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1,000 Solar Keymark Licenses for Collectors: among them 7 % from China
Solar Keymark is a very broadly accepted label on the European solar thermal market. More than 1,000 collector certificates have been issued since the introduction of the certification system in 2003.
Source: www.solarkeymark.org
India: First Solar Thermal Energy Service Company established
Shangmuganathan Srinivasan (right) is visiting the first solar thermal system his company Trans Solar Technologies (TST) is running as an Energy Service Company (ESCO). The system was installed on the roof of project partner Holy Family Hospital in New Delhi. 
France: Dissatisfying Market Development in 2009
Collective systems are on the rise in France: This photo shows the youth hostel of the Association Logis des Jeunes de Provence in the city of Cannes in the South of France. Photo: Enerplan
Austria Solar: The Sun's Marketing Specialists
One campaign, three partners: Robert Kanduth (Chairman of Austria Solar), Niki Berlakovich, (heading the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management) and Ingmar Höbarth (Managing Director of the Climate and Energy Fund). Photo: Severin Dostal / Austria Solar.
New Incentive Programme in Mauritius: Rebates for 50,000 Systems in Five Years
A sunny island that is not only a good place for tourists, but for solar water applications as well: The French Island of Mauritius experiences a great demand in support schemes for solar water heaters, albeit the administration of the programmes is showing some administrative difficulties.
Source: www.mauritius-erleben.de
Brazil: Housing Projects Including More than 15,000 Solar Water Heaters in 2010
Minas Gerais is the leading state for solar thermal technology in Brazil: The state housing company COHAB plays a major role and started solar housing projects already in the late nineties. The photo shows a housing area in the city of Betim. Photo: COHAB
Haryana State, India: Still a Small Market Size, Despite Great Political Efforts
The case study on the Northern Indian State of Haryana shows that great efforts will be needed to reach any significant increase in solar thermal market growth.
Source: HAREDA
Thailand: Highly Interested Enterprises, But Low-Quality Systems
37 commercially installed solar thermal systems of between 50 and 500 m2 received subsidies in Thailand over the last two years. Nevertheless, the sector shows a lack of professional service to operate these solar systems at an optimum efficiency.
Photo: STA
Germany: Web Portal about Seasonal Heat Storage
The six main features in different colours: This is the brand mark of a new website called saisonalspeicher.de (seasonal heat storage) launched in December by Solites, the German Research Institute for Solar and Sustainable Thermal Energy Systems within the company network of the Steinbeis Foundation.
- BMU
- German Federal Ministry for the Environment
- German Research Institute for Solar and Sustainable Thermal Energy Systems
- Germany
- Heat Storage
- Media University Stuttgart
- News
- pilot solar-thermal system
- seasonal heat strorage
- Solar Thermal 2000
- Solar Thermal 2000plus
- Solites
- Steinbeis Foundation
- web portal
South Africa: SEG Solar Energy Offers Training and Marketing Support to Suppliers and Plumbers
A training day in Randburg: SEG Solar Energy, the newly founded solar system provider in South Africa, provides trainings and free marketing for its dealers and plumbers.
Photo: SEG Solar Energy
