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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

Shaping the industrial future – making energy systems more flexible and paving the way for a circular economy

11. November 2025, 13:30 – 17:30
BMIMI, Radetzkystraße 2, 1030 Vienna, Room EA08

The future of industry is flexible, circular, and climate-neutral. But how can we successfully shape this transformation, accelerate the path toward climate neutrality and overcome practical challenges along the way? Join leading national and international experts from research and industry to explore cutting-edge research projects and exchange insights on sustainable industrial transformation.

Eco-Mobility 2025 - Fostering Competitiveness of Vehicle Industry – From Research to Application

13. - 14. November 2025
Palais Palffy, Wien, AT

Eco-Mobility is a two-day conference on competences and up-to-date developments. Representatives of OEMs and suppliers, of energy providers and R&D institutions as well as public and funding authorities report on activites and strategies in the respective field and the Austrian automotive sector is represented by the A3PS members.

IEA EGRD-Workshop: Building Resilient and Robust Clean Energy Supply Chains - Challenges and Opportunities for a Sustainable Energy Transition

27. – 28. November 2025
JRC premises, Petten, The Netherlands

As governments and industries worldwide accelerate clean energy transitions, building resilient supply chains is crucial for economic competitiveness, energy security, and climate goals. This workshop gathers global experts to discuss innovative solutions, research priorities, and policy instruments for monitoring and strengthening clean energy technology supply chains.

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