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Solar Certification Fund: Third Call for proposals
The 3rd SCF call asks for project proposals on specific subjects.
Please click here for details.
The 3rd SCF call is now closed
Focus on Renewable Heating and Cooling:the RHC-Platform and Euroheat & Power team up!
On 26 and 27 April 2012 in Copenhagen, Denmark, the European Technology Platform on Renewable Heating and Cooling and Euroheat & Power will be holding a joint conference, under the auspices of the Danish Presidency of the EU.
If you wish to become a supporter of this conference, please look at the different sponsoring opportunities available on the conference website at: www.conference2012.eu
Online registration now open
ESTEC 2011 - 20/21 OCTOBER 2011 - MARSEILLE, FRANCE
ESTEC 2011: The 5th European Solar Thermal Energy Conference which took place from 20 to 21 October 2011 in Marseille, France was a great success!
With over 300 participants coming from more than 30 countries, ESTEC has once again confirmed its position as the premier solar thermal event in Europe.
For more information, please read the press release here
Pictures now available to view and download from the conference website
In the programme section of the conference website www.estec2011.org, participants will now find the ESTEC 2011 presentations available to download.
The Solar Keymark a to z
Solar keymark: THE Quality Label for Solar Thermal Products in Europe
A new brochure to help boost your solar thermal business
The Solar Keymark was developed by the European Solar Thermal Industry
Federation (ESTIF) and CEN (European Committee for Standardisation)
in close co-operation with leading European test labs and with the support of the European Commission.
It is the main quality label for solar thermal products and is widely spread across the European market and beyond.
Please click here to download your copy of the brochure. Now also available in Slovak
solar thermal potential in europe
The potential of solar thermal in Europe
To provide the European Union and its Member States with substantiated information on the contribution solar thermal can make to the 20% renewable energy target set by the RES Directive (2009/28/EC), detailed surveys were conducted in five representative countries: Austria, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Spain. The information gathered was then extrapolated to the 27 EU countries and the future heating and cooling demand was calculated for 2020, 2030 and 2050, taking into account a decline of the overall energy demand due to energy efficiency measures.
Bycompleting the order form you will be able to obtain a free pdf copy of the study.
European Solar Days, 1-13 May 2012
The European Solar Days successfully promote the use of a free unlimited renewable energy source available everywhere to everyone to generate electricity as well as heating and cooling: the SUN.
They are celebrated in an increasing number of countries and in 2011 around 8000 events were held in 19 European countries by diverse organisations ranging from solar equipment manufacturers to schools and local authorities.
Solar Keymark: A certification scheme for Europe
The Solar Keymark is widely recognised in solar thermal support programmes throughout Europe.
The mark certifies the conformity of a solar thermal collector or system to the relevant European Standards
(EN 12975 or EN 12976).
For information on how to obtain the Solar Keymark, please see www.solarkeymark.org
A Strategic Research Agenda for solar thermal
Making solar thermal products even better
and work in more applications. This is the solar thermal sector's goal.
Industry and researchers have come together in the European Solar Thermal Technology Panel (ESTTP) to identify the needs of solar thermal R&D.
Among the top priorities are compact heat storages, solar thermal for industrial processes, and solar cooling. With the right kind of research solar thermal can be used for much more than just heating houses or sanitary water.
Visit the website of the European Technology Platform on Renewable Heating and Cooling to learn more about the future of solar thermal technologies
Solar Thermal News
Communication from the European Commission on financing low carbon technologies (SET-Plan): The Solar Thermal Industry demands full recognition of the heating and cooling sector’s contribution.
Date : 17/12/09Brussels, 17 December 2009 – At its General Assembly, held earlier this month in Brussels, the European Solar Thermal Industry Federation (ESTIF) urged the European Commission to include the renewable heating and cooling sector in the SET-Plan. As heat accounts for nearly half of Europe’s overall...
MoreXavier Noyon appointed new ESTIF Secretary General
Date : 26/11/09Brussels, 26 November 2009 - Xavier Noyon has been unanimously appointed new Secretary General of the European Solar Thermal Industry Federation (ESTIF) with effect from 01 November 2009
MoreMaking solar heat add up: A new study reveals the potential of solar thermal in Europe
Date : 25/09/09Brussels, 25 September 2009. Since heat accounts for nearly half of the overall energy demand in the European Union, the solar thermal industry will no doubt make a significant contribution to the 20% target of renewable energy set by the new RES Directive. A new Study “Potential of Solar Thermal...
MoreThe European solar thermal industry’s leading-edge technology creates jobs and economic wealth
Date : 13/07/09Brussels, 13 July 2009. Latest ESTIF statistics demonstrate the strong economic value of Solar Thermal in Europe. Today, this 3 billion Euro market provides over 40.000 full-time jobs in Europe where the industry has forged a clear technological lead in generating solar heating and cooling.
MoreSolar Thermal Energy Industry Still Growing Worldwide
Date : 26/06/09Video interview with Olivier Drücke, ESTIF’s president
RenewableEnergyWorld.com
MoreSolar Thermal Energy resists the economic turmoil and celebrates a strong growth
Date : 19/06/09Brussels, 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...
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