Market sector: Domestic Hot Water and Heating

Tunisia: CDM to fund Solar Water Heaters

After three years of preparation, the first Tunisian Programme of Activities (PoAs) for solar water heating was registered successfully with the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in April 2011. It is […]

China: Beijing Mandates Solar Hot Water Systems

On 1 March 2012, Beijing followed many other large Chinese cities in introducing its own solar thermal mandatory law. The new regulations are stipulated in document No. 3/2012, “Beijing Urban […]

Portugal: Last Quarter Exceeds Expectations

In the last quarter of 2011, the Portuguese solar thermal market has seen a sudden spike in sales, allowing the newly installed collector area per year to surpass 125,000 m² […]

Germany: Waiting for Politicians to Act

Since the beginning of the year, only a few solar thermal installations in Germany can still receive incentives from the German Market Rebate Programme for Renewable Energies (MAP). A new […]