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• Market Study - EU HighCombi project (2011)-

  This document provides information on the EU project HighCombi. It includes a market study of the project's six target countries, and outlines the solar thermal state of the art in each.

• The Quality Label for Solar Thermal Products in Europe (2010) -

  This brochure produced by ESTIF, the European Solar Thermal Industry Federation, provides a complete overview of the solar keymark, a certification mark for solar thermal products in Europe.

• EULARINET Latin American-European Workshop on Renewable Energies (2011)-

  This activity report is one of the deliverable of the EURALINET project (European Union - Latin American Research and Innovation Networks Initiative), funded under the FP7 EU funding programme. The document reports the activities done with regards to solar thermal and it was presented during a meeting in Mexico City, Mexico.

• Debating the Way to a Mediterranean Solar Plan (2009)-

  This is a presentation from Dr. Albrecht Kaupp (MED-EMIP Team Leader) during the “MENA Energized: Regional Challenges to "Green the Power" Sector” event held in June in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. It was jointly organized by the Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE) and the Euro Mediterranean Energy Market Integration Project (MED-EMIP).

• Solar Thermal Markets in Europe. Trends and Market Statistics 2010 (2011)-

  As in previous years, ESTIF, the European Solar Thermal Industry Federation, has issued this publication with detailed data and numbers about the solar thermal market in the EU 27 and Switzerland in 2010.

  In 2010, the European solar thermal market totalled 2.586 MWth (3.694,940 m²) of newly installed capacity, decreasing by an estimated 13% in comparison with 2009 numbers.

  Click here to see the 2010 edition of this publication, referring to 2009 market data.

• Technology Review and Selection of CSP and Desalination Configurations (2009)-

  This Final Report is the deliverable of Work Package (WP1) from the MED-CSD Project. Designed to assess combined solar power and desalination plants’ technico-economic potential in Mediterranean Partner countries, it was a project funded by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme (FP7). It ran between June 2008 and June 2010.

• Conditions and Problems to Be Aware of When Integrating Solar Combisystems in Buildings (2003)-

  This is a deliverable of the European Commission’s Altener Solar Combisystem Project, related to the IEA Task 26. The programme ran between 2001 and 2003, involving Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and The Netherlands.

• Training Course on Solar District Heating (2011)-

  This document comprises training material developed in the framework of the SDHtake-off project with the support of Intelligent Energy Europe Programme. It has been designed as a “pool” of information to be used by all training organizations. It gives a broad overview of the solar thermal technologies employed for district heating, their characteristics as well as the legislative and technical requirements that are applicable in the EU.

• QualiCert Report: Assessment of Existing Accreditation and Training Schemes (2010)-

• Bulgaria: BEERECL Programme Extended -

• QualiCert Manual (2011)-

  This manual is one of the deliverable of the QualiCert project started in July 2009 which obliges Member States to develop and mutually recognize certification or equivalent qualification schemes for installers of small-scale renewable energy systems (solar photovoltaic and solar thermal systems, heat pumps, etc.) by December 2012.

• Renewable Energy Projects as Published in the National Renewable Energy Action Plans of the EU Member States (2011)-

  This report, compiled by the Energy Research Centre from the Netherlands with the help of the European Environment Agency, has been published in February 2011 and illustrates the targeted levels of renewable energy production that the EU member-states want to obtain by 2020.

• Solar Thermal Barometer (2010)-

  This barometer, published by the French organisation EuObserv’ER, provides an overview and analysis of the evolution of the sector in Europe in 2009. In 2009, the installed area in the EU was of about 4166 056 m2 which resulted in a capacity of 22786,1MWth. The solar thermal sector employed 50.000 people in 2009. The document includes data about the installed surface area per type of collectors and power capacity for each EU country. It includes data showing the evolution since 1995 as well.

• REPAP 2020: Implementation of the RES-Directive at National Level (2009)- Christine Lins, Secretary General of EREC, made this presentation during a workshop, organised by ESTIF, in Brussels, on the RES Directive implementation. The presentation provides an overview of the RES Directive and the measures national authorities have to put in place to comply with the legislation, this is, the national renewable energy action plans (NREAPs). Related to this, the presentation also outlines the main objectives of the project REPAP, created to facilitate the process of implementation of the RES Directive on a national level Read presentation below
• Solar Industrial Process Heat - State of the Art (2006)-

  This is a report prepared in the framework of the Intelligent Energy Europe project Key Issues for Renewable Heat in Europe (K4RES-H). The report focuses on solar heat for industrial processes (SHIP), the current market status and potential, the identified barriers to growth and proposed recommendations. A selection of demonstration projects is also provided. Solar heat for industrial processes is not yet a very developed technology, but among the various solar thermal applications, its potential is noteworthy.

• Solar Thermal Energy Solutions (2010)-

  As heat accounts for almost 50% of the final energy demand in the EU, the use of solar thermal technologies should be considered as a very valuable option for EU member States when drafting the national renewable action plans, resulting from the so-called RES 2020 Directive (2009/28/EC).

• Solar Heating and Cooling of Buildings (2007)-

  This document includes detailed information about solar heating and cooling technologies for buildings. The document is one of the deliverables of the BRITA in PuBs project (Bringing Retrofit Innovation to Application in Public Buildings). This FP6 funded project involves different countries (Norway, Denmark, Italy, Greece, Germany, UK, Lithuania and Czech Republic). The aim is to develop demonstration projects in selected public buildings to demonstrate how renewable energies could be used.

• Renewable Energy Policy Country Profiles (2009)-

  This report, published in the framework of the Re-Shaping project, provides an overview of the existing RES support schemes in the 27 EU Member States. The project RE-Shaping aims to assist Member States in preparing for the implementation of the RES Directive (2009/28/EC) and to guide a European policy for RES in the mid to long term. In this report, the past and present success of policies for renewable energies are evaluated and recommendations derived to improve future RES support schemes are provided.

• Combined Heating, Cooling and Power Generation in the Small Capacity Range (2009)-

  This brochure explains the objectives of the PolySMART Project (POLYgeneration with advanced small and medium scale thermally driven air-conditioning and refrigeration technology), an integrated project partly funded by the European Commission under 6th Framework Programme. The project started in 2006 and lasted four years and had as objective to promote and facilitate the market penetration of these technologies, by demonstrating the cost-effective and environmentally friendly solutions it provides.

• Solar Combi+ Final Report (2010)-

  This document is the final report of the SolarCombi+ Project, which aims at boosting the market for small scale solar cooling systems in combination with traditional solar thermal systems for domestic hot water and space heating. The document provides an overview of the technology, the project and the results, including an analysis of the most promising technologies, markets and also recommendations to further develop the market and the products.

• Solar Cooling at the Red Sea: Demonstration Project with a Payback Time of 30 Years-

  The Egyptian Minister for Environmental Affairs, Maged George, is being interviewed on the roof of the Environmental Affairs Agency building, which is equipped with a 82 m² vacuum tube collector system. Source: www.eeaa.gov.eg

• QualiCert Newsletter - March 2010- The second edition of the QualiCert Newsletter has just been published Read it below
• The Renewable Energy Directive: Issues Related to NREAPs and Implementation (2009)- Mr Hans van Steen, Head of Unit of DG TREN in the European Commission, made this presentation on the RES Directive during the ESTIF Workshop on the RES Directive Implementation, held in Brussels on 2nd December 2009.
• The Solar Thermal Market in Poland-

  This brief summary document of the Polish solar thermal market provides an overview going back to to 1995 and notes the importance of the national Renewable Energy Strategy from 2000 as key to the growth of the market.

  The document looks at the market factors as well as financial stimuli that are helping to increase the market share of solar thermal nationwide as well as its role in the EU's 2020 strategy.

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• The EU RES-Directive: Policy Framework and Potential for Solar Cooling in Europe-

  This presentation was made at the EU Sustainable Energy Week in February 2009. 

  It outlines the impact of the EU's Renewable Energy Directive on the solar thermal sector, and specifically solar cooling. 

  The compulsory national targets for renewables as well as the obligations for new and existing buildings are seen as strong drivers for the sector, however there is much responsibilty resting with the national authorities for sound implementation of the Directive. 

• Renewable Energy Technology Roadmap up to 2020- Published in January 2007, by EREC (European Renewable Energy Council), the document shows the ambitions of the European Renewable Energy Industry to reach the EU targets for 2020 for different sectors, including electricity, heating & cooling, and biofuels. It provides roadmaps for each sector, predicting its development and the conditions under which progress can be made.
• European Solar Days Kick-off Today-

  The second European Solar Days are celebrated from 15 to 22 May with more than 500.000 citizens participating in 7.000 events in 15 European countries.

• Standards and Certification European Solar Thermal Industry - Detailed information on standards, testing, certification on solar thermal in Europe (ESTIF). Links to the Solar Keymark section is also available Go to Document
• Solarge- SOLARGE is a European co-operation project to open up markets for large collective solar thermal systems for multi-family buildings, hotels, public and social buildings. It is financed by the ALTENER 2005 Programme (European Commission). This document contains guidelines and examples of installed solar thermal systems for domestic and commercial applications Go to Document
• Eco Design for Water Heaters - Market Analysis (2007)- EU25 market analysis of eco-design for water heaters financed by DG TREN in the context of the Solar Keymark II project. It provides insights for all 25EU countries on the latest market trends in product design and a practical dataset of prices and rates of water heaters to be used in the life cycle cost (LCC). Generic economic data on EU production, extra-EU trade and EU consumption are also provided for the year 2004. Published in September 2007. Go to Document
• Concentrating Solar Power from Research to Implementation - This document from 2007, released by the European Commission, refers projects, financed under the 6th EU Research Framework Programme (FP6), to boost the use of solar power technologies in Europe, as a part of the EU’s goal of achieving 20% share of renewable energies inits overall energy consumption by 2020 and a minimum 10% share of biofuels in overall EU transport petrol and diesel consumption by 2020. Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) is a clean energy that can help the EU to meet this 20% goal.
• Risk Sharing Finance Facility (RSFF) - EIB & European Commission - European Commission-European Investment Bank financial instrument Risk Sharing Finance Facility (RSFF) has been launched in June 2007 (part of the EU's 7th Framework Programme for Research (FP7) and EIB's Innovation 2010 Initiative) and contributes EUR 359 million to research and innovation, with strong focus on renewable energy technologies.
• Concentrated Solar Power as Part of European Energy Supply (2006)-

  This document from 2006 has been prepared by the Technical University of Delft - the Netherlands. The paper states that CSP is a way to ensure a more sustainable energy supply in the EU while contributing to the Kyoto targets.

• NEGST - New Generation of Solar Thermal Systems Project- The NEGST project, in place from 2004 to 2007, was created to introduce more cost-effective solar thermal systems, especially for domestic hot water preparation and / or space heating, in the European market, with a view to achieve the EU’s goals in terms of CO2 emissions reductions and boost the use of renewable energies.
• Solar Power from Europe’s Sun Belt (2009)-

  This 2009 document is the contribution from ESTELA (European Solar Thermal Electricity Association) to the European Commission’s Strategic Energy Technology Plan. The report gives a good overview of the strategic benefits of focusing on solar thermal and connects it with its socio-economic benefits.

• HIGH-COMBI Project - High Solar Fraction Heating & Cooling Systems with Combination of Innovative Components & Methods (2007)-

  This document provides information on building types and climates of the countries involved in the EU project HighCombi. The HighCombi project was launched in 2007 with a two-year duration and aims at the development and demonstration of solar thermal heating and cooling systems with high solar fraction. Co-funded by the European Commission, within the Sixth Framework Programme (2002-2006), the project consortium involves twelve partners from six European countries (Greece, Spain, Italy, Romania, Germany and Austria).

• European Policies on Renewables- This presentation from Teun Bokhoven (Vice President of ESTIF - The European Solar Thermal Industry Federation) provides an overview of the solar thermal market in Europe as at October 2007. The document also looks at the impact of EU regulation that affects the industry, in particular: - Renewable Energy Directive, - Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, - ECO Design Directive, - Energy Services Directive Click here to see the Presentation
• Desert Power: The Economics of Solar Thermal Electricity for Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East-

  This working paper from the Center for Global Development (CGDEV) looks into the economics of solar thermal or concentrating solar power (CSP).

• Trends in the Solar Thermal Energy Markets in the USA and the EU (2007)-

  The following presentation from the LEV-ON Group to the Israel Energy Forum is from January 2007.

  The presentation refers to the green paper submitted in September 2006 to the European Parliament by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and includes information and statistics for trends, annual shipments, policies, initiatives and manufacturers regarding solar thermal energy and equipment for the U.S. and EU between the years 1996 to 2005.

• K4RES-H Project - K4RES-H project has run from January 2005 to the end of June 2007. The project has analysed public policies supporting renewable heating and cooling (RES-H), identified best practices and developed concrete guidelines applicable at local, regional, national and European level. This project comes from the need of increasing information and awareness about the RES-H sector (solar thermal, bioheat and geothermal heat, as support policies in this regard tend to be weak and fragmented.
• Solar Heating and Cooling for a Sustainable Energy Future in Europe - a Strategic Research Agenda -

  In this document from 2009 details the current trends and technological perspective in ESTTP's vision for 2030. The strategic research agenda and the research infrastructure needed for reaching the goals as well as a deployment road map for Europe are also described.

• Solar Thermal Markets in Europe 2009-

  This 8-page report from ESTIF from 2009 provides information on the key national markets with 2008 data on newly installed collectors based on area and capacity.

  It states that the European market has grown by 60% in 2008.

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• Mediterranean Solar Plan 2010-2020- Philippe Lorec, from the French Ministry of Environment, Energy and Sustainable Development gave this presentation to introduce the Mediterranean Solar Plan 2010-2020, an initiative of the French presidency of the Council of the European Union presented during the Paris Summit of July 2008. The Mediterranean Solar Plan was conceived to develop renewable energies and energy efficiency measures and reinforce the power grid interconnections and technology transfer in the Mediterranean region.
• The European Heat Market-

  The main purpose with this report (Work Package 1 of the ECOHEATCOOL project) was to present an overall definition and description of the European heat market during 2003. The target area covers 32 countries, including the EU25 member states, the four accession countries, and three EFTA countries. The definition of the European heat market is the important foundation for the quantification of the benefits of an expanded use of district heating in Europe.

  
  
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