IEA SHC Research Tasks
ACTIVE, COMPLETED AND PROPOSED IEA SHC RESEARCH TASKS


This section contains information about the Research Tasks undertaken by IEA researchers as part of the Solar Heating and Cooling Programme.

Each description includes the contact address for the particular Operating Agent overseeing the Task's development, along with an outline, and links to a list of publications and outputs from the Task.

The Tasks are divided into three groups:

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TASK 31 Daylighting Buildings in the 21st Century
TASK 32 Advanced Storage Concepts for Solar Thermal Systems in Low Energy Buildings
TASK 33 Solar Heat for Industrial Process
TASK 34 Testing and Validation of Building Energy Simulation Tools
TASK 35 PV/Thermal Solar System
TASK 36 Solar Resource Knowledge Management
TASK 37 Advanced Housing Renovation with Solar & Conservation
TASK 38 Solar Assisted Cooling Systems
TASK 39 Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications

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TASK 29 Solar Crop Drying
TASK 28 Solar Sustainable Housing (2005)
TASK 27 Performance of Solar Facade Components
TASK 26 Solar Combisystems (2003)
TASK 25 Solar Assisted Air Conditioning of Buildings
TASK 24 Active Solar Procurement (2003)
TASK 23 Optimization of Solar Energy Use in Large Buildings (2003)
TASK 22 Building Energy Analysis Tools (2003)
TASK 21 Daylight in Buildings (2002)
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 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
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