Task 55 Integrating Large SHC Systems into DHC Networks Developing technical and economic requirements for introducing solar district heating and cooling (DHC) systems.
Task 45 Large Scale Solar Heating and Cooling Systems The main objective of this task is to assist in the development of a strong and sustainable market of large solar heating and cooling systems by focusing on cost effectiveness, high performance and reliability of systems.
Task 7 Central Solar Heating Plants with Seasonal Storage Through the use of central solar heating plants with large, seasonal storage systems, solar energy can be collected during the summer and stored until needed in the heating season when solar radiation is often insufficient.
20 JUN Solar Thermal Market Records Year of Growth The solar thermal market saw 3% growth in 2021 after seven years of decline. Noteworthy development was reported from some of the largest solar heat markets. read more
18 MAR Guidelines for wastewater treatment technologies in preparation Operating a water treatment plant is a complex task in itself. If you start thinking about using solar energy to drive certain separation or disinfection... read more
04 NOV Standardised yield assessments for industrial solar heat plants The yield of solar process heat systems as simulated during feasibility studies has a decisive influence on the profitability of the respective investment.... read more
07 AUG Large-Scale Solar Thermal District Heating and Cooling: One on One with Sabine Putz The SHC Programme wrapped up its third project on large solar systems (Task 55) in December 2020. To learn how the Task impacted this market sector,... read more
07 AUG Integrating Large SHC Systems into District Heating and Cooling Networks Integrating large-scale solar thermal plants into district heating and cooling grids is playing a crucial role in many countries’ energy transformation... read more
26 MAY New SDH factsheet database goes online The IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme has just launched a database containing a substantial number of fact sheets about solar district heating technologies,... read more
26 MAR Improving the efficiency of Solar District Heating (SDH) Since the end of IEA SHC Task 55 – Large Solar District Heating and Cooling Systems last December, there have been multiple calls for continuing the work... read more
28 JAN Using solar energy to recover acids and metals from wastewater An IEA SHC research group led by Dr Joachim Koschikowski, of Fraunhofer ISE, has created a matrix depicting thermal separation methods for industrial wastewater... read more