Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDE)

When the IEA was founded in 1974, the main objective of its member countries* was to reduce dependence on imported oil through the development of alternative sources while improving energy efficiency. More recently, concerns such as greenhouse gas emissions and globalization have underlined the need for international co-operation.

To support these core issues, the IEA created a contract - Implementing Agreement - and a system of standard rules and regulations, the IEA Framework, which would allow interested Member and non-Member governments to pool resources and research the development and deployment of particular technologies.

For more than 30 years, technology collaboration has been a fundamental building block among IEA Member and non-Member countries in facilitating progress of new or improved energy technologies. For a brief overview of the energy technology collaboration programme, see the brochure Frequently Asked Questions. ETDE's Energy Database supports the IEA as an information resource to help meet the objectives of the collaboration programme.

There are currently 40 Implementing Agreements working in the areas of Fossil Fuels, Renewable Energies and Hydrogen, End-Use (Buildings, Industry and Transport), Fusion and Cross-Sectional Activities. For highlights of the recent activities of the Implementing Agreements, see the recent free publication Energy Technologies at the Cutting Edge.

The IEA Committee on Energy Research and Technology (CERT) and its Working Parties review the effectiveness, achievements and strategy of each Implementing Agreement. For detailed information on the CERT and its Working Parties, as well as the Ad Hoc and Expert Groups, see the recent free publication Mobilising Energy Technology as well as the associated Annexes.

For an overview of all of the recent activities of the IEA Office of Energy Technology and R&D, see the free brochure IEA Activities for Energy Technologies.

IEA publications are known world-wide for their objectivity. For current information about what publications are available, see http://www.iea.org/dbtw-wpd/Textbase/publications/index.asp. Most of these are also cited in ETDEWEB.

Also see the IEA keywords Technology and/or Sustainable Development and the most recent issue of the OPEN Energy Technology Bulletin for more information.

* As of 2005, 26 countries are members of the IEA: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Rep. of, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, and the United States. The European Commission also participates in the work of the IEA.

ETDE's Contact at the IEA

Ms. Carrie Pottinger
ETDE Desk Officer
Energy Technology Coordinator
Office of Energy Technology and R&D
International Energy Agency
9, rue de la Fédération
75739 Paris
France
Telephone: 33 1 40 57 67 61
Telefax: 33 1 40 57 67 59
E-mail: carrie.pottinger@iea.org
URL: http://www.iea.org/

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