About:
- Full name: IEA Bioenergy TCP is an acronym for International Energy Agency's Technology Collaboration Programme on Bioenergy.
- What is it? It is an international platform with the aim of improving cooperation and information exchange between countries that have national programmes in bioenergy research, development and deployment.
- Parent body: IEA Bioenergy TCP works under the framework of International Energy Agency (IEA) to which India has "Association" status since 30th March, 2017.
- Members: Apart from India, other 24 members are Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Commission.
- Working:
- The R&D work in IEA Bioenergy TCP is carried out carried out within well-defined 3-years programmes called "Tasks".
- Each year the progress of the Tasks is evaluated and scrutinized and each 3 years the content of the Tasks is reformulated and new Tasks can be initiated.
India and IEA Bioenergy TCP:
- Union Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas joined IEA Bioenergy TCP as its 25th member on 25th January, 2019.
- The primary goal of joining it is to facilitate the market introduction of advanced biofuels with an aim to bring down emissions and reduce crude imports.
