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July 10, 2020
Export champions from Greece offer good value for money

The Greek solar thermal industry is an export champion: The total collector area sold to customers abroad tripled from 200,000 m² to 600,000 m² in only 10 years (see chart). Greek manufacturers took advantage of opportunities around the world while demand for their...
July 2, 2020
Solar cooling concepts for hot climates

The just started international research platform Solar Cooling for the Sunbelt region is very popular among research institutions, manufacturers and consultancies around the world. Already more than 50 organisations from the green-marked countries on the map have signed a letter of...
July 1, 2020
Fact sheets show 30 operational PV-thermal systems

PV-thermal installations are extremely versatile systems, and their manufacturers can cater to a wide variety of customers, single- and multi-family building owners, hotels, swimming pools and even production facilities among them. To illustrate how far PVT technology has come in recent...
June 26, 2020
“Total fossil lockdown for a climate revolution”

The new Renewables 2020 Global Status Report is calling for a “total fossil lockdown” to bring about a “climate revolution”. It also includes a warning: “Progress in the power sector is only a small part of the picture and it is eaten up as the world´s energy hunger continues to increase,”...
June 22, 2020
Success factors in top SDH countries

In the last decade, Denmark, China, Germany and Austria played a leading role in the deployment of large solar thermal systems around the world. What country-specific factors helped these four achieve that level of market adoption and how support schemes and business models contributed to...
June 19, 2020
SBE Heritage conference calls for papers

The SBE conference’s 2021 edition will be held under the title SBE Heritage in Bolzano, Italy, between 14 and 16 April 2021. Italian-based Eurac Research will organise this first regional conference of the cycle 2021-2023 which will end with the World Sustainable Built Environment (WSBE)...
June 18, 2020
Optimising life-cycle costs in the construction industry

A facade to capture solar energy is a particularly appealing option if a solar thermal system is to be integrated into an office or a multi-family building, as the available roof area is often relatively small compared to how much floor space needs to be heated or cooled. An international...
June 16, 2020
GGF funds 1,400 solar thermal systems in 10 years

The Luxembourg-based Green for Growth Fund (GGF) has recently entered its 11th year in operation. A pioneering public-private partnership, it was launched by the European Investment Bank and the German KfW bank in December 2009 and supports energy efficiency and renewable energy projects...
June 10, 2020
Kazakh start-up grows its collector manufacturing business

Kuntech, a Kazakhstan-based startup originally founded with the aim of designing solar thermal products, is growing its business. Its CEO and founder, Diaz Baiseitov said, the company sold 300 m² of collector area each in both 2018 and 2019. About 70 % of the materials used to...
June 10, 2020
Solar requirement dropped from building regulations in Spain

During the last 8 years, the Spanish market for solar water heating was fairly stable, with capacity additions ranging between 200,000 and 250,000 m² annually (see chart). In 2019, the total was 207,000 m²(145 WM_th), 1 % above the prior year. Much of...
June 4, 2020
Global perspective on solar heating and cooling

Solar thermal is increasingly used to provide district heat around the world. In 2019, the market grew by about 170 % in Denmark but also expanded in other countries, such as China and Germany, mainly because the technology became more cost-competitive. Another factor driving growth was...
June 2, 2020
Webinar: Strategies in the digital world

Social media channels gained further importance over the last years. Politicians all around the world are tweeting to get their messages out. Lobbyists are networking via digital media, LinkedIn groups are discussing new trends in research and technology, Facebook is replacing company...