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EU to extend emissions trading to private households and transport
From 2027 onward, private households in the European Union will also have to pay a CO2 tax on the fossil fuels they use. This is envisaged by the reform of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), on which negotiators agreed in mid-December 2022 in the so-called Trilogue of the …
PVT Big Solar projects for industrial clients in Austria
The Austrian planning team Simona Alexe – greenixcloud is now developing PVT Big Solar projects for industrial clients. Big Solar refers to solar heat systems that store surplus solar energy from the summer in seasonal storage to cover energy needs in winter. The term has previously been used for large …
High interest in PV and heat pumps has reduced collector sales in India
In 2022 the Indian solar thermal industry was hit severely by consumers opting for photovoltaic systems. A survey carried out by the Indian Malaviya Solar Energy Consultancy revealed a sharp decline of 19 % in vacuum tube collector sales and 50 % in flat plate collector sales. Solar thermal system …
Webinars in March offer insights into certification, labelling and the rise of SDH
Do not miss out the two solar heat webinars in March offered by the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme together with partners. You can join the next IEA SHC Solar Academy webinar about the Global Solar Certification Network and Solergy either on 21 March or 23 March depending on …
Low-carbon and high-comfort integrated lighting
Anyone interested in research in the field of efficient lighting in buildings will definitely come across Jan de Boer. He chairs the Lighting Technology and Passive Solar Systems Group at the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics in Germany. Since 2013, de Boer has also led groups of scientists and practitioners …
Promising results from innovative solar district heating plants
In a webinar in mid-February, AMORCE, the French district heating association, described the successes of the French district heating sector and its growth strategy. It is a small sector covering only 5 % of the total heat demand – but is already decarbonised to a great extent. With more than …
Business and financing models – a clear distinction
Non-technical barriers often play a critical role when it comes to increasing the number of solar cooling systems in the sunbelt countries. Business and financing models are among the important factors in overcoming non-technical barriers. In order to have an informed discussion about successful models it is important to have …
The German solar thermal market only grew slightly in the energy crisis year 2022
The German industry associations BSW Solar and BDH have published the market statistics for the German solar thermal market in 2022. With 11 % growth, collector sales developed positively. The newly installed solar thermal capacity in 2022 amounted to 496 MW, up from 448 MW in the previous year (see …
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