CSP26751 - Delegates for International Energy Agency Technology Collaboration Programme

LOT 1 - Energy Storage (ES) The Alternate Delegate for the Energy Storage TCP will support in ensuring the UK derives value from participation in the Energy Storage TCP. The Energy Storage TCP’s mission is “to facilitate integral research, development, implementation, and integration of energy storage technologies in order to raise the efficiency of all types of energy system and promote an increasing use of renewables over fossil fuels”. The TCP is an international community of policy makers, academics, and industry professionals working on all aspects of energy storage. This includes tasks on electrical, thermal, chemical, mechanical energy storage; integration of energy storage with energy systems; energy storage materials and components; and other related areas of work. Further information can be found here: Energy Storage Technology Collaboration Programme - IEA ES TCP Country Members: Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Czechia, Denmark, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, South Korea, The Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, USA The general tasks are: • Represent the UK in ExCo Meetings. • Act as the primary liaison between UK industry and the TCP. • Prepare national annual reports for the IEA on the state of research, technology deployment, policy support and projects. • Manage and develop the National Team of interested experts, to coordinate tasks and knowledge dissemination. • Participate in and propose TCP tasks or annexes, which are working groups aimed at delivering a specific task or output, advancing the knowledge base of the relevant TCP area. • Knowledge transfer from the TCP to DESNZ through the DESNZ Delegate. • Prepare a short annual report summarising TCP activities for DESNZ’s monitoring and reviewing purposes in collaboration with the DESNZ Delegate. Aims and Objectives The primary aims of this commission are to ensure that: • The activities of the TCPs are fully disseminated to their respective UK industries and researchers. • The UK takes an active role in the participation, management and development of the TCPs and ensures their activities are beneficial for the UK. • Activities across related TCPs are joined up, to avoid duplication and maximise added value through collaboration.

LOT 2 - Heat Pumping Technologies (HPT) The Alternate Delegate for the Heat Pumping Technologies TCP will support in ensuring the UK derives value from participation in the HPT TCP. The HPT TCP is a non-profit organization working in the field of heat pumping technologies, i.e., all technologies where heat is lifted from a lower temperature level to a higher one, such as heat pumps, air conditioning, and refrigeration. Under the management of an Executive Committee representing the member countries, the programme carries out a strategy to accelerate the use of heat pumping technologies in all applications where they can reduce energy consumption, increase the use of renewable energy sources, and contribute to energy security and affordable energy for all – for the benefit of people, the environment, and a sustainable future. The main activities within the programme are to run collaborative research, development, demonstration, and deployment projects, to organise a triennial conference, and to perform communication through the Heat Pump Centre, the Projects, and the National teams. Further detail of the HPT TCP can be found here: https://heatpumpingtechnologies.org/ Participating countries are: Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Ireland, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The general tasks are: • Represent the UK in ExCo Meetings. • Act as the primary liaison between UK industry and the TCP. • Prepare national annual reports for the IEA on the state of research, technology deployment, policy support and projects. • Manage and develop the National Team of interested experts, to coordinate tasks and knowledge dissemination. • Participate in and propose TCP tasks or annexes, which are working groups aimed at delivering a specific task or output, advancing the knowledge base of the relevant TCP area. • Knowledge transfer from the TCP to DESNZ through the DESNZ Delegate. • Prepare a short annual report summarising TCP activities for DESNZ’s monitoring and reviewing purposes in collaboration with the DESNZ Delegate. Aims and Objectives The primary aims of this commission are to ensure that: • The activities of the TCPs are fully disseminated to their respective UK industries and researchers. • The UK takes an active role in the participation, management and development of the TCPs and ensures their activities are beneficial for the UK. • Activities across related TCPs are joined up, to avoid duplication and maximise added value through collaboration.

LOT 3 - Photovoltaic Power Systems (PVPS) The Alternate Delegate for the PVPS TCP will support in ensuring the UK derives value from participation in the PVPS TCP. The PVPS TCP conducts joint projects in the application of photovoltaic conversion of solar energy to electricity. This includes tasks related to PV sustainability activities, reliability and performance, transport, off-grid and edge-of-grid PV, and building-integrated PV. The IEA PVPS programme aims to realise its mission through the following objectives: • PV technology development • Competitive PV markets • An environmentally and economically sustainable PV industry • Policy recommendations and strategies • Impartial and reliable information Country members: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Lithuania, Malaysia, Morocco, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS), Solar Power Europe, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Türkiye, United Kingdom and United States of America. The general tasks are: • Represent the UK in ExCo Meetings. • Act as the primary liaison between UK industry and the TCP. • Prepare national annual reports for the IEA on the state of research, technology deployment, policy support and projects. • Manage and develop the National Team of interested experts, to coordinate tasks and knowledge dissemination. • Participate in and propose TCP tasks or annexes, which are working groups aimed at delivering a specific task or output, advancing the knowledge base of the relevant TCP area. • Knowledge transfer from the TCP to DESNZ through the DESNZ Delegate. • Prepare a short annual report summarising TCP activities for DESNZ’s monitoring and reviewing purposes in collaboration with the DESNZ Delegate. • Essential Lot 3 Requirements • Demonstrable expertise in solar PV technologies and the UK PV sector, and a strong understanding of PV deployment, policy, regulation and market developments in the UK • Ability to provide a strategic perspective on PV within the broader context of renewable energy deployment and the energy transition • Good understanding of key UK PV stakeholders across government, industry and academia • Ability to utilise relevant official databases and statistics to support reporting and analysis The following would be advantageous: • Access to commercial market intelligence and PV market databases. In addition, for Lot 3 (PVPS TCP) The Alternate Delegate is expected to participate in Task 1 (Strategic PV Analysis and Outreach): https://iea-pvps.org/research-tasks/strategic-pv-analysis-outreach/ Task 1 produces at least two reports or special events annually, highlighting key drivers and status of PV development in both IEA PVPS countries and globally. Current discussions focus on PV integration in mature markets including grid constraints, flexibility, curtailment, negative pricing, and the role of storage and demand-side measures. The Task also examines policy and regulatory challenges associated with PV deployment, supply chains, manufacturing competitiveness and the translation of technical evidence into policy and regulatory action. The core activities in this task are: • Attend twice yearly physical meetings. These meetings are the primary forum for discussion and decision-making, including agreement on deliverables, events and future activities. Each meeting is minimum 2.5 days. • Complete the annual national data collection exercise (PV deployment, market trends, costs, policies and grid integration) for the Snapshot of Global PV Markets and Trends in Photovoltaic Applications reports. • Review documents produced by the Task Other activities may include: • Participation to additional workshops in international conferences organized by IEA-PVPS Task 1 • Participation to the writing of additional reports. • Organising Task 1 meetings • Working with Task 15 Manager to organise and deliver an international workshop/seminar (virtual) on plug-in solar PV, including contributing to the preparation of any associated report or publication. Aims and Objectives The primary aims of this commission are to ensure that: • The activities of the TCPs are fully disseminated to their respective UK industries and researchers. • The UK takes an active role in the participation, management and development of the TCPs and ensures their activities are beneficial for the UK. • Activities across related TCPs are joined up, to avoid duplication and maximise added value through collaboration.

LOT 4 – Industrial Energy-Related Technologies and Systems (IETS TCP) The Alternate Delegate for the IETS TCP (known as Industry TCP) will support in ensuring the UK derives value from participation in the Industry TCP and a similar initiative called the Net Zero Industries Mission. IEA Industrial Energy-Related Technologies and Systems (IETS) Technology Collaboration Programme (TCP) (known as Industry TCP): IETS | An IEA Technology Collaboration Programme The Industry TCP is coordinated by the Swedish Energy Agency and was launched in 2005. The programme is now wide ranging, covering industrial symbiosis, biorefineries, electrification, reuse of waste heat, AI, resilience to climate change, and circularity. At bi-annual Executive Committee Meetings government appointed delegates meet from each country to review updates on latest developments and share updates on policy and industry in their countries. The objective is to allow countries to work together to foster international co-operation for accelerated research and technology development of industrial energy-related technologies and systems with main focus on end-use technologies. The work is organised in Tasks, which can be viewed here: Tasks | IETS Country members: Austria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, UK; Sponsors (university or industry): Japan, Ireland, Finland, Spain, Belgium Mission Innovation – Net Zero Industries Mission (NIM): Net-Zero Industries Mission Mission Innovation is the leading intergovernmental platform for collaboration on Innovation, launched at COP21 by world leaders when the Paris Agreement was signed, recognising the need for innovation to meet Net Zero goals. Missions are public-private partnerships focused on progressing towards a 2030 goal through international collaboration. NIM’s goal is to develop and demonstrate cost competitive solutions for the efficient decarbonization of energy intensive industries by 2030. The mission was launched in 2021 and is relatively new, with room to shape the activities based on UK interest. Country members: Australia, Austria, Canada, China, European Commission, Finland, Germany, Republic of Korea, UK, Switzerland. Sponsors and partners include AFID, ARENA, AIT, CEM IDDI, UNIDO, GCCA, MPP, LinkedIn etc. The general tasks of the delegate are: • Represent the UK in the TCP ExCo Meetings (2x per year 1-2 days) and TCP Interim ExCo Meetings (2x per year 0.5 days), • Act as the primary liaison between UK industry and academia and the TCP • Prepare national annual reports for the IEA on the state of research, technology deployment, policy support and projects on industrial decarbonisation. • Manage and develop the National Team of interested experts, to coordinate tasks and knowledge dissemination, alongside the Net Zero Industries Mission. • Participate in and propose TCP tasks or annexes, which are working groups aimed at delivering a specific task or output, advancing the knowledge base of the relevant TCP area. • Knowledge transfer from the TCP to DESNZ through the DESNZ Delegate. • Prepare a short annual report summarising TCP activities for DESNZ’s monitoring and reviewing purposes in collaboration with the DESNZ Delegate. Aims and Objectives The primary aims of this commission are to ensure that: • The activities of the TCPs are fully disseminated to their respective UK industries and researchers. • The UK takes an active role in the participation, management and development of the TCPs and ensures their activities are beneficial for the UK. • Activities across related TCPs are joined up, to avoid duplication and maximise added value through collaboration.