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April 18, 2017
Greece: Manufacturers Exporting More Each Year

Despite shrinking markets in Europe, Greece’s collector and tank manufacturers have increased their exports two times in a row. In 2015, the solar thermal industry delivered 7 % more collector area abroad and in 2016, the figure even rose by 14 % compared to the year prior and totalled 330,...
December 16, 2016
Europe: Solar Keymark Network Approves New Complaint Procedures

The Solar Keymark Network (SKN) discussed and approved new complaint procedures during its most recent meeting on the Greek island of Crete in mid-October 2016. Action had to be taken, as the first...
December 1, 2016
Europe: ESTIF Publishes Comprehensive Market Analysis

Last year, the amount of newly installed glazed collector area added up to 2.7 million m² (1.9 GW_th) in the European Union’s E28 and Switzerland combined. It is another decline compared to the previous year, this time by 7 %. The annual market statistics of the European Solar...
April 26, 2016
Big Ups and Downs on Global Market

The global solar thermal market went into another year of notable decline in 2015. With 37.2 GW_th, the newly installed glazed and unglazed collector capacity in the 18 largest countries was 14 % lower than in 2014 (43.4 GW_th). Between 2013 and 2014, the decrease in...
January 5, 2016
Greece: Tax Incentives Benefit National Economy

Greece’s solar water heater manufacturers have proved to be highly resilient at a time when the country is in economic crisis. The collector manufacturers were able to increase both domestic (+19 %) and export (+16 %) sales in 2014, according to the Greek Solar Industry Association, EBHE....
December 15, 2015
ISES Award for Professor Klaus Vajen: “A great honour and motivation for future endeavours”

Dr Klaus Vajen is the winner of the Achievement through Action Award of the International Solar Energy Society, ISES. The German professor from the University of Kassel and his research group were presented with the award during the Solar World Congress in South Korea at the...
October 27, 2015
European Energy Labelling: Solar Manufacturers Have Doubts

There is great scepticism among Europe’s solar thermal collector manufacturers about whether or not the energy labelling will increase demand for solar thermal...
October 6, 2015
Solar Cooling: From Research to Market Competitiveness

Diligent research on small scale low-temperature chillers, the launch of a new generation of compact solar cooling units and large-scale plants able to compete economically with conventional cooling solutions: These are just some of the main trends which were discussed during the 6^...
August 28, 2015
IEA SHC: Attractive Solar Process Heat Markets

Which countries are currently attractive markets for solar process heat? Different sources give different answers to this question. The chart above shows the assessment of the solar industry. More than 30 % of the Austrian solar collector manufacturers in the two surveys in 2012 and 2013...
May 21, 2015
Solar Thermal Cooling: technology, cost and case study (2014)

This document was presented at the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) event on Renewable Energy Applications for Island Tourism, held in Cyprus on 29-30 June 2014. A link to the event’s summary, agenda and documents is available ...
November 4, 2014
Greece: Nobel Moves Solar Water Heater Production to Bulgaria

Greek manufacturer Nobel Xilinakis moved its solar water heater production to the Elin Pelin industrial park in the Sofia region of Bulgaria. The relocation had already been completed at the end of 2013, but became public only through the current World Map of the Solar Thermal Industry,...
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...

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