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June 6, 2018
Rising demand for solar heat in large buildings and industry

By the end of 2017, the market for solar heating and cooling had grown by 472 GW_th, which again made it the largest for solar energy in the world. The one for photovoltaic systems gained 402 GW_p to become the second-largest, and 5 GW_el was enough for...
April 22, 2018
Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference (APSRC 2018), Sydney

The 5th Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference (APSRC) will be held in Sydney at the University of New South Wales from 4 to 6 December 2018. The Conference provides a unique opportunity to combine the annual research reviews of Australia’s key solar research groups, representing researchers from...
March 19, 2018
World’s largest flat plate collector manufacturers in 2017

The 2017 ranking of the world’s largest flat plate collector producers clearly shows the market dominance of Chinese companies. Even second-ranked Greenonetec, an Austrian collector manufacturer, is now majority-owned by the Chinese-based Haier Group. The...
February 8, 2018
SHC industry roadmap for Australia

Despite Australia’s high levels of solar irradiation and rising energy costs, its solar heating and cooling market has been in decline each year since 2010. The newly installed glazed and unglazed collector area went from a peak of 1.14 million m² in 2009 (798 MW_th) to...
January 18, 2018
Global certification saves money and time

To enter new markets, solar thermal collector manufacturers need to have their products tested and certified as meeting local standards. Thanks to GSCN, the Global Solar Certification Network, they can complete several certification processes with only one test cycle. “A collector...
December 27, 2017
All-Energy 2018, Melbourne

All-Energy 2018 will take place at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 3 to 4 October 2018. The business-to-business conference and networking forum will be hosted alongside an impressive exhibition showcasing renewable energy, clean energy, sustainable transport and energy...
December 1, 2017
Australia: Think Big, Think Solar

In Australia, the deployment of large commercial solar thermal plants is picking up speed. This year, Monash University had a solar field of 0.5 MW put into operation and aims to expand it to 1 MW. The solar heat that is fed into the district heating system of the large campus area in...
November 27, 2017
SHC 2017 / Stephen White: Solar Cooling Technologies in Australia

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)in Australia is bringing solar cooling technologies to the market. For residential use, PV powered air conditioning is the technology of choice. For large scale applications such as hotels, solar thermal cooling technologies...
November 22, 2017
IEA Paper: How to Decarbonise the Industrial Sector

The industrial sector is the hardest to decarbonise. “Stakeholders are in fierce competition, so to adapt any source that is even slightly more expensive than the fossil fuels they are used to is difficult,” Cédric Philibert, Senior Analyst in the IEA Renewable Energy Division, said during...
November 8, 2017
SHC 2017: Largest experts’ meeting on integrated solar heating and cooling

500 experts from more than 50 countries attended the 5^th International Conference on Solar Heating and Cooling (SHC) in Abu Dhabi, UAE, from 30 October to 2 November 2017. It was the first time that this biennial conference by the IEA’s Solar Heating and Cooling Programme had...
October 15, 2017
SHC Solar Award: Five Finalists with Successful Support Policies

Administrators of successful solar thermal support schemes are in the focus of this year’s Solar Award of the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme (IEA SHC). The jury has chosen five finalists, of which one will receive the SHC Solar Award during the IEA SHC’s joint conference with ISES...
September 26, 2017
IEA SHC Solar Academy: Solar Planning in Times of Rapid City Growth

Just as on Stockholm’s coastline shown in the photo, cities are seeing new neighbourhoods develop or old ones restored and expanded at a rapid pace. Urban planning is a highly complex issue, especially if it involves low-carbon living solutions and environmental regulations. The main...

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