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Singapore: Austria delivers and finances biggest Solar Cooling Installation worldwide

Submitted by Baerbel Epp on Tue, 08/31/2010 - 20:00.

 Solid CEOs Christian Holter (middle) and Franz Radovic (right) ” A major order for two Austrian companies was announced at a press conference in the middle of August: Austrian engineering company Solid - represented by its two CEOs Christian Holter (middle) and Franz Radovic (right) - signed a contract with the United World College of South East Asia (UWCSEA) to deliver, install and operate a solar heating and cooling installation with 3,900 m2 of collector area in Singapore. The Raiffeisen-Landesbank of Steiermark (RLB-Stmk) will be responsible for financing the investment of around EUR 4 million together with the OeKB, the Oesterreichische Kontrollbank.
Photo: Solid

South Africa: First Solar-Powered Air-Conditioning System

Submitted by Baerbel Epp on Wed, 10/14/2009 - 18:48.

solar cooling plant in South Africa” Showcasing solar cooling in South Africa: The Netcare Moot Hospital in Pretoria has installed the first cooling system based on a solar thermal powered absorption chiller. Photo: Voltas Technologies