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The Power of the Sun Ensuring a Bright Future Solar Thermal Statistics Solar Heat Worldwide Common Calculation Method Conversion Method Country Information Australia Austria Belgium Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Italy Mexico Netherlands Norway Portugal Singapore South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland United States European Union Industry Collaboration Tasks & Working Groups Current Tasks Task 49 - Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications Task 48 - Quality Assurance and Support Measures for Solar Cooling Task 47 - Solar Renovation of Non-Residential Buildings Task 46 - Solar Resource Assessment and Forecasting Task 45 - Large Systems: Large Solar Heating/Cooling Systems, Seasonal Storage, Heat Pumps Task 44 - Solar & Heat Pump Systems 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 36 - Solar Resource Knowledge Management Completed Tasks 38-31 Task 38 - Solar Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Task 37 - Advanced Housing Renovation with Solar & Conservation Task 35 - PV/Thermal Systems 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 Completed Tasks 30-21 Task 30 - Not initiated 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 Completed Working Groups Central Solar Heating Plant with Seasonal Storage Daylighting Working Group Materials in Solar Thermal Collectors Evaluation of Task 13 Houses Publications News Newsletter News Releases SHC In the News Calendar of Events Other Related Sites ExCo Corner Search Home		Home Solar Heating & Cooling Common Calculation Method: Solar Collector Energy Output Common Calculation Method Calculation Method Press release Common Calculation Method of the Solar Thermal Energy Produced Worldwide Now Available March 15, 2011 Webinar: March 31, 2011 The renewable heating and cooling (RHC) sector offers a huge potential that has been underestimated and even neglected, in part due to the lack of generally accepted methods for calculating and monitoring the decentralized production of renewable heat. In the past, by developing a consensual conversion factor of 0,7kWth/m²., the solar thermal sector has contributed to facilitating the calculation of the installed solar thermal capacity in operation in terms of kWth..However, a new method was needed that would be reliable and simple to estimate the impressive amount of energy produced by solar thermal systems worldwide and compare it with other (renewable) energy sources. Such a method has now been developed and agreed by the IEA-SHC and major solar trade associations. Presentations Solar Thermal at a Global Level and the Need for Estimating Annual Solar Collector Energy Output Werner Weiss - IEA Solar Heating & Cooling Programme Chairman Calculating the Contribution of Solar Thermal Towards the World Energy Supply - We should Harmonize the Methodology Lex Bosselaar - NL Agency, Netherlands Simple Method for Converting Installed Solar Collector Area to Annual Collector Output Jan Erik Nielsen - ESTIF technical consultant For further information please contact:: Pedro Dias: pedro.dias(at)estif.org

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