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November 18, 2014
Europe: Online Database on Large-Scale Solar Heating Plants

The database on Europe’s largest solar heating plants, which can be found on the EU project SDHplus website, dates back to 1997. In the meantime, it has grown to 131 solar heating plants totalling a collector area of 586,000 m² (410 MW_th). The first plants included...
October 31, 2014
Solar Thermal and Concentrated Solar Power Barometer (2014)

This report published by the French organization EurObserv’ER provides an overview of the Solar Thermal and Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) markets in Europe in 2013. The first section of the report is dedicated to CSP. After analyzing the global and European markets, the barometer...
June 30, 2014
REN 21: Solar Thermal Contributes Significantly to Hot Water Production

According to REN21’s Renewables 2014 Global Status Report, which was published at the UN-hosted Sustainable Energy for All Forum in New York at the beginning of June, solar thermal technologies contribute significantly to hot water production in many countries and increasingly to...
June 29, 2014
Europe: 1.19 GW and 15,000 Jobs Lost Since Boom Year of 2008

It’s a disaster. There is not much more to say about the statistics of the solar thermal market in Europe. The newly installed capacity dropped again, this time by 11% compared to the previous year, down to 2.14 GW_th (see the attached document). All large markets...
June 27, 2014
Europe: 10 Years of Solar Keymark – 1,600 Collector and 220 System Certificates

At the beginning of June, the European Solar Thermal Industry Federation celebrated the 10th anniversary of Solar Keymark at its Intersolar Europe booth in Munich, Germany. Solar Keymark is a well-established certification scheme and label all across Europe and has been viewed as an...
June 13, 2014
Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings: “Smart integration of home automation with heating technology”

According to the regulation on the overall energy efficiency of buildings, the European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (2010/31/EU) passed on 19 May 2010, EU Member States must ensure that all new builds are nearly zero-energy houses from 2021 on – in the public sector, the...
June 3, 2014
Europe: Energy Security Strategy to Improve Relevance of Renewable Heating

The European Commission has now published its Communication on Energy Security, which proposes a set of immediate actions to address the current crisis, but mostly concentrates on other measures to be implemented in the longer term. The proposed actions include "an accelerated...
May 3, 2014
Uruguay: Raising Awareness and Quality

Uruguay’s solar thermal market is growing slowly, but it is growing – thanks to a residential subsidy scheme and a government decree. The scheme, which started in March 2012, has so far subsidised...
May 1, 2014
European Solar Days: Raising Awareness in Eastern European Countries

The European Solar Days, Europe’s largest solar energy grassroots movement, is growing fast throughout Europe, with events expected to attract more than 700,000 participants. The Europe-wide campaign is promoting the use of solar energy for the production of electricity, heating...
April 9, 2014
Europe: Pedro Dias Appointed New ESTIF Secretary General

ESTIF’s Board of Directors has appointed Pedro Dias to serve as new Secretary General of the European Solar Thermal Industry Federation. The former deputy general follows in the footsteps of Xavier Noyon, who left ESTIF at the end of March. Accordingly, the association has reduced...
April 2, 2014
Austria: European Buildings Directive Demands Better Interaction of Building Technologies

The coming years will see a sharp increase in the market uptake of highly energy-efficient buildings across Europe: According to the European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD, 2010/31/EU), all new buildings must be Nearly-Zero Energy Buildings by 2020 - public buildings...
February 27, 2014
Austria/Europe: General Solar Systems and Sonnenkraft Management Buyout

Since 1 January 2014, General Solar Systems (GSS), one of the biggest solar thermal system suppliers in Europe, has had a new owner: Together with Austrian investors, former GSS Financial Director Primus Spitzer took over the company from Danish Solarcap, a subsidiary of VKR Holding. The...

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