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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

Hybrid Solar Systems for Industrial Process Heat and Power: From Concepts to Implementation

14. April 2026
Grand Hotel Wiesler, Grieskai 4-8, 8020 Graz, AT

Hybrid solar systems combining solar thermal, photovoltaics (PV), storage, and auxiliary technologies offer promising solutions for the decarbonisation of industrial mid-temperature heat. This workshop provides insights into the INDHEAP and SOLINDARITY projects, and fosters exchange between research projects and practitioners. It also offers a focus on heat storage technologies for industry.

International Sustainable Energy Conference – ISEC 2026

14. –16. April 2026
Graz

Over the three conference days, ISEC 2026 will focus on various thematic areas, such as the "Role of the Heating Sector and Energy Efficiency" in an interconnected sustainable energy system, as well as "Research and Innovation in Energy Transition, Circular Economy, and Climate-Neutral Cities".

IEA EBC Annex 97 / IEA Cities Task 5: Expert Meeting No. 01

23. - 24. April 2026
Instituto de Ciencias de la Construcción Eduardo Torroja & Universidad de Navarra, Madrid, ES

Das erste Expert Meeting des IEA EBC Annex 97 / IEA Cities Task 5 lädt alle teilnehmenden Institutionen ein. Im Rahmen des zweitägigen Workshop-artigen Meetings wird es einen regen inhaltlichen Austausch sowie die Koordination weiterer Arbeitsschritte geben.

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