History of the Hydrogen TCP (IEA Hydrogen)

ABOUT THE HYDROGEN TCP

The Hydrogen Technology Collaboration Programme (Hydrogen TCP) was established in 1977 under the International Energy Agency’s auspices to pursue collaborative hydrogen research and development and information exchange among its member countries. Through the creation and conduct of some forty Tasks, the Hydrogen TCP has facilitated and managed a comprehensive range of hydrogen R,D&D and analysis activities. The Hydrogen TCP was, prior to 2020, known as Hydrogen Implementing Agreement (HIA).

The Hydrogen TCP envisions a hydrogen future on a clean sustainable energy supply that plays a key role in all sectors of the global economy with a 40+ year operating history, 26 Contracting Parties(24 countries + European Commission and UNIDO) and 7 Sponsor Members, and significant accomplishments to its credit, the Hydrogen TCP is the premier global resource for technical expertise in hydrogen R,D&D.

Learn more abou the Technology Collaboration Programmes in this video.

Technical Secretariat

ARIEMA Energía y Medioambiente S.L. is the Technical Secretariat of the Hydrogen TCP since July 2020

ARIEMA is a Spanish company with more than 30 years of experience in the hydrogen sector, including the management of sectorial associations and platforms. It is also one of the main Spanish companies that promote innovation projects, technology development, and public-private collaboration activities, having executed more than 100 R&D and innovation projects to date.

More info at www.ariema.com
Main contact point: Marina Holgado – technicalsecretariat@ieahydrogen.org

Members

Contracting Parties

Australia	Representative Craig Buckley – Curtin UniversityAlternate Andrew Dicks – Griffith University
Austria	Representative Theodor Zillner – Federal Ministry of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and TechnologyAlternate Horst Steinmüller – Johannes Kepler University Linz
Belgium	Representative Joris Proost – UCLouvainAlternate Adwin Martens – WaterstofNet
Canada	Representative Jocelyn Millette – CanmetENERGY VarennesAlternate Josef Ayoub – CanmetENERGY Varennes
China	Representative Teng HE – DICP Lijun Jiang – GRINMAlternate Ping Chen – DICP Shumao Wang – GRINM
Denmark	Representative Asger Myken- Danish Gas Technology Centre AlternateMads Lyngby Petersen- Danish Energy Agency
Finland	Representative Mikhail Gasik – Aalto University Foundation
France	Representative Paul Lucchese – CEA
Germany	Representative Erik Busche – Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbHAlternate Christopher Hebling – ISE Fraunhofer
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Israel	Representative Gideon Freedman – Ministry of Energy of IsraelAlternate Alexander Kleiner – Ministry of Energy of Israel
Italy	Representative Alberto Giaconia – ENEAAlternate Massimiliano Della Pietra – ENEA
Japan	Representative Eiji Ohira – NEDOAlternate Maki Hayasaka – NEDO
Korea	Representative Seok-Jai Choi – Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Lithuania	Representative Rolandas Urbonas – Lithuanian Energy InstituteAlternate Algis Vasys – Cambridge Associated, Ltd.
New Zealand	Representative Jim Hinkley – Victoria University of Wellington
Norway	Representative Oystein Ulleberg – Institute for Energy TechnologyAlternate Andreas Bratland – The Research Council of Norway
Portugal	Representative Paulo Partidário – DGEGAlternate Paulo Martins – DGEG
Spain	Representative Maria Pilar Argumosa – INTAAlternate Fernando Isorna – INTA
Sweeden	Representative Mikael Lindqvist – Swedish Energy AgencyAlternate Hanna Sundqvist – Swedish Energy Agency
Switzerland	Representative Stefan Oberholzer – SFOE Alternate Andreas Luzzi
The Neatherlands	Representative Carla Robledo – Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate PolicyAlternate Marcel Weeda – TNO
UK	Representative John Foyster – Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Alternate Paul Dodds – UCL Energy Institute

BECOME A MEMBER

Why?

Collaborate with other members on cutting-edge hydrogen R,D&D

Access an archive of over 40 years of research

Invest now in collaborative R,D&D to influence the advancement of hydrogen as an energy vector

Connect with scientists, and national leaders committed to reliable, sustainable, and clean energy

When a country becomes a member, all national companies and entities can potentially participate in Tasks

HOW TO BECOME A CONTRACTING PARTY?

For countries and governmental organizations

The TCP unanimously votes to invite a Government to join the TCP as a Contracting Party

The TCP Chair sends a letter to the Government formally inviting it to join the TCP as a Contracting Party

The Government sends a letter to the IEA and TCP ExCo Chair accepting the invitation

On receipt of the acceptance letter, the IEA Legal Office sends a TCP Signature Page to be signed and dated. Participation in the TCP becomes effective from the date of signature of the Signature Page

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HOW TO BECOME A SPONSOR?

For companies and non-governmental organizations

The TCP unanimously votes to invite an entity to join the TCP as a Sponsor

The TCP Chair sends a letter to the entity formally inviting it to join the TCP as a Sponsor

The entity sends a letter to the IEA and TCP Chair accepting the invitation, confirming which Tasks that it will participate in, and identifying the person authorised to sign the TCP legal text (Signature Page) and who will represent the entity at TCP ExCo meetings

The IEA Committee on Energy Research and Technology (CERT) approves the Sponsor membership in one of its plenary meetings (held three times a year in Paris)

Following CERT approval, the IEA Legal Office sends an TCP Signature Page to be signed and dated. Participation in the TCP becomes effective from the date of signature of the Signature Page

EUROPEAN COMMISSION	Representative Beatriz Acosta-Iborra
HYDROGEN COUNCIL	Representative Daryl Wilson Alternate Peter Mackey
HYCHICO	Representative Eng. Sergio M. Raballo
NOW GmbH	Representative Wolfgang Axthammer
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED (RIL)	Representative Dr. Ajit Sapre
SOUTHERN COMPANY	Representative Noah D. Meeks
SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONALBV	Representative Charudatta Patil
UNIDO	Representative Naoki Torii

Rapports HTCP

Autres publications

Relatórios HTCP

Outras publicações

Informes HTCP

Otras publicaciones

HTCP Reports

Other Publications

ABOUT THE HYDROGEN TCP

Technical Secretariat

Members

Australia

Austria

Canada

China

Belgium

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Israel

Italy

Japan

Korea

Lithuania

New Zealand

Norway

Portugal

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

The Netherlands

UK

UNIDO

SOUTHERN COMPANY

SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONALBV

RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED (RIL)

NTPC

NOW GmbH

HYDROGEN COUNCIL

HYCHICO

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

United States of America