Solar Thermal News
Date: Friday 26. of June 2009
Video interview with Olivier Drücke, ESTIF’s president
RenewableEnergyWorld.com
Date: Friday 19. of June 2009
Brussels, 19 June 2009. The Solar Thermal Industry is looking confidently toward the future following a strong performance in 2008, when the European market grew by 60%. And the 4th European Solar Thermal Energy Conference (estec2009) confirmed its status as the largest international solar thermal platform worldwide with around 400 participants from 43 countries.
Date: Monday 25. of May 2009
Munich, 25 May 2009. The European Solar Thermal Industry Federation (ESTIF) publishes today its annual statistics of the solar thermal markets in Europe. The publication is presented at the 4th European Solar Thermal Energy Conference (estec2009), which opens its doors today.
Date: Thursday 14. of May 2009
Brussels, 14th May 2009: The second European Solar Days are celebrated from 15 to 22 May with more than 500.000 citizens participating in 7.000 events in 15 European countries. Solar PV and Solar Thermal are replacing fossil fuels and nuclear energy in Europe.
Date: Friday 19. of December 2008
Brussels, 19 December 2008. A Strategic Research Agenda of the solar thermal sector was presented in Brussels today. The document, developed by more than 100 experts organized in the European Solar Thermal Technology Platform (ESTTP) describes the research efforts and infrastructure needed to reach the goal of supplying 50% of the energy needed for heating in cooling with solar thermal energy. A deployment roadmap shows the non-technological framework conditions that enable the reaching of this...
Date: Tuesday 09. of December 2008
Brussels 9 December 2008. An Agreement was reached this morning between the European Parliament and the 27 EU Member States on a new directive to boost EU renewable energy use to 20% by 2020. For the first time, heating and cooling – responsible for 50% of Europe’s energy demand – will be covered by a European Directive promoting renewable energies. Thus the Directive creates a positive climate for the long-term development of solar thermal technologies in Europe.
Date: Thursday 04. of December 2008
Brussels, 4 December 2008. The European Solar Thermal Industry Federation (ESTIF) members elected a new Board of Directors on 2 December at their General Assembly in Athens where they discussed the sector development.
Date: Monday 15. of September 2008
Brussels, 15 September 2008. In 2009, the largest global conference dedicated to solar thermal energy takes place in Munich, Germany. The estec conference hosted by ESTIF, the European Solar Thermal Industry Federation, has developed into the most important platform within the rapidly changing sector. In the dynamic environment of a fast developing European market, estec2009 provides relevant information on markets and trends, technology and policies in the field of hot water preparation,...
Date: Thursday 12. of June 2008
Brussels/Munich 12 June 2008. Solar thermal encountered mixed developments in Europe in 2007. The biggest national market, Germany, declined while many other countries enjoyed double-digit growth rates. Sales in 2008 have started strong and the industry looks optimistically into the future. At Intersolar 2008, the European Solar Thermal Industry Federation publishes their latest market statistics for Europe.
