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The '''International Energy Agency Solar Heating and Cooling Technology Collaboration Programme (IEA SHC TCP)''' is one of over 40 multilateral Technology Collaboration Programmes (also known as TCPs) of the [[International Energy Agency]].<ref>[http://www.iea.org/techno/index.asp IEA multilateral technology initiatives]</ref> It was one of the first of such programmes, founded in 1977. Its current mission is to "''advance international collaborative efforts for solar energy to reach the goal set in the vision of contributing 50% of the low temperature heating and cooling demand by 2030.''".<ref>{{Cite web |title=IEA SHC mission |url=https://www.iea-shc.org/strategic-plan |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104133929/http://www.iea-shc.org/about/strategicplan/SHC_Strategic_Plan.pdf |archive-date=2011-11-04 |access-date=2011-12-26}}</ref> Its international solar collector statistics ''Solar Heat Worldwide''<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web |title=International collector statistics ''Solar Heat Worldwide'' |url=https://www.iea-shc.org/solar-heat-worldwide |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222234312/https://www.iea-shc.org/statistics/SolarHeatWorldwide/index.html |archive-date=2011-12-22 |access-date=2011-12-26}}</ref> serve as a reference document for governments,<ref>[http://www.usda.gov/oce/reports/energy/Web_SolarEnergy_combined.pdf USDA: ''Solar Energy Use in U.S. Agriculture – Overview and Policy Issues'', April 2011, p.66]</ref> financial institutions,<ref>Bank Sarasin: ''Solar industry: Survival of the fittest in a fiercely competitive market place'', November 2011, p. 41</ref> consulting firms<ref>[http://www.rolandberger.com/media/pdf/Roland_Berger_Clean_Economy_20100120.pdf Roland Berger Strategy Consultants: ''Clean Economy, Living Planet'', November 2009, p.22]</ref> and non-profit organizations.<ref>[http://www.earth-policy.org/datacenter/pdf/book_wote_energy_world_profile.pdf Supporting data sets for Lester R. Brown, ''World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse'', New York 2011, p.34]</ref>

== Membership and organization ==