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NEWS AND UPDATESHighlights of Programme work and feature article on Daylighting. Download a copy today. »New Report - Solar Energy Activities in IEA Countries 2005 Learn what your country and others are doing in the area of solar from the status of government policies, funding levels, R&D, technology advances, and commercial development. This latest edition begins with an overview of national activities and key trends followed by individual country reports with detailed information on national solar activities. »The Time for Solar Is Now
» SHC Solar Award 2006 Presented to Dr.Volker Wittwer
» New Publication Available: Thermal Energy Storage for Solar and Low Energy Buildings - State of the Art » IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme's FREE Online Newsletter The Solar Update covers solar heating and cooling activities in the Member countries and is produced twice a year. > Read the latest issue: Oct 2005
To subscribe to the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme's FREE Online Newsletter, send a request to Pamela Murphy at pmurphy@morseassociatesinc.com » New Solar Thermal Statistics - 70 GWth Installed Capacity IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme and major solar thermal trade associations publish new solar thermal statistics expressed for the first time in GWth, rather than in m2 of installed collector area. Data shows the global installed capacity to be 70 GWth (70.000 MWth). Download the documents below:
» Solar Heating Worldwide: Markets and Contribution to the Energy Supply - 2005 2005 edition of the SHC Solar Heating Worldwide
report shows continued growth in 35 countries - 85-90% of the solar
thermal market worldwide. The annual collector yield for 2003 was
55,233 GWh - an oil equivalent of 8.8 billion liter and an annual
avoidance of 24.1 million tons of CO2. » SHC Publications
Reports on results of current and completed SHC work are available in print and as PDF files. Topics such as: Solar Assisted Air Conditioning, Solar Air Systems, Solar Building Renovation, Solar Procurement, Combisystems, Daylight in Buildings, Building Energy Analysis Tools, Optimization of Solar Energy Use in Large Buildings, etc. To find out more about what is available go to All Publications List section » Results of Completed SHC Work
» SHC Success Stories What has the SHC Programme been working on? Here
are a few highlights of recent accomplishments. For more information
vist the Research Task pages on this website. » IEA Launches Climate Change And Renewable Energy Websites Today the IEA announced the release of two interactive databases, one on climate policies, and the other on renewable energy policies. These are the result of work undertaken in both the Standing Group on Long Term Co-operation and Renewable Energy Working Party and reflect on the extensive effort underway in member countries to address these issues. The websites provide zero-cost, user-friendly access to the databases. > Visit the Dealing with Climate Change Website
> Visit the Renewable Energy Website
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This year’s SHC Solar Award was presented to Dr.Volker Wittwer, Deputy Director of Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems in Freiburg, Germany, at the Renewable Heating & Cooling conference at the World Energy Sustainable Days in Wels, Austria.