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The following publications have been posted in the last 6 months:
Testing Solar and Heat Pump Systems in laboratory
December 2013 - PDF 1.66MB
Task 44 - Solar + Heat Pump Systems -
Posted: 4/15/2014
Polymeric Solar Collectors or Heat Pump? – Lessons Learned from Passive Houses in Oslo
March 2014
Task 39 - Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications - Subtask B: Collectors - B2: Systems -
Posted: 4/13/2014
Testing of Components for Solar Thermal Collectors in Respect of Saline Atmospheres
March 2014
Task 39 - Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications - Subtask C: Materials - C3: Testing and Characterization of Polymeric Materials -
Posted: 4/13/2014
Performance Optimisation of Polymeric Collectors by Means of Dynamic Simulation and Sensitivity Analysis
March 2014
Task 39 - Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications - Subtask B: Collectors - B1: Collectors -
Posted: 4/13/2014
A total cost perspective on use of polymeric materials in solar collectors - Importance of environmental performance on suitability
March 2014
Task 39 - Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications - Subtask A: Information - A2: Taskforce on Total Cost Accounting Approach / LCA -
Posted: 4/13/2014
SHC Task 45.A.3.2 TECH Sheet: Guarantee of Annual Output
April 2014 - PDF 0.59MB
Task 45 - Large Systems: Large Solar Heating/Cooling Systems, Seasonal Storage, Heat Pumps - Subtask A: Collector Field and Loop -
Posted: 4/11/2014
SHC Task 45.A.3.2 INFO Sheet: Guarantee of Annual Output
April 2014 - PDF 0.37MB
Task 45 - Large Systems: Large Solar Heating/Cooling Systems, Seasonal Storage, Heat Pumps - Subtask A: Collector Field and Loop -
Posted: 4/11/2014
SHC Task 45.A.3.2 TECH Sheet: Guaranteed Power Output
April 2014 - PDF 0.62MB
Task 45 - Large Systems: Large Solar Heating/Cooling Systems, Seasonal Storage, Heat Pumps - Subtask A: Collector Field and Loop -
Posted: 4/11/2014
SHC Task 45.A.3.2 INFO Sheet: Guaranteed Power Output
April 2014 - PDF 0.32MB
Task 45 - Large Systems: Large Solar Heating/Cooling Systems, Seasonal Storage, Heat Pumps - Subtask A: Collector Field and Loop -
Posted: 4/11/2014
SHC Task 45 Fact Sheets - Overview
April 2014 - PDF 0.26MB
Task 45 - Large Systems: Large Solar Heating/Cooling Systems, Seasonal Storage, Heat Pumps - General Publications -
Posted: 4/11/2014
Task 39 Exhibition – Assembly of Polymeric Components for a New Generation of Solar Thermal Energy Systems
March 2014
Task 39 - Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications - Subtask A: Information - A1: State of the Art -
Posted: 4/8/2014
Europe Asia Solar Cooling Gains Traction
January 2012
Task 48 - Quality Assurance and Support Measures for Solar Cooling -
Posted: 4/4/2014
PDF
0.03MB
Task 48 Highlights 2011
2012 - PDF 0.48MB
Task 48 - Quality Assurance and Support Measures for Solar Cooling -
Posted: 4/4/2014
Kaiserstraße 7, Vienna; Austria
January 2014 - PDF 1.29MB
Task 47 - Solar Renovation of Non-Residential Buildings - Renovation Examples -
Posted: 3/18/2014
Task 42 Highlights 2013
February 2014 - PDF 0.2MB
Task 42 - Compact Thermal Energy Storage - General Publications -
Posted: 3/5/2014
Analysis Of Load Match and Grid Interaction Indicators in NZEB with High-Resolution Data
March 2014 - PDF 2.65MB
Task 40 - Net Zero Energy Solar Buildings - Subtask A: Definitions and Implications -
Posted: 3/4/2014
Task 50 Highlights 2013
February 2014 - PDF 0.5MB
Task 50 - Advanced Lighting Solutions for Retrofitting Buildings -
Posted: 3/3/2014
Task 49 Highlights 2013
February 2014 - PDF 0.13MB
Task 49 - Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications -
Posted: 3/3/2014
Task 48 Highlights 2013
February 2014 - PDF 0.3MB
Task 48 - Quality Assurance and Support Measures for Solar Cooling -
Posted: 3/3/2014
Task 47 Highlight 2013
February 2014 - PDF 0.35MB
Task 47 - Solar Renovation of Non-Residential Buildings - General Publications -
Posted: 3/3/2014
Task 46 Highlights 2013
February 2014 - PDF 0.35MB
Task 46 - Solar Resource Assessment and Forecasting -
Posted: 3/3/2014
Task 44 Highlights 2013
February 2014 - PDF 0.25MB
Task 44 - Solar + Heat Pump Systems -
Posted: 3/3/2014
Task 40 Highlights 2013
February 2014 - PDF 0.18MB
Task 40 - Net Zero Energy Solar Buildings - General Publications -
Posted: 3/3/2014
Task 39 Highlights 2013
February 2014 - PDF 0.18MB
Task 39 - Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications - General Publications -
Posted: 3/3/2014
Refurbishment of the Riva Bella School - Belgium
2014 - PDF 1.97MB
Task 47 - Solar Renovation of Non-Residential Buildings - Renovation Examples -
Posted: 2/25/2014
TU Vienna Plus Energy - Austria
2014 - PDF 1.54MB
Task 47 - Solar Renovation of Non-Residential Buildings - Renovation Examples -
Posted: 2/25/2014
Administration building Bruck/Mur - Austria
2014 - PDF 1.57MB
Task 47 - Solar Renovation of Non-Residential Buildings - Renovation Examples -
Posted: 2/25/2014
Task 53 Description and Work Plan
November 2013 - PDF 0.53MB
Task 53 - New Generation Solar Cooling Systems - General Publications -
Posted: 2/15/2014
Final report Measurement and Verification Procedures
January 2013 - PDF 3.44MB
Task 48 - Quality Assurance and Support Measures for Solar Cooling -
Posted: 2/9/2014
Review of relevant international standards rating and incentive schemes
January 2013 - PDF 1.43MB
Task 48 - Quality Assurance and Support Measures for Solar Cooling -
Posted: 2/9/2014
Solar Update
February 2014 - PDF 0.78MB
Newsletters -
Posted: 2/6/2014
T.41.A.3/1 Designing Solar Thermal Systems for Architectural Integration
February 2014 - PDF 5.07MB
Task 41 - Solar Energy and Architecture - Subtask A: Criteria for Architectural Integration -
Posted: 2/5/2014
Rockwool International Office Building - Hedehusene, Denmark
December 2013 - PDF 1.27MB
Task 47 - Solar Renovation of Non-Residential Buildings - Renovation Examples -
Posted: 2/1/2014
Solbraaveien Office Center - Asker, Norway
January 2014 - PDF 1.03MB
Task 47 - Solar Renovation of Non-Residential Buildings - Renovation Examples -
Posted: 2/1/2014
A test procedure for extruded polymeric solar thermal absorbers
April 2008
Task 39 - Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications - Subtask C: Materials - C3: Testing and Characterization of Polymeric Materials -
Posted: 1/26/2014
Towards an improved architectural quality of building integrated solar thermal systems (BIST)
June 2007
Task 39 - Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications - Subtask A: Information - A4: Database of successful architectural integration -
Posted: 1/26/2014
Kunststoffe in solarthermischen Kollektoren - Anforderungsdefinition, Konzeptentwicklung und Machbarkeitsbewertung
April 2011
Task 39 - Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications - Subtask B: Collectors - B1: Collectors -
Posted: 1/26/2014
Kunststoffe in solarthermischen Kollektoren – Ein Weg zur Kostensenkung
January 2013
Task 39 - Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications - Subtask B: Collectors - B1: Collectors -
Posted: 1/26/2014
Status Quo der Entwicklungen eines überhitzungsgeschützten Kunststoffkollektors
January 2013
Task 39 - Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications - Subtask B: Collectors - B1: Collectors -
Posted: 1/26/2014
Innovative, zukunftsweisende Gestaltungselemente - Kunststoffe in der Solarthermie
January 2013
Task 39 - Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications - Subtask A: Information - General Task 39 related Information -
Posted: 1/26/2014
Aging tests of components for solar thermal collectors
November 2012
Task 39 - Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications - Subtask C: Materials - C3: Testing and Characterization of Polymeric Materials -
Posted: 1/26/2014
Fracture behavior of degraded polyethylene thin films for solar thermal applications
November 2012
Task 39 - Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications - Subtask C: Materials - C3: Testing and Characterization of Polymeric Materials -
Posted: 1/26/2014
Thermotropic glazings for overheating protection
November 2012
Task 39 - Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications - Subtask C: Materials - C1: Multi-Functional Polymeric Materials -
Posted: 1/26/2014
Black pigmented polypropylene materials for solar absorbers
November 2012
Task 39 - Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications - Subtask C: Materials - C3: Testing and Characterization of Polymeric Materials -
Posted: 1/26/2014
A Model of the Optical Properties of a Non-absorbing Media with Application to Thermotropic Materials for Overheat Protection,
November 2012
Task 39 - Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications - Subtask C: Materials - C1: Multi-Functional Polymeric Materials -
Posted: 1/26/2014
Methoden zur beschleunigten Alterungsprüfung von Kunsststoffen
January 2013
Task 39 - Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications - Subtask C: Materials - C3: Testing and Characterization of Polymeric Materials -
Posted: 1/26/2014
Leistungsanforderungen an Polymermaterialien
January 2013
Task 39 - Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications - Subtask B: Collectors - B2: Systems -
Posted: 1/26/2014
Solarthermische Systeme aus Polymerwerkstoffen: Das Großforschungsvorhaben SolPol
January 2013
Task 39 - Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications - Subtask B: Collectors - B1: Collectors -
Posted: 1/26/2014
Drucklose, entleerende solarthermische Systeme für Kunststoffkollektoren
January 2011
Task 39 - Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications - Subtask B: Collectors - B2: Systems -
Posted: 1/26/2014
Kunststoffe Neue Möglichkeiten in der Solarthermie
March 2006
Task 39 - Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications - Subtask A: Information - General Task 39 related Information -
Posted: 1/26/2014
Task 52 Annex
January 2014 - PDF 0.27MB
Task 52 - Solar Heat and Energy Economics in Urban Environments -
Posted: 1/23/2014
Task 52 Workplan
January 2014 - PDF 0.47MB
Task 52 - Solar Heat and Energy Economics in Urban Environments -
Posted: 1/23/2014
Solar Cooling Position Paper - Executive Summary
December 2013 - PDF 0.08MB
Task 38 - Solar Assisted Cooling Systems - General Publications -
Posted: 1/7/2014
Task 44 Highlights 2011
March 2012 - PDF 0.2MB
Task 44 - Solar + Heat Pump Systems -
Posted: 1/3/2014
Country Status Reports Summary
November 2013 - PDF 0.06MB
General Programme Reports -
Posted: 11/26/2013
Boligselskapet Sjaelland Office Building - Denmark
January 2013 - PDF 1.73MB
Task 47 - Solar Renovation of Non-Residential Buildings - Renovation Examples -
Posted: 11/25/2013
Schüco Italian Headquarter - Italy
January 2013 - PDF 2.06MB
Task 47 - Solar Renovation of Non-Residential Buildings - Renovation Examples -
Posted: 11/25/2013
T.41.A.3/2 Designing Photovoltaic Systems for Architectural Integration
November 2013 - PDF 3.01MB
Task 41 - Solar Energy and Architecture - Subtask A: Criteria for Architectural Integration -
Posted: 11/20/2013
Solar process heat for sustainable automobile manufacturing
January 2012
Task 49 - Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications -
Posted: 10/31/2013
Development of an integrated solar-fossil powered steam generation system for industrial applications
January 2013
Task 49 - Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications -
Posted: 10/31/2013
A new solar combined heat and power system for sustainable automobile manufacturing
January 2013
Task 49 - Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications -
Posted: 10/31/2013
Fulfillment of net-zero energy building (NZEB) with four metrics in a single family house with different heating alternatives
September 2013 - PDF 2.13MB
Task 40 - Net Zero Energy Solar Buildings - Subtask A: Definitions and Implications -
Posted: 10/25/2013
Experimental Investigations on the Optical and Thermal Characterization of a Parabolic Trough Collector.
2012
Task 49 - Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications -
Posted: 10/25/2013
Parabolrinnenkollektoren für Prozesswärme in Schweizer Molkereien
2013
Task 49 - Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications -
Posted: 10/25/2013
SolNet - PhD-scholarships and courses on Solar Heating
2013
Task 49 - Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications -
Posted: 10/25/2013
Evaluation of Measurements on Parabolic Trough Collector Fields for Process Heat Integration in Swiss Dairies
2013
Task 49 - Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications -
Posted: 10/25/2013
CHARACTERIZATION MEASUREMENTS ON A PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTOR FOR PROCESS HEAT APPLICATIONS
2013
Task 49 - Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications -
Posted: 10/25/2013
Integration of Solar Heating into Heat Recovery Loops using Constant and Variable Temperature storage
2013
Task 49 - Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications -
Posted: 10/24/2013
Storage in solar process heat applications
January 2013
Task 49 - Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications -
Posted: 10/24/2013
Monitoring und Analyse solarer Prozesswärmeanlagen
January 2013
Task 49 - Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications -
Posted: 10/24/2013
Hydraulische Einbindung von Speichern in solare Prozesswärmesysteme
January 2012
Task 49 - Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications -
Posted: 10/24/2013
Barriers to Solar Process Heat Applications
January 2011
Task 49 - Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications -
Posted: 10/24/2013
Solare-Prozesswärme-Standards
January 2011
Task 49 - Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications -
Posted: 10/24/2013
Konzeptionierung, Aufbau und wissenschaftliche Begleitung einer Pilotanlage
January 2010
Task 49 - Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications -
Posted: 10/24/2013
Design and simulation of a solar field coupled to a cork boiling plant
January 2013
Task 49 - Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications -
Posted: 10/24/2013
Impact of pressure losses in small-sized parabolic-trough collectors for direct steam generation
2013
Task 49 - Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications -
Posted: 10/24/2013
Development and test results of a calorimetric technique for solar thermal testing loops, enabling mass flow and Cp measurements independent from fluid properties of the HTF used
January 2013
Task 49 - Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications -
Posted: 10/22/2013
Optical characterization parameters for line-focusing solar concentrators: measurement procedures and extended simulation results
January 2013
Task 49 - Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications -
Posted: 10/22/2013
Collector Simulation Model with Dynamic Incidence Angle Modifier for Anisotropic Diffuse Irradiance
January 2013
Task 49 - Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications -
Posted: 10/22/2013
CPC evacuated tube collector systems for process heat up to 160 °C
January 2013
Task 49 - Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications -
Posted: 10/22/2013
CPC-Vakuumröhren-Kollektoranlagen für Prozesswärme bis 160 °C
January 2012
Task 49 - Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications -
Posted: 10/22/2013
CPC-Vakuumröhren-Kollektoranlagen für Prozesswärme bis 160 °C
January 2013
Task 49 - Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications -
Posted: 10/22/2013
Solar thermal plant integration into an industrial process
2013
Task 49 - Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications -
Posted: 10/22/2013
Heat transfer mechanisms in a compound parabolic concentrator: Comparison of computational fluid dynamics simulations to particle image velocimetry and local temperature measurements
2013
Task 49 - Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications -
Posted: 10/22/2013