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Key factors behind SHIP project developers’ business satisfaction
Development of solar process heat projects is a challenging business around the world. Slow decision-making by the clients, low fossil fuel energy prices and a lack of faith in the relatively new technology once again made it hard to close deals last year. This became apparent when around 70 SHIP …
Global SHIP market reaches five-year high despite national fluctuations
The global solar industrial heat (SHIP) market maintained its dynamic development in 2024. The project developers reported 106 new systems with a total capacity of 120 MW for the year. A further 125 MW were under construction by the end of 2024. This is an enormous capacity increase compared to …
Feasibility studies with parabolic trough collector fields in Austria
Between 2021 and 2024 the Austrian Climate and Energy Fund was active in supporting feasibility studies for large solar plants. The fund subsidized 15 studies regarding industrial solar heat plants with a total collector area of 306,000 m2. Among these studies were seven that included parabolic trough collectors to provide …
How Salaspils in Latvia detoxified its district heating
The integration of solar thermal energy into its district heating network has not only provided the small Latvian town of Salaspils near Riga with a more sustainable and emission-free heat supply, but also cheaper heating bills for the citizens connected to it. This was revealed in a presentation given by …
PVT market gains momentum: New players and large-scale installations
The German PVT market is on the move. New supplier structures are being established and more and more really large PVT systems have been realized or recently announced. The photo, for example, shows the opening of the AKG Group’s new production facility for PVT collectors in Hofgeismar in central Germany …
Azteq’s bankruptcy and its consequences
The Belgian project developer Azteq stopped its business in mid December. It is currently under the insolvency administration of Mark Bernaerts from the company Consenso Advocaten. The bankruptcy came just two months after the official launch of the 18 MW solar industrial heat plant at the Mars Petcare factory in …
The British Library – a high-profile reference for PVT systems
Naked Energy reached two important milestones for its PVT technology in 2024. The British company received a Solar Keymark certificate for the VirtuPVT collectors in October 2024. A few days earlier, a press release was published about a high-profile reference using this type of hybrid collector on the roof of …
Extensive knowledge database on solar thermal and PV cooling
The IEA SHC Task 65 on Solar Cooling for the Sunbelt Regions has built up a comprehensive knowhow base over the last four years. 16 reports and a number of conference papers are publicly available on the Task website. Task Manager Dr Uli Jakob has especially highlighted the work on …
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