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April 3, 2017
Europe: Comparing Solar Keymark Data on Collectors with Foil or Double Glass Cover to Ones Without

Denmark’s success story in solar district heating, with 2016 having been another record year which almost doubled newly installed collector area to around 500,000 m², showcases the large potential of this type of application across Europe. Cost cuts in the supply chain are key: Two vital...
August 29, 2014
USA: S.O.L.I.D. Operates 3.4 MWth Cooling System as ESCO in Arizona

It is an ideal location for solar cooling use: Scottsdale, a US city in the Greater Phoenix area in Arizona enjoys an average of 312 days of sunshine every year. Between May and September, temperatures rise above 38°C and can even reach 46°C on a hot day. This is where in July...
May 16, 2013
Europe: Grid Integration Poses Challenge for Solar District Heating

The first conference “Solar District Heating – Technical solutions, urban planning and business models” took place in the Swedish town of Malmö on 9 and 10 April 2013. It brought together 120 participants from 19 countries: manufacturers, district heating companies, scientists and...
February 28, 2012
Sonnenkraft: “We Have a Responsibility to Innovate and Develop Solar Energy”

With the expansion to the United Kingdom and Switzerland, Sonnenkraft’s network of sales offices now spans across nine countries. When adding the company’s partnerships in other markets, the manufacturer is among the solar thermal businesses with the most extensive market coverage across Europe...
July 21, 2011
UAE: Dubai with two Greek Solar Thermal Installations above 1,000 m²

Greek manufacturer Sole has already completed its second large-scale solar thermal project in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The company installed a 1,026 m² (0.72 MWth) solar thermal system at the newly constructed Dubai Sports Complex, which provides the sports facilities with hot sanitary...
January 30, 2010
Denmark: Delivering Solar Heat at a fixed price

The newly founded Danish company of Nordic Clean Energy (NCE) offers operators of district and local community heating grids all over Europe a feed-in of solar heat from large collector plants at fixed prices.
August 3, 2009
Large-Scale Solar District Heating in Denmark

802 collectors mounted in only three months: the inauguration of the latest solar district heating system by the Danish collector manufacturer Arcon Solvarme took place in the town of Gram in June this year. Photo: Arcon