When manufacturers of solar thermal products – for example solar collectors – enter new markets, they often need to do re-testing of their products and to have re-inspection of their production facilities. This is required to get local certification and have access to these new
markets.
 

When manufacturers of solar thermal products – for example, solar collectors – enter new markets they often need to do re-testing of their products and to have a re-inspection of their production facilities. This is needed in order to obtain local certification and have access to these new markets. To avoid this waste of time and money, international standards for testing are being developed and promoted and a network of professionals has been established with the aim to harmonize certification requirements at the “global level”.