Greenonetec, the largest collector manufacturer in Europe, purchased key parts of the business of Danish-based Arcon-Sunmark, the European leader in developing solar district heating projects, at the end of March. The company closed most of its business, because of considerable losses.

World’s largest flat plate collector manufacturers in 2019
by Bärbel Epp

One-half of the world’s largest flat plate collector manufacturers expressed satisfaction with how business developed in 2019. The big manufacturers based in China consolidated their market positions, because of increasing demand for flat plate collectors in new high-rise buildings.

Climate neutrality will become binding EU target
by Bärbel Epp

In early March, the European Commission published its proposal for a European Climate Law, including regulations on how to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. Such a binding target would be a great achievement, since the EU has mostly had non-bunding climate goals so far.

Hybrid solutions maximise solar yield per area
by Bärbel Epp

A record 840 people registered for the PVT solutions webinar in order to learn more about the wide range of applications in which hybrid PV-Thermal systems can be used. They offer attractive payback periods whenever a constant amount of heat is needed all year round and electricity is consumed on site.

Compact heat battery with virtually no heat loss
by Bärbel Epp

A compact thermochemical seasonal storage system put up at a demonstration site in Warsaw, Poland, is working as expected. The prototype consists of three evacuated modules filled with 400 litres of salt each. The research project identified improved storage materials and components.