solar heating technology News
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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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Centrica to Expand New Home Energy Management Offers
Centrica is to expand its smart home activity in a move that is expected to unlock the power of millions of customers' homes, driving down electricity bills through the development of new propositions that will also support the flexibility of the grid. The company is working to integrate solar, battery and heat pump technology into its customer offer and has estimated that the co-location of ...
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Turkey: ideally placed to make use of renewables
With a growing population of over 72 million and rapid economic development, Turkey has one of the fastest growing needs for power in the developed world. Electricity demand alone is increasing by 6-8 per cent each year and CO2 emissions are rising at a rate of 5.8 per cent per year. As part of its climate change strategy designed to tackle these rising emissions, Turkey recently announced it ...
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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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Participate in the 5th European Solar Thermal Energy Conference (ESTEC 2011) and submit your abstract NOW
Brussels, 13 October 2010 – At a time when the European market is facing a sharp downturn, the 5th edition of the European Solar Thermal Energy Conference to be held in Marseille on 20 and 21 October 2011 presents the ideal opportunity for the solar thermal industry players to address together the issues facing the sector to return to a significant growth path. The call for abstracts ...
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European Solar Thermal sector in search of options during tough economic times
In 2013, the total solar thermal installed capacity grew by 1.75 GWth, while the newly installed capacity decreased by 11.8%. Most markets were affected by the overall downturn, yearning for effective and stable support policies. However, the outlook is sunnier for some market segments; and the sector reaffirms its importance as a vital contributor to a clean, secure and affordable energy ...
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Improving knowledge on solar thermal markets and technologies
The European Solar Thermal Industry Federation and MarketScape A/S launch the Solar Thermal NewsCatalyst, a new market intelligence tool for the solar thermal industry Brussels, 20 September 2010 - ESTIF has joined forces with MarketScape A/S in designing and developing a unique intelligence tool for the solar thermal industry sector. The aim is to provide a high-end global business ...
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Solar Keymark certification going strong ten years on!
Ten years ago, on 20 October 2003, the first ever Solar Keymark certificate was issued. Ten years later, the Solar Keymark is a success story, with around 2000 certificates for collectors and systems held by companies from 40 countries. The Solar Keymark was conceived ten years ago as a voluntary third-party certification mark for solar thermal products, demonstrating to end-users ...
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The 5th European Solar Thermal Energy Conference (ESTEC) will take place in Marseille on 20 and 21 October 2011.
The 5th European Solar Thermal Energy Conference (ESTEC) will take place in Marseille on 20 and 21 October 2011. Over 500 participants are expected to attend this definitive event for the solar thermal industry organized by ESTIF and ENERPLAN with the support of ADEME. Brussels/Paris, June 22, 2010 - ESTEC is a biennial international conference bringing together key players in the field of ...
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South Africa to Stimulate Research and Development in Clean Energy
Johannesburg - South Africa is set to play a more meaningful role in international energy affairs, particularly in the research and development of new energy technologies and strategies. South Africa, through the newly-established South African National Energy Research Institute (Saneri), together with the International Energy Agency (IEA) are hosting the first joint collaborative workshop to be ...
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A week before Intersolar Europe opens its doors in Munich, ESTIF- the European Solar Thermal Industry Federation - releases latest market statistics
Brussels, 3 June 2010 - Following an outstanding growth in 2008, the European solar thermal market decreased by 10% in 2009. For the second year in a row, over 4 million square metres of solar panels were sold in Europe. However, the outlook for 2010 remains uncertain as the financial and economic crisis continues to have a negative impact on public support and incentive policies for renewable ...
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Residential heating and air-conditioning equipment market strives for energy efficiency, finds Frost & Sullivan
Consumers" demand to go green, along with higher energy efficiency, compels manufacturers to increase R&D spending for North American heating and air conditioning equipment. Not only will this help withstand competition for this market, it will also withstand volatile fuel prices that play a part in the demand for energy-efficient systems. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan ...
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Commission fails to deliver Directive proposal on renewable heating and cooling
Brussels - Renewable heating and cooling is now definitely recognised as essential for the future of Europe’s energy supply, this is good news from the Renewable Energy Roadmap, presented today by the European Commission. Bad news is that the Commission did not deliver the Directive proposal requested by the European Parliament. “We are pleased to see that solar thermal and other renewable ...
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Robin Welling (TiSUN) elected new president of the European Solar Thermal Industry Federation – Europe needs more focus on renewable heat
Brussels, 8 December 2010. The European Solar Thermal Industry Federation (ESTIF) members have elected a new President and a new Board of Directors on 3 December at their General Assembly in Brussels. Representatives from industry, association and research have discussed the short- and medium-term outlook for a market which has been particularly affected by the crisis in the building sector. ...
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'Con Edison Clean Energy Update' Makes it Easier to Track Electric Grid's Green Transformation
New York's largest energy-delivery company has launched the Con Edison Clean Energy Update, providing information on installations of solar panels, battery storage, electric vehicle chargers and other technologies as they help transform the power grid in the nation's largest city. Updated quarterly, the progress report is designed to make it easier to track deployments of customer-owned clean ...
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Common calculation method of the solar thermal energy produced worldwide now available
Energy Statistics should include the estimation of the solar thermal energy produced and, with this objective in mind, the International Energy Agency Solar Heating and Cooling Programme (IEA-SHC) and major solar thermal industry associations agreed on a common calculation method to estimate the annual solar collector energy output in kWh. With this method it will be simpler to estimate the ...
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European Solar Days events expect more than a half-million participants
mso 9]> Normal 0 21 false false false FR-BE X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Hundreds of thousands of European citizens will gather at events across the continent to show their support for solar energy during ...
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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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CSP Today Awards 2010 single out the industry’s finest
Abengoa, ACS Cobra, SkyFuel, Cargo Power & Infrastructure, Foster Wheeler, Abener Teyma, and Schubert & Salzer take the spotlight at CSP Today’s International Industry Awards 2010 in Seville, Spain. By Rikki Stancich CSP Today has been on a mission to flush out the CSP industry leaders of 2010. The winners of the CSP Today International Awards 2010 were announced during this ...
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JUST LAUNCHED: IEA report shows how to achieve dramatic energy savings in the buildings sector by 2050
A new report<http://www.iea.org/publications/free_new_Desc.asp?PUBS_ID=2400> from the International Energy Agency released today shows how heating and cooling technologies that are energy-efficient and that emit little or no carbon dioxide can dramatically reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions within residential, commercial and public buildings, a sector that currently accounts for ...
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