IEA Publications

Links to IEA publications concerning industrial energy-related technologies and systems.

Energy Technology Transitions for Industry - Strategies for the Next industrial Revolution

Industry accounts for one-third of global energy use and almost 40% of worldwide CO₂ emissions. Achieving substantial emissions reduction in the future will require urgent action from industry. Energy Technology Transitions for Industry, published last fall, addresses these questions through detailed sectoral and regional analyses, building on the insights of crucial IEA findings, such as Energy Technology Perspectives 2008: Scenarios and Strategies to 2050. It contains new indicators and methodologies as well as scenario results for the following sectors: iron and steel, cement, chemicals, pulp and paper and aluminum sectors. The report also discusses the prospects for new low-carbon technologies and outlines potential technology transition paths for the most important industrial sectors. (Lead author: Cecilia Tam)

Cleaner Coal in China

Explores the context in which the development and deployment of these technologies can be accelerated. It describes in detail the situation in China as well as the experiences of other countries in making coal cleaner. The report calls for much greater levels of collaboration - existing bi-lateral and multi-lateral co-operation with China on coal is found lacking. China Ąs growing openness presents many commercial opportunities. Establishing a global market for cleaner coal technologies is a key to unlocking the potential of technology - one of ten major recommendations made in this study. Lead author: Shankar Bhattacharya

Renewables Information 2009

A comprehensive review of historical and current market trends in OECD countries, including essential statistics on renewable and waste energy sources. It provides a strong foundation for policy and market analysis, which in turn can better inform the policy decision process to select policy instruments best suited to meet domestic and international objectives.

ETP 2010

Current trends in energy supply and use are clearly unsustainable- economically, environmentally and socially. Without decisive action, energy-related CO2 emissions will more than double by 2050 and increased oil demand will heighten concerns over the security of supplies.

In response to the pressing need to accelerate the development of advanced energy technologies, at the Japan G8 Summit, Ministers from G8 countries, China, India and South Korea requested the IEA to prepare energy technology roadmaps.The IEA has begun to implement this request, designing a multi year effort to develop a series of roadmaps for a portfolio of promising, low carbon technologies.

Co-generation and district energy, Combinded Heat & Power (CHP) brochure09

IEA Energy Scoreboard 2009: 35 Key Energy Trends over 35 Years

Both the world economy and the global energy scene have dramatically evolved since the International Energy Agency (IEA) was founded 35 years ago. To respond proactively to these changes, all IEA member countries have agreed to "create conditions in which the energy sectors of their economies can make the fullest possible contribution to sustainable economic development and to the well-being of their people and of the environment".

Measuring and assessing how much has been done by member countries over the years to follow their underlying principles is not an easy task. Each country is unique in terms of economy, geography, climate, energy resources etc. Taking into account some of these specificities, the IEA Scoreboard 2009 is a first attempt to compare what has been achieved by member countries in diversifying their energy mix, in promoting non-fossil fuels and energy efficiency, in encouraging research and development and, more generally, in creating a policy framework consistent with their shared policy goals.

Implementing Energy Efficiency Policies: Are IEA Member Countries on Track?

Concerns about energy security, climate change and rising energy costs make it imperative for all countries to significantly improve their energy efficiency. To assist them in doing so, the IEA has proposed 25 energy efficiency recommendations. These recommendations could, if implemented globally without delay, reduce global CO2 emissions by 8.2 gigatonnes per year by 2030 - equivalent to roughly two times the amount of current EU CO2 emissions.

Yet are IEA member countries doing enough to capture the full potential benefits from energy efficiency policy? This innovative book provides the first assessment of IEA member countries in progress on implementing energy efficiency policy. Using a rigorous evaluation process, it finds that while these countries are implementing a full range of energy efficiency measures, their efforts fall short. Pressing energy, climate and financial challenges require even more energy efficiency policy action - particularly in the transport sector. To address this action gap, IEA member countries must urgently ramp up their energy efficiency policy efforts.

The 2010 edition of the publication highlighting the most significant recent achievements of the IEA Implementing Agreements is now available in print.

Much is new with the 2010 edition, including :

New title - Energy Technology Initiatives: Implementation through Multilateral Co-operation New style Four colours And it is the first IEA publication with the IEA energy technology network logo

New features of Energy Technology Initiatives (ETI) include:

An overview of the CERT, working parties and experts' groups R&D budgets of IEA member countries How to join Acronyms and Glossary IEA Shared Goals

In keeping with the recent IEA private sector initiative, the Recent Trends article highlights the role of industry in national energy policies and R&D programmes as well as the Implementing Agreements.

Each ExCo Operating Agent/Secretary will receive 10 copies. ETI is also available for download for free from the IEA website at http://www.iea.org/papers/2010/technology_initiatives.pdf.

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