REWP has been established in 1982 as an advisory body for the Committee on Energy Research and Technology (CERT).

Core functions of this working party

as stated in its mandate:

• Platform for the exchange of experience among IEA member states,
• monitoring and support of the assigned technology cooperation programmes (see below),
• promoting coordination and cooperation between the TCPs and with other working groups,
• advising the CERT and the IEA Secretariat in Paris on issues relating to R&D, technology and market introduction (IEA publications are also reviewed here prior to publication),
• Identifying other (technical) topics that would benefit from critical analysis and information exchange.

All IEA Member States are represented in this body, with additional participation from Accession and Association Countries like Chile, China, Brazil, Indonesia and Morocco.

Technology Collaboration Programmes (TCPs)

Austria is participating in 5 out of 9 TCPs:

• Bioenergy
• Energy Storage
• Geothermie (Geothermal TCP)
• Concentrated Solar Power Technologies (SolarPACES TCP)
• High Temperature Superconductivity (HTS TCP)
• Hydrogen TCP
• Hydropower
• International Smart Grid Action Network (ISGAN)
• Ocean Energy Systems (OES TCP)
• Photovoltaics (PVPS TCP)
• Solar Heating and Cooling (SHC)
• Wind Energy Systems (WES)

This set of topics clearly reflects Austria's goals in renewable energy technology policy. Participation in new TCPs is regularly evaluated.

REWP has established a Renewable Industry Advisory Board (RIAB) in 2013. RIAB has developed into a key platform for the dialog IEA with renewable energy's industry.

Andreas Indinger (Austrian delegate and Vice-Chair)
Austrian Energy Agency
Mariahilfer Straße 136
A-1150 Vienna
E-Mail: andreas.indinger@energyagency.at
Web: www.energyagency.at