in this environment and publishes procedural recommendations in the form of technical reports and guidelines.

IEA Bioenergy Task 39: Biofuels to Decarbonize Transport (Working period 2022 - 2024)

The long-term goal of Task 39 is to drive decarbonisation in the transport sector using biogenic, sustainable, low-carbon fuels. This includes conventional and advanced biofuels that can be produced via different technological routes (oleochemical, biochemical, thermochemical and hybrid). In the 2022-2024 triennium, the focus was increasingly on long-haul transport, which is more difficult to electrify.

IEA Bioenergy Task 44: Flexible Bioenergy and System Integration (Working Period 2022 - 2024)

IEA Bioenergy Task 44 contributes to the development and analysis of flexible bioenergy solutions as a contribution to a low-carbon energy system. The aim is to improve the understanding of the possibilities and their potential as well as the status of flexible bioenergy and to identify obstacles and future development needs in the context of the entire energy system (electricity, heat and transport).

IEA PVPS Task 1: PV Analysis and Outreach

Since the start of the IEA photovoltaics program in 1993, this task has carried out analyses of worldwide photovoltaic development, from which the program's key work areas are also derived. This gives Task 1 strategic importance for the overall PVPS program. The participation of all PVPS countries in this task is mandatory to ensure high quality of data and analysis.

IEA-SHC Task 64: Solar Process Heat

The IEA SHC Task 64/IV promotes the integration of solar thermal energy into industrial heating systems through standardised concepts, simulation tools and market strategies. The focus was on the development of modular integration solutions, the combination with heat pumps and the evaluation of simulation methods. The ‘Guideline to Market’ offers strategies for market launch. The results support companies and politicians in establishing SHIP as an efficient and scalable technology.

IEA Hydrogen Task 42: Underground Hydrogen Storage

The IEA Hydrogen Technology Collaboration Program’s Task 42 on Underground Hydrogen Storage focuses on advancing the technical, economic, and societal viability of underground hydrogen storage in porous reservoirs, salt caverns, and lined-rock caverns.

IEA Hydrogen Task 45: Renewable Hydrogen Production

Due to the increasing pressure to replace fossil fuels with alternatives, the demand for renewable hydrogen supplies is also increasing. In this project, the state of the art of various established and innovative production paths will be collected, processed and then made available to the public.

IEA Hydrogen Task 48: Future demand of Hydrogen in Industry

The task provides an overview of the current and expected use of hydrogen in various industrial sectors. It evaluates the extent to which past and predicted developments in the use of hydrogen in industry deviate from the roadmaps of different countries. This information is important for both companies and policymakers and can support the ramp-up of hydrogen use and the decarbonization of the industrial sector.

IEA SHC Solar Newsletter "Sustainable SolarHousing" Vol .44 October 2005

Experts in the joint work of the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme and the IEA Energy Conservation in Buildings and Community Systems, SHC Task 28/ECBCS Annex 38: Sustainable Solar Housing, collaborated to research how better to build very low energy, solar housing. Englisch

IEA Bioenergy Task 32: Biomass Combustion and Co-firing (Working Period 2016 - 2018)

Austrian participation in Task 32 "Biomass Combustion and Cofiring" in the working period 2016-2018 and active participation in the defined Task main objectives, events and projects which are of relevance for Austria. International and national dissemination and networking activities for information exchange and for the initiation of cooperation.

IEA Bioenergy Task 37: Energy from Biogas (Working Period 2016 - 2018)

Participation as Austrian representative in the expert group during the period 2016-2018 in order to achieve knowledge-exchange, establishment of technical reports and recommendations, as well as dissemination of the gained information to Austrian stakeholders.

IEA Bioenergy Task 45: Climate and Sustainability Effects of Bioenergy within the Circular Bioeconomy (Working period 2025 - 2027)

Promoting sustainable bioenergy as part of the circular bioeconomy: Task 45 participation aims to improve understanding of the environmental, social, and economic impacts of bioenergy. The focus includes regional differences and the development of robust impact assessment methods to support decision-making by stakeholders such as communities, businesses, and governments.

IEA SHC Webinar on Renovating Historic Buildings Towards Zero Energy

28. January 2020, 12.00 - 13.30 GMT
Online

Real-world renovation experiences from the perspective of building owners, design teams and SHC Task 59 experts will be presented and discussed.

IEA Hydrogen Task 41: Analysis and Modelling of Hydrogen Technologies

IEA Hydrogen Task 41 focused on the current representation of hydrogen and its utilization pathways in various models and approaches to improve them. Different levels of modelling were considered: Choice of appropriate modelling approach, structural representation of hydrogen use chains, as well as data needed for this.

Solar Heating And Cooling in Austria (Faninger, 2009)

Status Report 2009 on Research, Development and Market Deployment of Solar Thermal Technologies in Austria. Presented to the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme in July 2009

IEA-SHC Task 65: Solar Cooling for the Sunbelt Regions

Without measures, cooling demand will triple by 2050. The aim of Task 65 is to adapt existing technologies to the boundary conditions of the sunbelt, to find suitable system concepts, to evaluate them and to disseminate the advantages. In addition to system adaptations, the Austrian focus is on life cycle cost-benefit analysis and the further development of existing assessment tools.

IEA PVPS Task 15: Acceleration of BIPV

Building integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) is one of the future markets for Photovoltaics which enables the combination of architecture and energy technology. The project focussed on further national research in the area of BIPV, which is to be raised to an international level.

IEA Wind Task 19: Wind Energy in Cold Climates (working period 2016 - 2018)

IEA Wind Task 19 deals with the challenges of the utilisation of wind energy in Cold Climates (i.e. under icing-conditions) and offers through global networking and mutual exchange of experience, the possibility of collecting and generating additional know-how. Aim of the subtask was to share experiences with international partners and standardising of icefall risk assessments. In addition, an evaluation report on the functionality of the new Vestas rotor blade heating system was published.

SolarUpdate Vol. 51 (November 2009)

Newsletter of the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme, Topics: Renovating houses to meet high energy standards, Solar Forecasting to Support District Heating in Austria, country spotlight - solar thermal in france, Solar + Heat Pumps, Harmonization of Testing Standards and Certification Requirements Englisch

Workshop & Excursion: Waste Gasification

08. - 09. May 2018
ECN, Westerduinweg 3, 1755 LE Petten, NL

As organic materials like biomass or waste are gasified, the chemical process creates a clean syngas, which can be used in CHP production and/or for production of biofuels and/or chemicals. Compared to other waste-to-energy methods like burning, or incineration, the gasification process allows the syngas to be cleaned of contaminants prior to its use. Creating syngas through gasification is almost like closing the circle, or closing the loop, on waste’s lifecycle.