ESTIF

December 28, 2019
Solar heat champions

Last year brought the European solar heating and cooling sector back on track for growth, the Solar Heat Europe association based in Brussels, Belgium, emphasised in a press release published on 13 December. The newly installed collector area in the 28 EU member countries and Switzerland...
July 12, 2019
New Solar Keymark Network Rules Allow On-Site Testing

The Solar Keymark Network has expanded its range of options by including in situ testing. At a meeting in March 2019, a revised version of the Solar Keymark (SK) Scheme Rules was approved to allow collector efficiency tests in a real-life environment. It is now possible to create efficiency...
January 27, 2018
Three ways to read European market statistics

There is more than one way to read 2016’s market statistics published by Solar Heat Europe about 2 months ago. One could emphasise the great achievements made in reducing emissions and creating jobs in the solar heating and cooling sector in Europe. One could likewise point to Denmark as a...
August 7, 2017
ESTIF Rebranding: “We are solar, we are heat, we are Europe”

The European Solar Thermal Industry Federation (ESTIF) has recently changed its name to Solar Heat Europe and developed a new corporate identity. It represents the interests of the solar thermal sector at EU institutions and is home to around 50 European solar thermal manufacturers,...
July 17, 2017
SHC and SWC 2017: Early Bird Registration Now Available

Benefit from an early bird discount by registering for the joint solar conferences in autumn in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, until 31 August. You need to register only once to attend both the SHC...
June 26, 2017
Hungary: Government Strengthens Support for Renewables and Energy Efficiency in Residential Market

While Hungary’s plans to add two Russian reactors to the Paks nuclear power station have caused quite the stir, the eastern European country’s green energy policies seem to have gone largely unnoticed. On 8 May 2017, during the first Nordic Green Light business forum in Hungary’s capital...
June 22, 2017
Global Status Report 2017: Key SHC Data on Markets and Policy

REN21’s Renewables 2017 Global Status Report (GSR) shows how the 20 largest solar thermal markets in the world developed in 2016 (see the chart on the left). Significant growth was reported from Denmark (84 %), Mexico and India (6 % each). Except for the Danish market, last year was a...
April 18, 2017
Greece: Manufacturers Exporting More Each Year

Despite shrinking markets in Europe, Greece’s collector and tank manufacturers have increased their exports two times in a row. In 2015, the solar thermal industry delivered 7 % more collector area abroad and in 2016, the figure even rose by 14 % compared to the year prior and totalled 330,...
January 16, 2017
Research Study Reveals Romania’s Solar Thermal Potential

Romania can hardly be said to have taken the lead in solar thermal deployment: With only 5.6 kW_th of installed solar thermal capacity per 1,000 people in 2015, the country ranked below average in the European Solar Thermal Industry Federation (ESTIF) statistics. Even its...
December 16, 2016
Europe: Solar Keymark Network Approves New Complaint Procedures

The Solar Keymark Network (SKN) discussed and approved new complaint procedures during its most recent meeting on the Greek island of Crete in mid-October 2016. Action had to be taken, as the...
December 1, 2016
Europe: ESTIF Publishes Comprehensive Market Analysis

Last year, the amount of newly installed glazed collector area added up to 2.7 million m² (1.9 GW_th) in the European Union’s E28 and Switzerland combined. It is another decline compared to the previous year, this time by 7 %. The annual market statistics of the European Solar...
November 1, 2016
Eurosun 2016 / Robin Welling: solar thermal energy in the EU

Solar heating has seen better days in Europe. The industry association ESTIF promotes solar thermal energy on EU level. Robin Welling talks about challenges and approaches.

This video was filmed during the Eurosun 2016 in Palma (Mallorca) in October 2016.

Interview: Bärbel...