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  • Collector factory starts up in Saint Petersburg
    August 11, 2020

    Collector factory starts up in Saint Petersburg

    Growing demand for renewable heat solutions in Russia has prompted Silagnis, a privately owned engineering business based in Saint Petersburg, to put up a factory to produce heat pumps and collectors. Manufacturing began in May and one of the business’s first systems was installed in its on...
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  • The best way to renovate Europe’s building stock
    August 7, 2020

    The best way to renovate Europe’s building stock

    One area that requires immediate action, according to the European Commission’s Green Deal, is the renovation of the continent’s building stock. After all, the EU’s aim is to become climate neutral by 2050. Consequently, the commission has started public consultation on a new Renovation...
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  • Solar systems dry apricots and supply space heating in northern India
    July 30, 2020

    Solar systems dry apricots and supply space heating in northern India

    Solar dryers are an excellent investment for farmers drying apricots in India’s northern Himalayan region. These systems can have the fruit ready in just 2 days, whereas drying takes about 20 days out in the open. Called SolDry, they each consist of a 5.2 m2 vacuum tube collector...
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  • Region with high solar ambitions joins IEA SHC
    July 24, 2020

    Region with high solar ambitions joins IEA SHC

    One of the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme’s new sponsors is SACREEE, the Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, set up by the Southern African Development Community (SADC), an intergovernmental organisation. SADC represents a dynamically developing solar thermal region...
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  • Ups and downs in the 20 largest markets 2019
    July 21, 2020

    Ups and downs in the 20 largest markets 2019

    China again led the ranking for new installations of glazed and unglazed collectors – accounting for 73% of the total – followed by Turkey, India, Brazil and the United States. Additions in the largest solar heating and cooling markets besides China remained stable, with noteworthy growth...
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  • Support the European Solar Thermal Industry Pledge
    July 17, 2020

    Support the European Solar Thermal Industry Pledge

    Today, Brussels-based Solar Heat Europe launched a brand-new initiative called The Solar Thermal Industry Pledge – Delivering a Green Recovery. The aim is to see as many organisations as possible join forces to advance the solar heating and cooling market. “We want to demonstrate that the...
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  • Digital lighting controls improve user satisfaction
    July 13, 2020

    Digital lighting controls improve user satisfaction

    Designing energy-efficient lighting for offices and public buildings requires a deep understanding of user requirements. Although smart lighting solutions can lower electricity consumption significantly, building users want some sort of manual control for both light and window components....
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  • Export champions from Greece offer good value for money
    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...
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  • Solar cooling concepts for hot climates
    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...
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  • Fact sheets show 30 operational PV-thermal systems
    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...
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  • “Total fossil lockdown for a climate revolution”
    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,”...
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