• May 4, 2026

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USA: Solar Heating and Cooling Gets Less Attention

The US-American solar heating and cooling industry has been receiving significantly less attention than solar electricity technologies. An example of that is the webpage “My Solar Job”, which gathers profiles […]

Germany: Ritter Group’s Eco-Consequent Product Development

The German Ritter Group is proving its commitment to eco-business more and more: The latest generation of the Paradigma double-glass evacuated tube collectors, called Aqua Plasma, shows improved performance, as […]

Austria: How to Plan and Finance Large-Scale Systems

The Austrian solar thermal industry association Austria Solar is still working on how to facilitate large-scale solar thermal installations. Because one key aspect of a large-scale project is how to […]

Portugal: Market Drops Again in 2012

The first half of this year saw only 41,315 m² of solar thermal collector area installed in Portugal, a decrease of 35% compared to the same period last year. This […]

Albania: Solar Water Heaters in Albanian Alp Guesthouses

This summer, the UNDP Climate Change Programme, the Global Environmental Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF/SGP), the Albanian Ministry of Economy Trade and Energy (METE), and the German Agency for International […]

Albania: New Draft Law to Support Solar Water Heating

Albania is taking further steps towards implementing the European Union’s legal framework in terms of solar water heating (SWH) systems. In May 2012, a round-table discussion on the new draft […]