The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has published an unusual but practice-orientated Navigator Brief about solar industrial heat. Why unusual? The Brief summarizes the experience gained from 15 […]Read More
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 […]Read More
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 […]Read More
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 […]Read More
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 […]Read More
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 […]Read More
The German heating technology manufacturer Viessmann Climate Solutions has been part of Carrier Global, the largest US manufacturer of air conditioning systems, since March 2023. This merger is now also […]Read More
Two innovative heat pump projects in the megawatt range connected to district heating grids went into operation in Germany last year. The installations from Johnson Controls International (JCI), Denmark, and […]Read More
Solar thermal systems and heat pumps are important key components for the decarbonization of district heating networks and often complement each other well. Heat pumps can, for example, use heat […]Read More
The future markets for solar thermal cooling systems are in the global south. The IEA study The Future of Cooling predicts that by 2050 37 % of total electricity demand […]Read More