Solar Cooling

pool heating

Solar cooling

Solar Thermal Power

Institute for the Diversification and Savings on Energy

Solar Energy in Spain

Unión Europea

Awareness Raising

Pool Heating

Solar Thermal Power

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Consideration of Impacts on Water Quality and Quantity in the WREZ Process (2003)

Submitted by Raquel Ponte Costa on March 29, 2015

Throughout much of the Western U.S., water is a scarce resource. Growing cities and power plants often compete directly with the agricultural sector - and environmental needs - for limited water supplies. Developing new, renewable energy supplies will have varied impacts on water resources. It is important that, in the process, renewable energy development does not contribute to or exacerbate water supply and quality challenges.

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“Very few countries have policies explicitly supporting renewable deployment in the industry sector”

Submitted by Baerbel Epp on March 2, 2015

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) published two technology briefs last week. The 40-page documents, one entitled Solar Heat for Industrial Processes, the other Solar Heating and Cooling for Residential Applications, give a brief global overview of the market and technology development, including some recommendations for policy makers (see attached documents). It is the first time that the solar thermal sector is in the focus of a technology brief. The studies were published under the Energy Technology Systems Analysis Programme (ETSAP) of the International Energy Agency. Solarthermalworld.org spoke with one of the authors, Ruud Kempener, Technology Roadmap Analyst at the IRENA Innovation and Technology Centre in Bonn, Germany.

irena-solar-heat-for-industrial-processes_2015.pdf (287)

irena-solar-heating-and-cooling-2015.pdf (284)

irena_re_island_tourism_report_2014.pdf (199)

Abu Dhabi: IRENA´s Headquarters Become First 4 Pearl Office Building

Submitted by Baerbel Epp on March 1, 2015

The future headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) represent the first office building in Abu Dhabi to be awarded the 4-Pearl Estidama Construction Rating Certificate. According to the Estidama website, the 2010 rating system was the first building certification code to be adopted in the Middle East. Estidama, which means sustainability in Arabic, was implemented by the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC) and aims at “creating more sustainable communities, cities and global enterprises”. In addition to low energy and water consumption, credit points are given for an integrated planning process, as well as ecological building materials and an innovative building design. IRENA’s new headquarters achieved 115 points above mandatory and therefore gained the 4 Pearl rating.

Photo: Irena

News

4-Pearl Estidama Construction Rating Certificate

Abu Dhabi

building certification code

IRENA

Estidama

Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council

APCO Worldwide

UPC

solar thermal energy program

New ECOWAS Solar Thermal Energy Program : Background, Components, Process (2014)

Submitted by Raquel Ponte Costa on February 24, 2015

On 13 June 2014, Hannes Bauer, Solar Thermal Program Manager at ECREEE, ECOWAS Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, gave a workshop in Cabo Verde on the new ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) Solar Thermal Energy Program.

The 1^st part of the presentation focuses on the global market growth of solar thermal collectors, showing that from 2000 to 2010 the market has increased steadily by 20% each year. It also shows that West African States were not participating during that period.

ECREEE

Process Heat

hannes_bauer_ecreee_future_ecowas_program_2014-6-13.pdf (372)

India: UNDP Supports 53 New Concentrating Solar Thermal Projects

Submitted by Baerbel Epp on February 23, 2015

The Concentrating Solar Heat (CSH) subsidy scheme in India, managed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), started in April 2012 with the target to install 90 demonstration and replication projects totalling 45,000 m² of collector area until March 2017. After half the project period had been over, the UNDP was able to present satisfactory results: The scheme has already helped implement 59 projects with a surface area of 16,373 m². The pie chart shows the shares of different applications in the overall collector area. The largest share, 59 % (9,614 m²), is made up of demonstration projects in process heat or solar cooling.

Source: UNDP

News

Process Heat

Concentrating Solar Thermal

Finance and Incentives

India

Concentrating Solar Heat programme

Scheffler dishes

UNDP

solar air-conditioning system

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Solar Air-Conditioning System Using Single-Double Effect Combined Absorption Chiller (2014)

Submitted by Raquel Ponte Costa on February 19, 2015

This presentation on solar air-conditioning system was given by Kawasaki’s Hajime Yabase, together with Kiyohshi Saito of the Waseda University and Muhammad Idrus Alhamid of the University of Indonesia, at the ATMOsphere conference which took place in Tokyo from 3 to 5 February 2014. The speakers outlined the numerous advantages of using double-effect absorption chillers in solar air-conditioning system. Absorption chillers use water as refrigerant instead of Freon, they consume less energy than electric chiller and different energy sources can be used. The presentation also compares a

Japan

Indonesia

absorption chillers

solar cooling applications

Awareness Raising

Japanese Ministry of the Environment

University of Indonesia

Meister Consultants Group

382_2_yabase_kawasaki.pdf (402)

The Value of Solar Heating and Cooling (SHC) in Minnesota: Solar Thermal and Minnesota Energy and Climate Goals (2013).

Submitted by Raquel Ponte Costa on February 13, 2015

This study on the value of solar heating and cooling, commissioned by the Minnesota Department of Commerce, analyses how solar thermal energy can help the state in reaching the climate and energy goals of reducing greenhouse gases emissions by 80% by 2050 and relying on renewable energy to produce 25% of electricity by 2025.

Minnesota Department of Commerce

District Heating

mnvalue_solarthermal.pdf (369)

New Report on Heat Rejection Systems for Solar Cooling (2015)

Submitted by Pam Murphy on February 10, 2015

This report presents an overview of existing and novel concepts for heat rejection devices in solar cooling systems and recommends which heat rejection measures should be used under different boundary conditions (climate, system concept, etc.). Several components include a performance characterization that was prepared in partnership with manufacturers.

Authors: Roberto Fedrizzi, Alice Vittoriosi, Davide Romeli, Matteo D’Antoni, Hannes Fugmann, Björn Nienborg, Khalid Nagidi, Marc Sheldon

Date: November 2014

Pages: 60

hybrid cooling towers

Global Solar Water Heating Market Transformation and Strengthening Initiative (GSWH Project)

heat_rejection_systems_for_solar_cooling.pdf (212)

Integrating Solar Thermal in Buildings – A quick guide for Architects and Builders

Submitted by Francesco Gattiglio on February 5, 2015

This guide for Architects and Builders aims at promoting SWH systems to architects and builders from developing countries and help them consider integrating SWH applications in their designs and projects. Intending to be a useful handbook, this “Guide” provides a compact overview of the technology and its main characteristics; as well as the main requirements to be considered for its application in different types of construction projects and in different geographical locations.

It was elaborated in order to increase awareness about SWH among important stakeholders, such as architects and builders; and encourage the use of this type of solar systems. Hence, it gives a synopsis of the technology and general requirements for integration in buildings.

UNEP

GEF

United Nations Environment Programme

benefits

installation guidance