SEAI IEA Technology Collaboration Programme

SEAI coordinates Ireland’s participation in the International Energy Agency (IEA) Technology Collaboration Programmes (TCPs). The SEAI call for appointment of experts to IEA TCP Tasks/Annexes is now open for applications until September 30th.

Successful applicants to the call will participate in a research network that has thousands of academics, researchers, policy makers and industry representatives, from nearly 300 public and private organisations, located in 55 countries from across the globe.
The collaborations are focused on identifying optimal pathways for future energy systems and on developing new and improved technologies, processes and policies to deliver these.

This year we have highlighted priority areas for applicants across eight of the TCPs in 22 varied topic areas. Some examples of these topic areas, include: 
•    Bidirectional charging of electric vehicles
•    Environmental impacts of ocean energy systems
•    Wind energy turbine lifetime management
•    Grid integration of buildings

For the full list of priority topic areas and for further details about the call, see the call webpage on SEAI website. Call close date is 30th September 2025.