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Taiwan: A Densely Populated Island with an Interesting Solar Thermal Market

Thermosiphon systems with a horizontal storage tank positioned above the solar collectors are typically used for solar hot water production in Taiwan. Photo: Homemark …
Solar Thermal: “Potential Massively Underestimated”

Solar Thermal: “Potential Massively Underestimated”

The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has recently published its Renewable Energy Strategy (RES) which includes solar thermal. This has provoked a strong response from the UK Solar Trade Association (STA) stating that DECC has “massively underestimated the potential of solar thermal technologies and completely missed a …
Australian Solar Cooling Interest Group

Australian Solar Cooling Interest Group

Independent solar cooling specialists and lobbyists: Dr Paul Kohlenbach (left) initiated the Australian Solar Cooling Interest Group (ausSCIG) and Dr. Uli Jakob initiated the Green Chiller Association for Sorption Cooling e.V. in Europe. Together the two experts run the company Solem Consulting …
Israel: Engineers for Absorber Manufacturing

Israel: Engineers for Absorber Manufacturing

What counts is the quality of the collar: Dagan´s punching machines possess a special die, which works together with the internal punch to optimize the form of the collar. Photo: Dagan Machine Engineering …
Textured Solar Glass Made in Germany

Textured Solar Glass Made in Germany

Specialised in manufacturing solar glass: The new factory of Interfloat Corporation, near Berlin, is producing textured glass only, for manufacturers of solar thermal collectors, as well as photovoltaic modules. Photo: GMB Glasmanufaktur Brandenburg …
India: Temple Possesses World’s Largest Solar Steam Cooking System

India: Temple Possesses World’s Largest Solar Steam Cooking System

The famous pilgrimage to Shirdi in Western India will soon include meals cooked by the world’s largest solar thermal installation for steam cooking. Its estimated cost is at INR 13.3 million (approx. US$ 300,000), for which the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy provided a subsidy of INR 5.84 million …
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Czech Republic: Subsidy Schemes Financed by Emission Trading

The subsidy scheme in the Czech Republic supports the installation of residential solar hot water systems and combi systems for hot water and space heating up to the year 2012. Photo: Propuls …
“Solarni Liga” – The Solar League in the Czech Republic

“Solarni Liga” – The Solar League in the Czech Republic

Solar city in the Czech Republic: Rusava leads the Solar League in the category “solar thermal” for several years. The reason for this top position is the collector area of 550 m2 in the public swimming pool installed in 2004. Photo: Solarni Liga …

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