The Global Solar Council works internationally for solar thermal, photovoltaics, storage technologies and digital energy solutions related to solar. Jodie Roussel explains why the legal framework is so crucial for solar to deliver cost-effective energy to the world.
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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...
Decarbonisation of "energy" often only refers to the electricity sector. Cédric Philibert describes what can be done to decarbonise heating, transportation and the industry sector.
This video was filmed during the Solar Heating and Cooling Conference (SHC 2017) in Abu Dhabi in November...
With more than 400 million square meters of solar collector area, China is the largest market for solar water heaters in the world. Since the 1980ies, the country is working on setting up quality standards and testing labs. Today, 80 percent of the domestically produced solar thermal systems...
To enter new markets, solar thermal manufacturers need to test and certify their products according to the local standards. The Global Solar Certification Network enables them to complete several certification processes based on only one testing cycle. This saves a lot of money and time.
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In the gulf region, most of the electricity is consumed for cooling. Air conditioning driven by PV or solar thermal collectors could save the energy demand, leaving more fuel for export. Daniel Mugnier says, the Solar Heating and Cooling Conference 2017 in Abu Dhabi might be the beginning of a...
Namibia is southern Africa´s front runner in terms of solar energy. Solar could provide energy security for the country that depends heavily on fuel imports. This includes power and water heating for homes, but also heat for the food and mining industry and desalination of water. Helvi Ileka...
In ancient Rome, urban citizens had a "right to light" that was limiting the densification of cities to get sufficient daylight and also natural ventilation. With electric lighting and mechanical ventilation, this got forgotten. Maria Wall explains why the increasing use of solar energy and...
