The 15th IEA Heat Pump Conference 2026 is set to take place in Vienna from 26 May to 29 May 2026.
Ticket sales are underway and the early bird deadline has been extended to 16 March 2026.
The AIT Austrian Institute of Technology is organising the conference in cooperation with the IEA Technology Collaboration Programme on Heat Pumping Technologies (HPT TCP). The motto for this year’s event is “Decarbonisation through Innovation”.
The scientific programme for the four-day conference is currently being finalised. According to a statement, around 380 contributions from all over the world have been submitted which address current developments in the research and application of heat pump technologies.
The programme covers a range of formats, including six plenary keynote lectures, 380 scientific presentations, 10 interactive workshops on current technological and market-relevant topics, six excursions to innovative demonstration projects, and three policy forums on key issues of energy policy, technological competitiveness and the role of heat pump technologies in achieving climate targets.
The statement said that policy forums on 28 May 2026 are set to bring together representatives from international organisations, ministries, industry and research. The sessions are organised by the IEA and the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA). The Austrian Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure (BM IMI) is to address key issues in energy policy, technological competitiveness and the role of heat pump technologies in achieving climate targets.
Thomas Fleckl, chairman of the National Organising Committee and head of the Department of Sustainable Thermal Energy Systems at the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, said: “The 15th IEA Heat Pump Conference brings together international experts from research, industry and politics to discuss current developments and innovations in the field of heat pump technologies. Exchange along the entire value chain is crucial for the rapid further development of heat pumps as a key technology in the energy transition.”