The IEA-ECES programme continues the work of the earlier International Council for Thermal Energy Storage which from 1978 to 1990 had a quarterly newsletter and was initially sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Programul IEA-ECES continuă lucrările predecesorului International Council for Thermal Energy Storage care între anii 1978-1990 a publicat un buletin informativ trimestrial sponsorizat inițial de Departamentul de Energie al SUA.