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June 26, 2019
Attractive solar cooling market in Italy

In 2018, Italy was an attractive market for solar cooling solutions thanks to high investment subsidies by national support programme Conto Termico 2.0. Three sorption chiller manufacturers launched projects in the country last year: Maya, an Italian joint-venture with the Japanese company...
June 11, 2019
SHC experts become Mission Innovation Champions

This May, two experts in solar heating and cooling – Dr Korbinian Kramer and Christian Holter (second and fourth from right, respectively) – were presented with Mission Innovation Champion awards in Vancouver, Canada. Kramer is researcher at the Division Thermal Systems and Building...
December 26, 2018
Grand Renewable Energy 2019, Yokohama

14th Grand Renewable Energy 2019 International Conference & Exhibition will take place in Yokohama from 10 to 12 July 2019. Many prominent experts and organizations concerned with renewable energy participate in the committee, in the fields of academia, industry, and government – not only from...
June 17, 2018
“Racing down the renewable electricity pathway only”

The Renewables 2018 Global Status Report illustrates the sharp difference in growth between the renewable electricity and heat markets. Whereas PV had another record year, with newly installed capacity totalling at least 98 GW_p in 2017, up from 75 GW_p, and...
April 27, 2018
Solar cooling demand on the rise in Italy, Spain and the Middle East

Sorption chillers may still be a niche market, but Europe’s manufacturers reported rising demand for solar thermal cooling in Italy, Spain and the Middle East in 2017. Solar thermal numbers are on the rise because of three factors: the potential to reduce power consumption, including peak...
December 28, 2017
Grand Renewable Energy 2018, Yokohama

Grand Renewable Energy 2018 International Conference & Exhibition will take place in Yokohama from 20 to 22 June 2018. Many prominent experts and organizations concerned with renewable energy participate in the committee, in the fields of academia, industry, and government – not only from Japan...
June 7, 2017
Italy: New Solar Cooling Systems and Opportunities

Government incentives have been pushing solar cooling forwards in Italy. The large budget available for national incentive scheme Conto Termico 2.0 has made several service providers optimistic about the future of the Italian market. For example, Mario Colaiemma from Maya, the European...
November 1, 2016
Eurosun 2016 / Adel El Gammal: International changes for the PV industry

Whilst in Europe PV is facing some challanges, the markets in China, US and Japan are growing. Adel El Gammal of the Becquerel Institute explains why. This video was filmed during the Eurosun 2016 in Palma (Mallorca) in October 2016.Interview: Bärbel EppCamera & Cut: Eva AugstenMusic:...
October 23, 2016
Renewable Energy 2017, Yokohama

12th Renewable Energy 2017 International Conference & Exhibition will take place in Yokohama from 5 to 7 July 2017. Many prominent experts and organizations concerned with renewable energy participate in the committee, in the fields of academia, industry, and government – not only from Japan...
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 13, 2016
SHC 2015: 14 Expert Interviews on Research Highlights and Technology Trends on Tape

From 2 to 4 December 2015, the SHC2015 conference in Istanbul brought together 233 researchers, industry specialists and other experts on solar heating and cooling. With 14 video...
January 5, 2016
Yazaki at SHC 2015: Challenges in Solar Thermal Cooling

What are today´s challenges for solar thermal cooling technology? Find out in this video interview with the team of Yazaki, one of the world´s leading producers of thermal cooling machines. Kazuhide Ishida from the Yazaki R&D Department in Japan, Wei Zheng of Yazaki Market Development in China...