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Laser-welded Flat Plate Collectors from China

Laser-welded Flat Plate Collectors from China

Chinese collector manufacturers have recently discovered the advantages of laser welding for the production of absorber sheets. Several flat plate collector manufacturers are now working on this technology. Hailin Solar is the first to offer laser-welded collectors …
Formation of Solar Cooling association “Green Chiller”

Formation of Solar Cooling association “Green Chiller”

Newly-elected president of Green Chiller: Roland Weidner, senior consultant from the German chiller manufacturer EAW GmbH Photo: EAW …
40,000 “Forest Villagers” in Turkey Heat Water with the Sun

40,000 “Forest Villagers” in Turkey Heat Water with the Sun

Paid via interest-free credit: a solar water heater from the supplier Sergün, installed at a forest village …
Oistins police station in Barbados

The Barbados Model: A Success Story in 3 Acts

One of 45,000 solar thermal installations on the island of Barbados was installed at the Oistins Police Station in 2008. Photo: Solar Dynamics …
Lack of Support: Turkish Market Decreasing

Lack of Support: Turkish Market Decreasing

The solar thermal market in Turkey is shrinking. The produced collector area has decreased by an average of 9 % each year since reaching its peak in 2004 with almost 1.5 million m2. Local manufacturers only produced 1 million m2 last year, according to the statistics of Gunder, the Turkish …
solar water heater in Kuyasa

Kuyasa – South Africa’s first Clean Development Mechanism project

Over 6,300 solar water heaters are planned in Khayelitsha, the biggest informal settlement in Cape Town, South Africa. Photo: City of Cape Town …
Abu Dhabi: Residential City with Solar Water Heating Systems

Abu Dhabi: Residential City with Solar Water Heating Systems

Modern Residential City for 25,000 people in 48 buildings on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi City, United Arab Emirates, shoud be supplied with solar heated water. Photo: Millennium Energy Industries …
Solar Thermal in the Far East of Russia

Solar Thermal in the Far East of Russia

“Made in Germany” is a brand in Russia: These vacuum tube collectors from Sonnenkraft were shipped around half the globe to be installed on a single-family building in the far east region of Primorsky Krai, near the border to China Photo: Rusolar …

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