European Solar Thermal Technology Platform Commences Work
Solar thermal energy is to play a vital role in the
future energy supply
Berlin / Brussels - 49 percent of
the European energy demand is used for heating and cooling purposes, a large
part of which can be produced using solar thermal systems. The group of experts
at the European Solar Thermal Technology Platform (ESTTP) are convinced of
this. The platform was founded on May 30th in
In a preliminary draft for the solar thermal vision
2030, the ESTTP set the goal of firmly establishing solar thermal energy as the
standard technology for heating buildings. According to the scientists and
companies, the standards in 2030 will see the majority of new buildings being
heated exclusively using solar thermal energy and existing buildings being
modernised with solar elements, thus allowing more than 50% of the heating requirements
to be covered using solar energy. The costs for heating buildings using solar
energy will continue to fall in the coming years and the proportion of solar
thermal energy will considerably increase. Great potential is also seen in
solar cooling, which employs refrigerating systems powered by solar thermal
energy, and the industrial use of solar thermal energy.
“The ESTTP is making a significant contribution in
accelerating the development of solar thermal energy usage and in
systematically tapping into the enormous potential of solar thermal energy”,
says Gerhard Stryi-Hipp, Chairman of the Board of the ESTTP Steering Committee
and Executive Board Member of the European Solar Thermal Industry Federation
ESTIF. Networking and achieving a common orientation of research and
developmental measures in politics, research institutions and the industry
should unleash a new dynamic in solar thermal energy all across
Up until now, solar thermal energy has only played a
subordinate role in European and national research programmes. The Solar
Thermal Technology Platform, which is supported by the European Commission,
aims to considerably increase the quantity of research programmes. The goal is
the international technology leadership of European companies. The assumption
is that the results of the ESTTP will significantly influence the future
research programmes in the solar thermal energy sector.
During the kick-off meeting
on December 6th in
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