Task 68 Efficient Solar District Heating Systems 46% of total heat produced is consumed in buildings for space and water heating.
Task 55 Integrating Large SHC Systems into DHC Networks Developing technical and economic requirements for introducing solar district heating and cooling (DHC) systems.
13 DEC 2024 SunPeek – Automated Power Check for Utility-Scale Solar Heat Systems Evaluating the performance of solar thermal plants is of great interest for operators and it provides a basis for optimizations. A tool for this task is... read more
11 NOV 2024 Technology Radar for Solar Energy Buildings Buildings with a high solar fraction require a good mix of technologies and energy efficiency measures. The scientists of IEA SHC Task 66 on Solar Energy... read more
01 NOV 2024 Latest IEA SHC Solar Academy Webinar on District Heating is Now Open for Registration Registration is now open for the latest IEA SHC Solar Academy webinar on Boosting the Efficiency of Solar Thermal District Heating with Digitalization,... read more
28 AUG 2024 Technical and efficiency-orientated comparison of solar collectors for district heating A large number of different collector types are available for planners to integrate into district heating systems. A recent report by the IEA Solar Heating... read more
26 JUL 2024 Solar Heat Europe/IEA SHC Joint Industry Session: Solar Heat Market Segments: State of play and prospects to reach climate neutrality by 2050 The IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme in collaboration with Solar Heat Europe is offereing a joint Solar Heat Industry session at Eurosun 2024 in... read more
30 APR 2024 “District heating has never had such a high significance in Germany" In Germany, one record-breaking plant is being built after another. Solar district heating is a large, rapidly growing business. read more
25 FEB 2024 Investigation of the boost effect of heat pumps in solar district heating During their most recent meeting in Sweden in October the district heating experts from the IEA SHC Programme discussed the impact of integrating heat... read more
26 SEP 2023 Open data sets have great importance when analysing and optimising operation strategies for solar district heating plants A complete annual data set of monitoring results for a solar district heating plant is an important prerequisite for meaningful simulations of such systems... read more