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What's New About IEA SHC Programme SHC Brochure 2007 Highlights Countries Involved SHC Members How to Participate Research Tasks SHC Solar Award Strategic Plan Annual Reports Contact Information Solar Heating & Cooling Solar's Untapped Potential Why Use Solar Technology? The Power of the Sun Ensuring a Bright Future Solar Heat Worldwide Country Information Australia Austria Belgium Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Italy Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland United States European Commission Industry Collaboration Tasks & Working Groups Current Tasks Task 43 - Solar Rating & Certification Procedure Task 42 - Compact Thermal Energy Storage Task 41 - Solar Energy and Architecture Task 40 - Towards Net Zero Energy Solar Buildings Task 39 - Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications Task 38 - Solar Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Task 37 - Advanced Housing Renovation with Solar & Conservation Task 36 - Solar Resource Knowledge Management Task 35 - PV/Thermal Systems Completed Tasks 34-21 Task 34 - Testing and Validation of Building Energy Simulation Tools Task 33 - Solar Heat for Industrial Process Task 32 - Advanced Storage Concepts for Solar Thermal Systems in Low Energy Buildings Task 31 - Daylighting Buildings in the 21st Century Task 29 - Solar Crop Drying Task 28 - Solar Sustainable Housing Task 27 - Performance of Solar Facade Components Task 26 - Solar Combisystems Task 25 - Solar Assisted Air Conditioning of Buildings Task 24 - Active Solar Procurement Task 23 - Optimization of Solar Energy Use in Large Buildings Task 22 - Building Energy Analysis Tools Task 21 - Daylight in Buildings Completed Tasks 20-11 Task 20 - Solar Energy in Building Renovation Task 19 - Solar Air Systems Task 18 - Advanced Glazing Materials for Solar Applications Task 17 - Measuring and Modeling Spectral Radiation Task 16 - Photovoltaics in Buildings Task 15 - Advanced Central Solar Heating Plants - Not initiated Task 14 - Advance Active Solar Energy Systems Task 13 - Advance Solar Low Energy Buildings Task 12 - Building Energy Analysis and Design Tools for Solar Applications Task 11 - Passive and Hybrid Solar Commercial Buildings Completed Tasks 10-1 Task 10 - Solar Materials R&D Task 9 - Solar Radiation and Pyranometry Studies Task 8 - Passive and Hybrid Solar Low Energy Buildings Task 7 - Central Solar Heating Plants with Seasonal Storage Task 6 - Performance of Solar Systems Using Evacuated Collectors Task 5 - Use of Existing Meteorological Information for Solar Energy Application Task 4 - Development of an Insolation Handbook and Instrument Package Task 3 - Performance Testing of Solar Collectors Task 2 - Coordination of Solar Heating and Cooling R&D Task 1 - Investigation of the Performance of Solar Heating and Cooling Systems Working Groups Central Solar Heating Plant with Seasonal Storage Daylighting Working Group Materials in Solar Thermal Collectors Evaluation of Task 13 Houses Publications Newsletter Calendar of Events Other Related Sites ExCo Corner Search Home		Home Country Information New Zealand* New Zealand is a country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two large islands (the North Island and the South Island) and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island and the Chatham Islands. In Māori, New Zealand has come to be known as Aotearoa, which is usually translated into English as The Land of the Long White Cloud. The Realm of New Zealand also includes the Cook Islands and Niue, which are self-governing, but in free association; Tokelau; and the Ross Dependency (New Zealand's territorial claim in Antarctica). Population: 4,165,600⁵ (124th) Area: 268,680 km² (75th) / 103,738 sq mi Additional Information SHC ExCo Members & Operating Agents * Intro text, area and population information from Wikipedia.com.

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