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Mapping the global thermosiphon market: insights from eight world regions
Thermosiphon systems account for more than half of the total installed solar thermal capacity worldwide (status at the end of 2022), but little is published about them. The scientists from Task 69 Solar Hot Water for 2030 have closed that gap. They carried out a survey among manufacturers of thermosiphon …
IEA SHC Task 67: a worldwide effort in advancing compact thermal energy storage
Over the past three years, a distinguished team of 60 researchers from 14 different countries has collaborated intensively on advancing the characterization and optimization of compact thermal energy storage (CTES) materials and components. This international effort was led by Wim van Helden, Senior Researcher at the Austrian institute AEE INTEC, …
The evolving SHIP supply industry: Key players and new entrants
The updated SHIP Supplier World Map lists 66 companies. Among them 15 had installed SHIP plants totalling more than 10,000 m2 by the end of 2024. They are headquartered in the USA, Mexico, Europe and China (see World Map above). One further company has fulfilled the requirement to be listed …
Azteq Energy: A fresh start with new leadership, stronger governance and financial backing
Azteq is back. In mid-January 2025 Alain Robic (left), together with Jan Braeckmans and two other partners, founded the Azteq Energy company headquartered in Belgium. With the support of several investors they acquired essential assets from the former Azteq, which filed for bankruptcy in mid-December 2024. The founders intend to …
Global expansion of solar industrial heat: Key insights from the latest Outlook
Solar process heat is spreading worldwide. Projects are currently under construction or in planning on all five continents. Project developers have reported 73 plants totalling 277 MW that are to be realized by 2027 – the majority of them in Europe. The Solar Industrial Heat Outlook 2025-2027 presents the results …
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 …
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