A new research group within the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme is focusing on the development of solar-driven processes and reactors, for example to produce solar hydrogen or convert […]Read More
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 realization of two huge solar district heating projects in the Balkans is progressing. The pre-qualification tender for a 44 MW collector field with seasonal storage in Pristina, Kosovo, ended […]Read More
Thermosiphon systems account for more than half of the total installed solar thermal capacity worldwide (status at the end of 2022), but little is published about them. The scientists from […]Read More
Over the past three years, a distinguished team of 60 researchers from 14 different countries has collaborated intensively on advancing the characterization and optimization of compact thermal energy storage (CTES) […]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