Our Mission
ESTIF'S MISSION IS TO ACHIEVE HIGH PRIORITY AND ACCEPTANCE FOR SOLAR THERMAL AS A KEY ELEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE HEATING AND COOLING IN EUROPE AND, WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT,
TO WORK FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL NECESSARY STEPS
TO REALISE THE HIGH POTENTIAL OF SOLAR THERMAL.
ESTIF's Strategic Objectives
To fulfill its mission, ESTIF pursues the following strategic objectives:
- to be a recognised partner of the EU institutions for the purpose of policy advice and implementation of support programs for renewables in heating and cooling
- to promote solar thermal policies able to drive the EU towards reaching its target of 100 million m2 installed (EC White paper on Renewable Energies 1997)
- to support its members when dealing with EU institutions, programs and policies concerning solar thermal issues
- to promote the abolition of any trade barriers hampering the development of an open and large solar thermal market in Europe
- to enhance EU initiatives aimed at the integration of solar thermal in the built environment
- to develop and support instruments which increase consumer confidence, product quality and the impact of market stimulation tools
- to actively contribute to the realisation of solar thermal's potential, focusing in the first instance on Europe. Growth in Europe will be the best precondition for success in other parts of the world
