How can solar energy be used not only to generate electricity and heat, but also to produce green hydrogen? Researchers in IEA SHC Task 72, titled Solar Photoreactors for the […]
The SunPeek Open-Source Project has won the 2026 Solar Award by the IEA Solar Technologies & Sustainable Heating and Cooling Programme (IEA STSHC). SunPeek is a software designed to verify […]
What better way to celebrate 50 years of international research collaboration than with an evening of inspiring stories, good company, and a special birthday cake? At EuroSun mid-September, the IEA […]
The EuroSun conference of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) returned to Freiburg last week, exactly 30 years after the first EuroSun was held in the same city in 1996. […]
The IEA Solar Heating and Cooling (SHC) Programme has unveiled the five finalists for the 2026 SHC Solar Award, recognizing outstanding innovations that are advancing solar heating and cooling technologies. […]
Solar air collectors for building façades were first developed in Canada 37 years ago. Two of the industry’s pioneers are Conserval Engineering and Matrix Energy. Today, solar air collectors are […]
Creating high-performance lighting systems is important not only for saving energy but also for improving indoor comfort and occupant well-being. Complex fenestration systems can control daylight and solar radiation. This […]
The number of experienced suppliers in the solar heat for industrial processes (SHIP) sector continues to grow. By the end of 2025, 23 companies had installed more than ten SHIP […]
PVT collectors can make highly efficient heat sources for heat pumps, but they also create special technical challenges. Unlike conventional heat sources such as ambient air or shallow geothermal energy, […]
In 2025, solar heat for industrial processes (SHIP) continued to be deployed across a broad range of industrial sectors, as illustrated in the chart above. Drying processes and barn heating […]