Task 55 Integrating Large SHC Systems into DHC Networks Developing technical and economic requirements for introducing solar district heating and cooling (DHC) systems.
Task 45 Large Scale Solar Heating and Cooling Systems The main objective of this task is to assist in the development of a strong and sustainable market of large solar heating and cooling systems by focusing on cost effectiveness, high performance and reliability of systems.
Task 7 Central Solar Heating Plants with Seasonal Storage Through the use of central solar heating plants with large, seasonal storage systems, solar energy can be collected during the summer and stored until needed in the heating season when solar radiation is often insufficient.
26 JUL 2023 Task 62 Interview with Christoph Brunner The SHC Programme finalized its work on Solar Energy in Industrial Water and Wastewater Management (SHC Task 62) at the end of 2022. To learn first-hand... read more
26 JUL 2023 Solar Energy’s Potential for Water and Wastewater Treatment Within the industry’s transition to a circular economy, sustainable wastewater treatment and recovery should be reached without excessive strain on limited... read more
26 JUL 2023 European Solar Research Infrastructure for Concentrated Solar Power Begins Operation EU-SOLARIS ERIC, the European Solar Research Infrastructure for Concentrated Solar Power, held its constitutive meeting and first General Assembly on January... read more
26 JUL 2023 China’s Solar Thermal Market Shifting from Individual Installations to Large-scale Projects In 2021, the cumulative operation capacity of solar thermal systems in China reached 481.94 million square meters, accounting for 72.8% of the world’s... read more
13 DEC 2022 Tips and tricks regarding design and success factors for SHIP It is generally a big challenge to contract and design solar industrial heat projects (SHIP). read more
07 DEC 2022 Solar district heating solutions providing higher temperatures A well-attended second meeting of the research group IEA SHC Task 68 Efficient Solar District Heating took place at the beginning of November. A total... read more
08 OCT 2022 Small carbon footprint of large solar field in France Green technologies also have a carbon footprint. Energy is used for raw materials, production, transport and operation. Life cycle assessment (LCA) for... read more
20 JUN 2022 Solar Thermal Market Records Year of Growth The solar thermal market saw 3% growth in 2021 after seven years of decline. Noteworthy development was reported from some of the largest solar heat markets. read more