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  • Embedded thumbnail for Alexandra Troi: Exposition highlights successful modernisation of historic buildings
    December 26, 2019

    Alexandra Troi: Exposition highlights successful modernisation of historic buildings

    Historic buildings shape the cities in Europe. To keep them comfortable and affordable, they need to be modernised. In an interview on the SHC 2019 conference in Santiago de Chile Alexandra Troi presents an exhibition of 12 rollups with successful examples of retrofitted historic buildings. The...
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    December 26, 2019

    Sabine Putz: Solar Heat for Cities

    Europe follows the role model of Denmark were already more than 120 towns, villages and cities use solar district heating. Adapted seasonal heat storage concepts are the big challenge of the future, says Sabine Putz in an Interview at SHC 2019 conference in Santiago de Chile. Sabine Putz...
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  • Embedded thumbnail for Prof. Rodrigo Palma: Chile has big opportunities for solar energy
    December 26, 2019

    Prof. Rodrigo Palma: Chile has big opportunities for solar energy

    Solar Energy in Mining is one of the focus research areas in Chile. Circular economy within the mining sector to recover materials and energy is one of the challenges of the future, said Prof. Rodrigo Palma in the interview carried out at the SHC 2019 conference in Santiago de Chile. The next...
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  • Embedded thumbnail for Duncan Gibb: Highlights of the Renewables 2019 Global Status Report
    December 26, 2019

    Duncan Gibb: Highlights of the Renewables 2019 Global Status Report

    The Renewables 2019 Global Status Report exposes the different speed of renewable energy development. Whereas a record 100 GW photovoltaic capacity was added in 2018, progress in heating cooling and transport is slow due to a lack of policy support. Duncan Gibb describes the encouraging as well as...
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  • Embedded thumbnail for Dr Uli Jakob: Solar cooling reduces electricity consumption by a factor 2 to 3
    December 26, 2019

    Dr Uli Jakob: Solar cooling reduces electricity consumption by a factor 2 to 3

    Global energy consumption for cooling and air conditioning is increasing rapidly and, if the projections by the Green Cooling Initiative come true, the number of AC units installed around the world will have more than tripled by 2050. Solar cooling is an electricity-saving alternative to the...
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  • Embedded thumbnail for Arnaud Susplugas: Solar Award winner for a successful business model
    December 26, 2019

    Arnaud Susplugas: Solar Award winner for a successful business model

    Congratulations - Arnaud Susplugas, CEO of the French-based third-party investor Kyotherm, has won the Solar Award 2019 during the SHC conference in Santiago de Chile. In the interview Susplugas explains his business model that encourages renewable heat technology suppliers to sign heat supply...
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  • Embedded thumbnail for Wim van Helden: Encouraging faster materials development for compact storage
    December 26, 2019

    Wim van Helden: Encouraging faster materials development for compact storage

    Compact storage tanks with high heat storage capacity and reduced losses are one of the key component in the energy transition towards renewables. In the interview with Wim van Helden on the SHC 2019 conference in Santiago de Chile, the researcher calls for increased research budgets for energy...
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  • SHC 2019
    December 23, 2019

    SHC 2019: 15 Expert Interviews highlight technology and market trends on Tape

    At the beginning of November, the SHC 2019 conference in Santiago de Chile brought together more than 400 researchers, industry specialists and other experts on solar heating and cooling. With 15 video interviews filmed at the conference, the conference organiser, the IEA Solar Heating and...
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  • Solar Heat for Cities – brochure and infographics
    December 19, 2019

    Solar Heat for Cities – brochure and infographics

    Why is solar heat such a smart way to create sustainable communities? It improves energy security, keeps heat costs stable for at least 20 years and cuts air pollution in towns and cities. To encourage more mayors, local council members and municipal utilities to look into this cost-...
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  • SDH system with parabolic troughs in Tibet
    December 17, 2019

    SDH system with parabolic troughs in Tibet

    Tibet’s first solar district heating plant made up of parabolic trough collectors was put into operation in late October, confirmed Vicot Solar Technology, the turnkey solar field supplier based in Dezhou, China. The 20,000 m2 system supplies heat to 1,800 households in the town...
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  • Large-scale solar heat is cost-competitive in Germany
    December 13, 2019

    Large-scale solar heat is cost-competitive in Germany

    In Germany, seven solar district heating plants with a total capacity of 26.6 MWth either came online or are still under construction this year. This is a significant increase compared to the end of 2018, when total SDH capacity reached 43 MWth (33 systems) according to Solites, a research...
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