About the IEA

The The International Energy Agency (IEA) is at the heart of global dialogue on energy, providing authoritative analysis, data, policy recommendations, and real-world solutions to help countries provide secure and sustainable energy for all.

The IEA was created in 1974 to help co-ordinate a collective response to major disruptions in the supply of oil. While oil security remains a key aspect of our work, the IEA has evolved and expanded significantly since its foundation.

Taking an all-fuels, all-technology approach, the IEA recommends policies that enhance the reliability, affordability and sustainability of energy. It examines the full spectrum issues including renewables, oil, gas and coal supply and demand, energy efficiency, clean energy technologies, electricity systems and markets, access to energy, demand-side management, and much more.

The four main areas of IEA focus are:

• Energy security
• Economic growth of secure and sustainable solutions
• Environmental protection
• Engagement worldwide

About the IEA Energy Technology Collaboration Programmes (TCPs)

The Technology Collaboration Programme (TCP) is a unique global network that drives cutting-edge energy technology research through international cooperation. By bringing together governments, industries, and leading experts, the TCP accelerates energy innovation and helps shape the future of energy solutions to support global energy security and economic growth.

The TCP supports the work of independent, international groups of experts that enable governments and industries from around the world to lead programs and projects on a wide range of energy technologies and related issues. These experts collaborate to advance the research, development, and commercialization of energy technologies.

The current portfolio of TCPs comprises:

• Buildings
• Electricity
• Industry
• Transport
• Renewable energy
• Fossil energy
• Fusion power
• Cross‑cutting

The 6,000 experts in the TCPs work to advance development and commercialisation of energy technologies. The scope and strategy of each TCP is in keeping with the IEA shared goals of energy security, environmental protection and economic growth, as well as engagement worldwide.

The TCPs are at the core of a network of senior experts consisting of the Committee on Energy Research and Technology (CERT), five working parties

• Working Party on Renewable Energy Technologies (REWP)
• Working Party on Industrial Decarbonisation (WPID)
• Working Party on Built-Environment and Transport
• Working Party on Fossil Energy and Carbon Management
• Fusion Power Co-ordinating Committee (FPCC)

Here you can find information about how HPT TCP is related to IEA, the TCP and the Working Parties.