solar heating News
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Celebrating the past, looking to the future! The European Solar Thermal Industry Federation (ESTIF) marks its 10th anniversary and elects a new Board
One of the main aims behind the creation of ESTIF in 2002 was the adoption of a single Europe-wide certification scheme for solar heating collectors. This was successfully achieved a year later with the development of the quality mark “Solar Keymark” within the framework of CEN, Comité Européen de Normalisation (European Committee for Standardization) and supported bythe ...
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A new way to store solar heat
Original story at MIT News Imagine if your clothing could, on demand, release just enough heat to keep you warm and cozy, allowing you to dial back on your thermostat settings and stay comfortable in a cooler room. Or, picture a car windshield that stores the sun’s energy and then releases it as a burst of heat to melt away a layer of ice. According to a team of researchers at MIT, both ...
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New Grundfos product honoured as product of the year in Germany
It only took the new Grundfos MAGNA3 pump two months on the market to convince German Plus X Awards of its qualities and win several awards. Winner of the High Quality, Functionality and Ecology categories. And chosen as the product of the year in its category. All of this after only two months on the market. The name of the new pump is already well-known: Grundfos' new MAGNA3 circulator pump ...
By Grundfos
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KM1 Communication module
The KM1 communication module is the network connection for solar and heating systems, especially suited for technicians managing large systems, heating installers and home owners who like to keep a close eye on their system. With the KM1, the system can be monitored over the Internet. VBus.net enables e. g. system yield monitoring in a comprehensive system graphic. Additionally, comfortable ...
By Resol GmbH
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HYSS - High Power, solar-hybrid heat pumps for larger buildings up to 600 kW
Free Energy is constantly developing the HYSS - Hybrid Solar System. A new series of heat pumps are now being launched for larger buildings (High Power) for heating and cooling demands up to 600 kW. HYSS - High Power includes four sizes of inverter controlled grounds ource heat pumps. As for residential HYSS models HYSS - High Power can be complemented with solar heating and thus achieve twice ...
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Concentrated Solar Power Cost and Commodity Analysis
FREE CSP WEBINAR - 'Concentrated Solar Power Cost and Commodity Analysis' Thursday 31st October | 2-3pm GMT Can’t make it live? Sign up now and you’ll receive the full recording and slides straight to your inbox. 60-minute CSP Webinar Presentations and Q&A with: Parthiv Kurup, CSP Cost and Systems Analyst, NREL Prof Chris Sansom, Head of Centre - Renewable Energy ...
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Sustainable Cooling With The Triple Solar Pvt Heat Pump Solar Panels
Cooling with PVT heat pump solar panels: To be able to cool buildings effectively and sustainably, Triple Solar introduces the cooling unit. In other words: active cooling with a water / water heat pump and the Triple Solar PVT solar panels. In this unique cooling unit, the source and the delivery system are reversed, so that the building is actively cooled by the heat pump with the compressor. ...
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Triple Solar PVT panels were a big success on the VSK2020
The bi-annual VSK exhibition VSK2020 in Utrecht is over and the Triple Solar PVT panels were a huge success. There was mega interest at the VSK2020 for the PVT panels from Triple Solar BV as a source for the heat pump. Triple Solar was present at the NIBE stand in hall 7 – C034. The Triple Solar® heat pump panel system consists of a PVT panel and a water / water heat pump. This makes ...
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Solar Heating and Cooling Research & Innovation Roadmap available for public consultation
Solar thermal industry stakeholders are given the opportunity to review the Solar Heating and Cooling Research & Innovation Roadmap developed by the experts of the European Technology Platform on Renewable Heating and Cooling (RHC‑Platform). The solar thermal technology panel of the RHC-Platform developed a Solar Heating and Cooling Research & Innovation Roadmap. This document, which is ...
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Great innovation potential of solar heating and cooling confirmed
The European Technology Platform on Renewable Heating and Cooling issues a new document on the potential for technological development in solar heating and cooling until 2050. The “Strategic Research Priorities” identify huge opportunities offered by the technological development of solar heating and cooling and the need for a significant increase in R&D activities and budgets to ...
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SunOyster receives "Future Star Award"
Outside of the conference venue in China’s capital, the concentration of fine dust (PM 2.5) on the grey winter days equals with 272 μg/m³ almost seven times the European benchmark level for health risks. Inside, the 4th Bluetech International Clean Air Conference gathers 300 researchers, government officials and entrepreneurs who are hotly debating possibilities to improve the air ...
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The European solar thermal industry’s leading-edge technology creates jobs and economic wealth
Latest ESTIF statistics demonstrate the strong economic value of Solar Thermal in Europe. Today, this 3 billion Euro market provides over 40.000 full-time jobs in Europe where the industry has forged a clear technological lead in generating solar heating and cooling. Solar thermal creates economic benefits on two different levels: it reduces the costs associated with burning imported fossil ...
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The European solar thermal industry’s leading-edge technology creates jobs and economic wealth
Latest ESTIF statistics demonstrate the strong economic value of Solar Thermal in Europe. Today, this 3 billion Euro market provides over 40.000 full-time jobs in Europe where the industry has forged a clear technological lead in generating solar heating and cooling. Solar thermal creates economic benefits on two different levels: it reduces the costs associated with burning imported fossil fuels ...
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Strong solar thermal uptake vital to achieve 2020 targets
The latest statistics show that solar thermal is now contributing an estimated 20 TWhth to the thermal energy used in the European Union, with a total installed capacity adding up to 28.3 GWth. However, the latest European Commission’s “Renewable energy progress report” indicates that current and planned policy initiatives are faltering and solar thermal may fall short of the ...
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NREL Develops Switchable Solar Window
Thermochromic windows capable of converting sunlight into electricity at a high efficiency have been developed by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Relying on such advanced materials as perovskites and single-walled carbon nanotubes, the new technology responds to heat by transforming from transparent to tinted. As the window ...
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The way for EU legislation supporting solar thermal heating and cooling is open.
Brussels - “We strongly welcome the decision of the Council: the clear signal of the EU Heads of State will help creating an even more positive framework for investments and growth, if the binding commitments are quickly followed by appropriate legislative facts” said Mr Ole Pilgaard, President of ESTIF (European Solar Thermal Industry Federation). Today, the Heads of State of 27 EU ...
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Leap in technology with SOLAERA: Complete house heating for the first time with only one system even in complete darkness
Consolar launches a new technology in the solar heat sector onto the market: After comprehensive field tests, the patented SOLAERA solar heating system which makes it possible to meet the complete heating requirements of a house for the first time, will be produced in series from July of the year. In contrast to traditional heat pump systems, SOLAERA not only captures heat during the day but also ...
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Aquatherm Industries Offers Solar Pool Heating Installer Training as NABCEP Continuing Education Provider
Aquatherm Industries announced today it has received approval from the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) to conduct a Continuing Education Course on the topic of Solar Pool Heating as a NABCEP Continuing Education Provider. The course will also satisfy training requirements set forth NABCEP to become a Certified Solar Heating Installer. The pilot session of this ...
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Cheap beads offer alternative solar-heating storage
A cheap material that can store heat energy collected from the sun during the day that can be released slowly over night has been developed by researchers in the India. The material based on paraffin wax and stearic acid is described in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Renewable Energy Technology and could help keep homes warm in sunny parts of the world that get very cold ...
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U.S. Silica Receives US Patent on Solar Reflectance Technology for Energy-Saving White Armor®Cool Roof Granules
U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SLCA) announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued US Patent 10253493, entitled “Particulates having high total solar reflectance." The patent covers solar reflective particulate composition used for U.S. Silica's White Armor® Cool Roof Granules. White Armor durable white granules reflect the sun's heat instead of ...
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