The HPT TCP are members of the IEA International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Technology Collaboration Programme (TCP), which is a unique global network that drives cutting-edge energy technology research through international cooperation. The programme was founded in 1978. All participants in HPT TCP are member countries, represented by the country's government, in some cases via a designated entity. Today the TCP has 20 member countries from Europe, Asia and America. It is a non-profit organization working in the field of heat pumping technologies, i.e. all technologies where heat is pumped from a lower temperature level to a higher one, such as heat pumps, air conditioning and refrigeration. 
The mission of the programme is to accelerate the transformation to an efficient, ren ...