IEA Experts Group "R&D Priority Setting and Evaluation" (EGRD). Working period 2020 - 2022

The IEA Experts Group (EGRD) was established by the Committee on Energy Research and Technology (CERT). It examines analytical approaches to energy technologies, policies, and research and development and evaluates the benefits of RTI policies. Its results and recommendations feed into IEA analysis, and enable a broad perspective of energy technology issues.

Short Description

The experts group advises the CERT on methods and research priorities in the area of energy technology. It thus deals with strategies for research (scenario development, roadmaps or implementation strategies for new energy technologies) as well as with the implementation of research projects.

In order to fulfil its mandate, the expert groups organises workshops twice each year. The workshops serve to bring together international experiences from the area of energy research for the preparation of national strategy papers.

Austria contributes with expertise and best practice examples from international cooperation as well. The results of these experts' discussions are documented in comprehensive reports.

The work programme 2020-2022 includes the following workshop topics:

Workshop 7: Energy Communities - Findings from Innovation Programs and Pilots (23. April 2020, Online)
Workshop 8: Energy Islands - Developing Renewable Energy Hubs (29. September 2020, Online)
Workshop 9: Energy Infrastructure - Public Acceptance (24. November 2020, Online)

These workshops are complemented with half-day internal workshops each. These are reserved for planning future activities.

Publications

Executive Summary Reports

Workshop 7: Energy Communities - Findings from Innovation Programs and Pilots (23. April 2020)
Workshop 8: Energy Islands - Developing Renewable Energy Hubs (29. September 2020)
Workshop 9: Energy Infrastructure - Public Acceptance (24. November 2020)
Workshop 10: Circularity in the Clean Energy Transition (26. April 2021)
Workshop 11: International Collaboration for ensuring Secure and Sustainable Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Technologies (13. Mai 2022)

Publications are also available on the website of IEA EGRD.

Reports of the Workshops 2017 - 2019

Participants

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, European Commission, France, International Energy Agency (Secretariat), Italy, Japan, Korea, Netherland, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, United States

Contact Address

Dr. Herbert Greisberger
Grenzgasse 10
A-3100 St. Pölten
Tel.: +43 (699) 19 24 02 48
E-Mail: herbert.greisberger@enu.at

Mag. (FH) Hannes Warmuth
ÖGUT
Hollandstraße 10/46
A-1020 Wien
Tel.: +43 (1) 315 63 93-18
E-Mail: hannes.warmuth@oegut.at