This document was prepared in 2006 by the initiator group of ESTTP and provides a summary of potential solar thermal possibilities in the next 20 years. The report outlines various trends and improvements in solar thermal technology and gives insight and predictions of use and advancement in the future.
The authors explain that by 2030 it is possible that fossil fuels will become far too expensive for use in applications such as heating and cooling buildings. This will drastically change the way buildings are designed and solar thermal heating/cooling will become an integral part of society. The report describes this in detail, as well as outlining other various applications for solar thermal energy, such as solar thermal desalination.Key Pillars: Awareness raising, Finance and incentives, Solar Cooling, Solar Thermal Power, Water Treatment/Desalination
Date: 2006
Author: ESTPP
Pages: 16
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