The Power Electronic Conversion Technology Platform (PECTA) is one of four Platforms (EDNA, EMSA, SSLC and PECTA) within the IEA 4E TCP (Technology Collaboration Program of Energy Efficient End-Use Equipment) and was launched in March 2019.
The overall goal of PECTA includes collecting and analysing information about new wide band gap (WBG) based power electronic devices, coordinating internationally acceptable approaches that promote WBG-based power electronics and developing greater understanding and action amongst governments and policy makers.
On February 23, 2026, the IEA 4E PECTA Experts Workshop took place at the Austrian Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure (BMIMI) in Vienna. International experts from research, industry, and policy discussed the latest advances
The latest policy brief from PECTA, ‘Circular Economy – Compatible Power Electronics and New Application Areas’ has been published and is available for download here.
The latest policy brief from PECTA, ‘The Energy Saving Potential of Wide Band Gap Technology in selected appliances’ has been published and is available for download here.
This 2026 PECTA Workshop provided an excellent opportunity for leading experts from academia, research, industry and government to learn first-hand about the activities and novel results
This Policy Brief provides considerations around circular economy-compatible power electronics and new application areas. It summarises insights gained from recently published work supported by the 4E PECTA platform.
The Power Electronic Conversion Technology Platform (PECTA) Application Readiness Map for Wide Bandgap (WBG) Semiconductors describes their expected market position through 2036. It is based on
Fifteen countries from the Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America have joined together under the forum of 4E to share information and transfer experience in order to support good policy development in the field of energy efficient appliances and equipment.
