testing

• Integrated Unglazed Solar Panel Development (2010)-

  This is a presentation of the research done by the Environmental Energy Solutions Ltd. for the development and testing of their prototype solar heat system. The particularities consisted in the large, low cost solar collector integrated into the roof or wall cladding system and its integrated water sourced heat pump and thermal storage system. A prototype was installed on a house in Wellington, providing year-round performance data. This report was done with the support of the New Zealand Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority.

• Experimental and Simulated Performance of Commercially Available Solar and Heat-pump Water Heaters in New Zealand (2005)-

  The article was written by the researchers S.E. Thomas and C.R. Lloyd from the University of Otago, New Zealand, and published by the New Zealand Solar Industries Association. Their research comes in the context of governmental efforts to increase the penetration of solar hot water heaters in domestic applications in order to enhance energy efficiency of domestic housing.

• Solar Keymark- Solar Keymark is a voluntary third-party certification mark. It is the first internationally recognised quality mark for solar thermal products. CEN and CENLEC, the European Committee for Standardisation introduced the Keymark, which has been developed by ESTIF, the European Solar Thermal Industry Federation. More information at www.solarkeymark.org Go to Document
• Report of a Performance Test According to EN 12975-2 for a Glazed Solar Collector (2007)-

  This is a report, prepared by the Test Centre for Solar Thermal Components and Systems in Germany, on a serie of tests made to evaluate the thermal performance of a solar collector according to the standard EN 12975-2:2006. The test, commissioned by the company Thermomax, was made to an evacuated tubular collector. The report goes trough the description of the collector, the various tests carried out, the observations, results and its analysis.

  Download document here or read it below

• Solar Thermal Components Adapted to Common Building Standards – SCAS (2007)-

  This document is the final report of the project "Solar Thermal Components Adapted to Common Building Standards", involving different universities in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Latvia (Technical University of Denmark, SERC, University of Oslo, Riga Technical University).

• Austrian Regulations and Certification/Subsidy Schemes Related to Solar Thermal Products-

  Austrian country report of the EIE/ALTENER Project SolarKeymark-II published in November 2007.

  Please click here to fin other countries reports (DK, F, D, EL, IRL, I, POL, P, P, SW) 

  Go to Document

• Comprehensive Testing of laser-welded Aluminium Absorbers-

  Shock, deformation, solidness and corrosion tests of laser-welded absorbers are all described in the “mirotherm absorber fact book”. This book can serve as a best practice resource for testing standards of new absorber and collector panels in the sector. Photo: Alanod