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PVT Heating Systems

“Marvellous leadership team to promote the uptake of PVT heating systems”

Dr. Korbinian Kramer from the German institute Fraunhofer ISE has successfully presented the leadership team and outline for the new research platform on PVT Heating Systems to the Executive Committee of the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme. The Committee then confirmed the start of IEA SHC Task 73 titled …
round robin tests

Round robin tests of TES materials lead to adequate standard test procedures

The research group on Compact Thermal Energy Storage Materials of the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme has taken a big step forward in developing and validating standardized thermal energy storage (TES) measurement procedures. Several round robin tests have been carried out over the past three years. During such tests, …
Automated Power Check

SunPeek – Automated Power Check for Utility-Scale Solar Heat Systems

Evaluating the performance of solar thermal plants is of great interest for operators and it provides a basis for optimizations. A tool for this task is SunPeek, which met with great interest at the recent IEA SHC Solar Academy webinar in November. The open-source software automates the performance assessment of …
„We need to ensure thermosiphon systems fit the needs of today’s customer”

„We need to ensure thermosiphon systems fit the needs of today’s customer”

IEA SHC Task 69 on Solar Hot Water for 2030 brings together the expertise of solar water heating technology experts in Africa and Asia Pacific. Typical failure modes and relevant quality and testing methods were discussed in detail with Chinese industry representatives during a Solar Academy session in China in …
100 % carbon-free heat supply

Parabolic trough collector field as part of 100 % carbon-free heat supply for food factory in Australia

Site work has started on what will be the largest concentrating solar heat project in the Australian food industry. An 18 MW parabolic trough field is to be built at the Mars Petcare facility in Wodonga in the state of Victoria. The EPC for the solar field is the Belgian …
National Day shines light on future potential and market realities

National Day shines light on future potential and market realities

At the German National Day at the beginning of November entitled “Solar Technology for the Future”, the heat experts clearly pointed out the huge gap that currently exists between long-term potential studies and the actual market development of solar heat technologies. They made clear and precise demands to policy makers …
Technology Radar for Solar Energy Buildings

Technology Radar for Solar Energy Buildings

Buildings with a high solar fraction require a good mix of technologies and energy efficiency measures. The scientists of IEA SHC Task 66 on Solar Energy Buildings have analysed 150 such buildings and identified and listed the new and innovative elements. The Technology Radar for Solar Energy Buildings contains over …
Design Guidelines for Urban Surface

22 inspiring solar neighborhoods depicted on a map

Urban surfaces play a major role in enhancing sustainability and climate resilience of neighborhoods. They offer opportunities not only for producing renewable energies and correctly managing passive solar gains and daylight, but also for greening and cooling the neighborhood. The researchers of IEA SHC Task 63 on Solar Neighborhood Planning …

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