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May 23, 2019
Go-to-market strategies for industrial solar heat

Within the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme, preparations have been made to establish a new international research platform focusing on nearly market-ready technology and processes for industrial solar heat (SHIP) with temperatures of up to about 400 °C. “Our aim is to raise the...
September 23, 2017
Concentrating Solar Thermal for High-Temperature Solar Process Heat

Even energy-intensive, high-temperature industrial processes can be supplied by solar thermal systems if concentrating solar technologies are used. The EU-supported Solpart project, coordinated by the French-based CNRS public research organisation, is investigating the deployment of high-...
October 5, 2015
IEA SHC Task 49: Solar Process Heat Showcase in Montpellier

Industry participation is key for the research work of IEA’s Solar Heating and Cooling Programme. Hence, the researchers of Task 49, Solar Heat Integration in Industrial Processes, used the last meeting in France in mid-September to hold a one-day workshop dedicated to...
September 22, 2014
Germany: Feed-in Tariff Changes May Benefit Solar Heat

Whereas Germany’s total collector sales are dropping, solar thermal companies see a glimmer of hope for big projects because of changed feed-in tariffs in the renewable electricity...
December 23, 2013
Germany: New Industry Association Includes Concentrating Solar Process Heat

In September 2013, a group of German companies specialised in concentrating solar power (CSP) formally established the industry association Deutsche CSP. The group has had 38 members, 31 of which joined the association as well. In early summer 2013 already, the group had welcomed new member...
October 4, 2013
Germany: Industrial Solar and Viessmann Work on Standardised Process Steam System

Together with the German Aerospace Centre's Institute of Solar Research, DLR, German companies Industrial Solar and Viessmann are working on a standardised hybrid system based on solar energy and fossil fuel to generate steam for industrial applications. The so-called SolSteam project is...
June 2, 2013
Solar Process Heat: European Commission Advocates More Research

In March, almost 40 scientists, engineers and solar process heat specialists met for the 1st workshop of the European InSun project, called "Exchange of experience made...
October 24, 2011
Renewable Energies in the MENA Region: Potential for Sustainable Energy Provision and Export to Europe (2008)

This is a presentation delivered by Dr. Hans Müller-Steinhagen from the Institute of Technical Thermodynamics, German Aerospace Centre (DLR) during the Euromed Solar Workshop on EU-MENA (Middle East and North Africa region) Cooperation on Solar Power, held in Jordan.
November 9, 2009
Solar Thermal Power Plants: On the Way to Commercial Market Introduction (2008)

This presentation made by Prof. Hans Müller-Steinhagen from the Institute for Thermodynamics of the German Aerospace Centre provides an overview of solar power plants, their current use, benefits and potential. The presentation goes through examples of solar power plants, outlining the...