Australia remains a highly active participant in the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme. Over the past three years, Professor Robert Taylor from the University of New South Wales has […]Read More
Solar air heating was once again the main application for the solar thermal industry in Canada. 90 % of the newly installed collector area in 2024 was glazed and unglazed […]Read More
The updated SHIP Supplier World Map lists 66 companies. Among them 15 had installed SHIP plants totalling more than 10,000 m2 by the end of 2024. They are headquartered in […]Read More
Azteq is back. In mid-January 2025 Alain Robic (left), together with Jan Braeckmans and two other partners, founded the Azteq Energy company headquartered in Belgium. With the support of several […]Read More
Solar process heat is spreading worldwide. Projects are currently under construction or in planning on all five continents. Project developers have reported 73 plants totalling 277 MW that are to […]Read More
Development of solar process heat projects is a challenging business around the world. Slow decision-making by the clients, low fossil fuel energy prices and a lack of faith in the […]Read More
The global solar industrial heat (SHIP) market maintained its dynamic development in 2024. The project developers reported 106 new systems with a total capacity of 120 MW for the year. […]Read More
Between 2021 and 2024 the Austrian Climate and Energy Fund was active in supporting feasibility studies for large solar plants. The fund subsidized 15 studies regarding industrial solar heat plants […]Read More
The IEA predicts a 50 % growth in renewable industrial heat in the period 2024 to 2030 compared to the period 2017 to 2023 due to electrification (see chart above). […]Read More
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