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The International Energy Agency (IEA) Energy Innovation Forum in Paris

18 Feb 2026

Prof Brian Ó Gallachóir as elected Chair of the IEA Technology Collaboration Programme on energy systems modelling (IEA-ETSAP) participates in Paris Fourm.

Prof Brian Ó Gallachóir contributes to the excellent International Energy Agency (IEA) Energy Innovation Forum in a rainy Paris.

Enthusiasm of the entrepreneurs was infectious, those showcased who are well past half way in their marathon journey to develop carbon capture and storage, hydrogen and direct air capture.

Timely to hear Government Ministers celebrate the successes of multilateral cooperation, given the current geopolitical context and as we in IEA-ETSAP | Energy Technology Systems Analysis Program celebrate 50 years of supporting Governments to improve their energy policies using our energy systems modelling tools and their associated energy scenarios.

The session on grids was excellent with a focus on systems alongside individual technology advancement in grid forming inverters (congratulations to EirGrid Group and Réseau de Transport d'Électricité for their innovations here on the hashtagCelticInterconnector!)

We also exchanged interesting terms ‘for the greater grid’

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