Task 63 Solar Neighborhood Planning Planning for onsite solar thermal and solar PV in the neighborhood design process
21 MAY Lessons learned from first IEA SHC online meetings “It worked very, very well and we saved a lot of emissions,” said one of the participants in the two-day online workshop organised by research platform... read more
20 FEB Solar Energy Buildings to make cities fit for the future Buildings account for around 40 % of the world’s primary energy consumption. Hence, they are the number one cause of resource consumption on earth. read more
19 SEP Solar planning experts meet in France Between 22 and 24 October, the University of Savoie Mont Blanc in Le Bourget-du-Lac, France, will be the venue for the first meeting about research platform... read more
31 AUG Best practice examples of urban solar projects exceed expectations Researchers working for the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling programme have created a list of urban solar heat projects that not only met but exceeded the... read more
14 SEP New at IEA SHC: Solar neighbourhood planning Case study reporting by research platform Solar Energy in Urban Planning has recently concluded with the publication of an interactive map showing 34 case... read more
26 SEP IEA SHC Solar Academy: Solar Planning in Times of Rapid City Growth Urban planning is a highly complex issue, especially if it involves low-carbon living solutions and environmental regulations. The main objective of the... read more
13 SEP IEA SHC Task 51: Challenges in Urban Planner Education Cities and large municipalities all around the world have taken the lead in sustainability, and urban planners find themselves in the important position... read more
24 OCT IEA SHC Task 51: German Summer School Educates Students on Solar Urban Planning The summer school called City in Transition (Stadt im Wandel) ended with a public presentation of the project designs from four student groups on Monday,... read more