IEA IETS Task 21 Subtask 4

Energy and CO2 savings through CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage) and resource and energy efficiency through industrial symbiosis are two essential approaches to decarbonizing industry. At the level of the IEA TCP (Technology Collaboration Programme) "Industrial Energy Technologies and Systems," Task 21 was therefore established at the initiative of the Climate and Energy Fund, operationally executed by the Energy Institute at JKU Linz, and has since been led over two periods. Key Austrian responsibilities in the newly announced third period, which includes two subtasks (#4 Carbon Dioxide Capture in Industry and #5 Facilitation of Industrial Symbiosis), are the leadership of the entire Task 21, the leadership of Subtask 4, as well as substantive contributions to both subtasks. Additionally, dissemination and communication requirements include sharing Austrian findings internationally and bringing international knowledge to Austria. The subtasks focus on CO2 management, legal frameworks for CCUS, new value chains and associated stakeholders, technological integration in industry, tools to enable industrial symbiosis, and a non-technical assessment of the status of cooperation. The international work is accompanied by a comprehensive national communication and dissemination strategy, ensuring stakeholder engagement and bidirectional knowledge transfer.