Annex A: IEA efforts to help accelerate global energy innovation

IEA work on energy innovation

The IEA has long-standing and extensive expertise in analysing and providing policy-relevant recommendations across all areas of energy technology and innovation. IEA work on energy innovation has included the IEA Technology Roadmaps (2009-18); the past flagship publication

Energy Technology Perspectives (2008-17); and several new publications – The Future of Rail, The Future of Petrochemicals, The Future of Trucks and The Future of Cooling; annual tracking of public and private investment in energy RD&D; and the online TCEP project, which follows the deployment and development of energy technology in 43 key areas.

Key IEA work streams relating to energy innovation are today all accessible at the new IEA innovation web portal ( www.iea.org/innovation ) and specifically include:

•Tracking energy R&D investment. Sound data on publicand private-sector spending on sustainable energy technology innovation are vital to enable decision makers to better identify gaps and opportunities to enhance the efficiency of resource allocation. The IEA has the most timely data on energy R&D investments worldwide, inclusive of both government and private-sector spending

•Technology-specific information, including innovation gaps 2.0. The IEA identifies and tracks the key long-term technology innovation gaps that need to be tackled to reach the SDS within each of the technologies and sectors in TCEP.

•Country-specific information. The IEA has an unparalleled wealth of information on energy innovation policies in energy policy review chapters, including country-specific innovation data and analysis from various IEA sources, including R&D funding levels (by technology); and case studies of clean energy technology development and innovation in emerging economies, as part of its efforts under the Clean Energy Transitions Programme (CETP).

•The innovation policy database, a comprehensive database of energy research and innovation policies worldwide, drawing from IEA in-depth reviews, as well as a global map of innovation policies and measures

•Partnerships’ linkages. The IEA supports, co-ordinates and facilitates collaboration with other inter-governmental organisations, multilateral partnerships and international initiatives on energy technology research, innovation and deployment, notably the TCPs, MI and other relevant multilateral efforts.

The enhanced IEA innovation work stream is bringing tangible value for and synergies with the following: policy makers setting R&D budget priorities and enacting supporting policies; businesses and investors improving their investment decisions and looking for trends; governments and analysts wishing to get a deeper understanding of the energy innovation landscape and specific technologies; governments, companies, researchers and funders seeking partners for projects and multilateral initiatives, including TCPs; and journalists.

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Figure 12. A complex innovation system needs all supportive pieces to fit together

Note: WEO = World Energy Outlook.

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