Global Wind Energy
Research Collaboration

Advancing wind energy research, development and deployment
The IEA Wind TCP is an international co-operation of 22 countries and 2 sponsor members
that share information and research activities to advance wind energy deployment.
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About us

Founded in 1977, the International Energy Agency Wind Technology Collaboration Programme is an international co-operation that shares information and research to advance wind energy research, development and deployment in member countries. The consortium operates under the auspices of the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Targets

IEA Wind TCP member governments establish national targets for renewable energy and wind energy, design market mechanisms and energy policies, and fund research and development (R&D) programs to help reach these targets.

Capacity

As of 2020, about 85% of the world’s wind generating capacity–and nearly all offshore capacity–resides within the participating countries.

Participating

The IEA Wind TCP is always looking for new members across the globe, and potential new member countries are encouraged to attend meetings and begin the process of joining. For more information on joining the IEA Wind TCP please contact the Secretariat.

Secretariat

The IEA Wind TCP Secretariat is responsible for communications between the members of the ExCo and between the ExCo and Operating Agents, and supporting the ongoing development of the Wind TCP.

Administration

The IEA Wind TCP’s Executive Committee, or ExCo, has overall control of the information exchange and R&D tasks. The ExCo consists of one member and one alternate member from each contracting party.

Research

In addition to their national wind energy development and deployment efforts, each member country participates in at least one IEA Wind TCP research task. R&D tasks performed are approved by the ExCo as Annexes to the original Implementing Agreement.

Annual Report Executive Summary 2024

The Executive Summary of the IEA Wind TCP Annual Report 2024 presents highlights and trends, reported by the 24 research tasks, the 22 member countries and the EU Commission, as well as the two sponsor members, the Chinese Wind Energy Association (CWEA) and WindEurope.

Some key topics are:

Coordinated international research and innovation, focusing on priority areas such as floating wind, digitalisation and AI, wind integration, wake effects, forecasting and environmental co design.

Driving standardisation and industrial readiness, through reference designs, benchmarks and best practices that support international standards and technology maturity.

Addressing system, environmental and societal integration challenges, including grid constraints, market design, permitting and social acceptance through cross country collaboration.

Read the full Executive Summary ↗

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Services

Any Question at

+45 21 90 10 18

IEA Wind TCP Secretariat

Energy Modelling Lab
Refshalevej 163A
1432 Copenhagen K.
Denmark

Monday to Friday

9 am – 17 pm CET

Send your mail at

ieawind@energymodellinglab.com