News
New paper: Designing Policies and Programmes for Improved Energy Efficiency in Industrial SMEs
In most countries, industrial small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) represent 95% or more of the total number of companies. Thus, SMEs, apart from using energy, are a major driver in the economy with regard to innovation, GDP growth, employment, investments, exports, etc. Despite this, research and policy activities related to SMEs have been scarce, calling for contributions in the field. Read more »
Italy has joined the IETS TCP
As of July 11, 2019, Italy is officially a full member of the IETS TCP. Italy is represented by the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development – ENEA. Two Italian organisations,… Read more »
“2019 is a key year for innovation”
The third IEA TCP universal meeting provided an opportunity for innovators and strategic thinkers to discuss key trends, which will support future IEA activities related to energy technology, research and innovation. Read more »
Publications
Topic Sheet: Industrial Excess Heat Recovery – Technologies and Applications
This topic sheet covers, e.g., definitions, methods, technologies and systems, as well as suggestions for further work. It is based on the Final Report from Annex XV Phase 1, published at the IETS website in 2015. Read more »
IETS Annual Report 2018
The 2018 Annual Report from IETS is now available. The Annual report summarizes the work and progress in the IETS Annexes respectively, and includes information about special events, future plans and other highlights. Read more »
Topic Sheet: Digitalization for Energy Efficiency and GHG Emissions Reduction
This topic sheet is based on the Annex proposal for Annex XVIII and includes, e. g. a description of the technological infrastructure and enablers essential for the digital transformation of industry. Read more »
Newsletters
Newsletter – July 2019
We wish you a nice and climate friendly summer with a summary of our workshop on industrial roadmaps for GHG mitigation. Read more »
Newsletter – January 2019
"Industry is a key sector for GHG mitigation and industrial systems must reduce their GHG emissions drastically in order to meet the 1.5 degree target,” says IETS Chair Thore Berntsson. "IETS has a key role for this.” Read more »
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