Norway

• Germany/Poland: Hydro Aluminium Pipes as Standard Product soon -

  Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro ASA announced its first clients to order aluminium tubes for the production of absorbers in a press release at the end of January. In the press release, the corporation named German collector manufacturer Solarbayer GmbH and Polish collector manufacturer Hewalex as the first to do so.
  Photo: Hydro

• Scandinavian Renewable Energy Forum, Oslo- The main objective of Scan-REF is to create a world leading meeting place for executives in the renewable industry, based on a Scandinavian market platform. Scan-REF will provide both an industrial, technical and policy platform combined with an investor seminar, attracting CEO’s, top executives and other high level stakeholders. This is an unique opportunity to meet key decisions makers in the Nordic Region and EU, and to participate among industry leaders in a forum for future industrial development.
• Solar Thermal Heating User Guide (2007)-

• Norway: 15 Years of Research on Polymer Materials for Collectors-

  This prototype of a plastic absorber by Norwegian company Solarnor was never produced in series. The company filed for bankruptcy at the beginning of the year.
  Photo: Solarnor

• NEREC North European Energy Convention 2011, Lillestrøm- NEREC 2011 will be held in Lillestrøm, near Oslo, Norway, from 12 - 14 September. Arranged by Norway Trade Fairs in close cooperation with OREEC (Oslo Renewable and Energy Cluster), the event includes both a conference and an exhibition. Leading global experts will focus the spotlight on such important topics as energy policy, energy effectiveness, climate technology, and – not to mention the development of renewable energy sources like wind, solar, water, biomass and biofuel.
• Norway: Building Cooperative OBOS invests into Collector Manufacturer Aventa-

  OBOS, the largest Nordic building cooperative, has become a major shareholder of Norwegian solar company Aventa AS. The latter is specialized in the production of solar thermal collectors made entirely of high-performance polymers. The photo shows Aventa collectors mounted on the south-facing wall of a building in Oslo.
  Photo: Aventa

• European Solar Days: Around 6,600 Events in 17 European Countries-

  Everything revolves around the sun: 17 European countries participate in the 3rd edition of the European Solar Days from 1 to 16 May 2010. Around 6,600 events are planned for this year’s campaign, involving several hundred thousand citizens at a local level.
  Photo: Fotostudio Pflueg

• Norway: A Small Solar Market with a Slow-Growing Subsidy Scheme-

  The website www.fornybar.no is just one interesting starting point for Norwegians who like to inform themselves about renewable energy and its benefits.
  Source: www.fornybar.no

• NEREC 2010, Oslo- NEREC 2010 will be held in Lillestrøm, near Oslo, Norway, from 28 - 29 September. Arranged by Norway Trade Fairs in close cooperation with OREEC (Oslo Renewable and Energy Cluster), the event includes both a conference and an exhibition. Leading global experts will focus the spotlight on such important topics as energy policy, energy effectiveness, climate technology, and – not to mention the development of renewable energy sources like wind, solar, water, biomass and biofuel.
• Renewables for Heating and Cooling (2007)- This document, prepared by the International Energy Agency, comes as a follow-up of the 2006 seminar “Renewable heating and cooling – from RD&D to deployment technology and policy” aimed at exploring guidelines and policy initiatives to boost technology development and market deployment for renewable heating and cooling (REHC).
• Solar Energy for Heating Purposes - Soon Profitable in Norway? (2009)-

  This report provides a brief summary of the technological status of solar thermal technology in Norway.

  The report discusses if the use of energy for heating purposes will be possible for Norway in the near future. The utilisation of solar energy to supplement the energy supply has a relatively small distribution in Norway, compared to other Nordic countries such as Denmark and Sweden.

• 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).

• Grant Scheme for commercial Renewable Heating Projects- Since 2008, the Norwegian government has offered a case-by-case subsidy for sports facilities or businesses, which would like to replace their old heating system by a new one receiving its energy from renewable sources. The programme itself is run by Enova, a public enterprise owned by the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. Support is granted after a financial evaluation of every project applying for a subsidy.
• Residential Support Programme in Norway-

  In August 2008, the Norwegian government introduced a grant scheme for alternative heating and electricity in the residential sector. The scheme is for all those households whose members want to live a greener and more environmentally conscious life. Solar water heaters, pellet boilers and heat pumps enjoy a financial support of 20 % of the documented expenses, up to a maximum of EUR 1,245. So far, 29 solar thermal installations have profited from the incentive programme. You find more information on the Norwegian market here.

• Solar Thermal e-Learning: Education without a Classroom-

  Electronic »e-Learning« programmes for solar heating are beginning to gain popularity with training centres in the UK. These are designed to assist training centres in teaching solar domestic hot water installation techniques to apprentices and engineers. Source: www.elearning-shop.co.uk

• 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.

• Solar Energy Activities in IEA Countries 2005 - This 2005 report on solar energy activities in IEA (International Energy Agency) Solar Heating and Cooling Programme (SHC) countries provides an overview of national activities and key trends of a total of 13 countries. Detailed information is offered on national solar activities, notably on the status of government policies, funding levels, R&D, technology advances, and commercial development. Each report further concludes with an outlook for solar over the next five years in that country.
• Solar Heating and Cooling in Norway- This report from 2005 provides information on how the government in Norway is boosting the use of renewable energy sources, solar heating and cooling particularly.
• Solar Heating Systems for Houses (2003)-

  This book from 2003 presents the collaborative work of international experts from research, industry and academia in the IEA solar heating and cooling programme's Task 26, Solar Combisystems

  The book details methods for analysing and optimising combisystems for different house types and introduces standardised classification and evaluation processes and design tools for these systems. Furthermore the book addresses the need for guidelines in selecting and designing the appropriate system according to the specific needs of the building and the local environment.

• European Solar Days- The next European Solar Days will be celebrated from 1 to 16 May 2010 in 16 European countries: Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia , Spain, Switzerland, Denmark , Norway, Netherlands, UK, Belgium, Hungary, Poland and Sweden. The two weeks event is coordinated by the European Solar Thermal Industry Federation (ESTIF) in close co-operation with the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) and supported by 24 organisations at a national and European level.