The Solar Keymark
Products
Test Labs
Certification bodies
Scheme Rules
Standards
CE-marking of collectors?
Keymark & OBL/OEM
Misuse of Solar Keymark
Equivalent materials
Solar Keymark Network
Solar Keymark II Project (2006-2007)
Solar Keymark I Project (2000-2003)
Contact
Abbreviations
Miscellaneous
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Workshops
D29 (WP6): Workshops
- 1st workshop, at Intersolar, Freiburg, Germanny, June 2006
- 2nd workshop, at Congreso Iberico de Energia Solar 2006 / Iberian-American Solar Energy Congress, Lisbon, Portugal, November 2006
- 3rd workshop, at "Le Salon des Énergies Renouvelables 2007", Lyon, France, February 2007
- 4th workshop, at arsenal research, Vienna, Austria, October 2007
General report of the four Solar Keymark industry workshops:
Almost all participants in the workshops were from the industry (manufacturer of solar collectors and systems), typically 15-20 representatives.
The general structure of the workshops was:
- General info on Solar Keymark, history, propagation, recognition (ESTIF)
- Specific info on Solar Keymark testing (local test lab)
- Specific info on Solar Keymark certification (local certification body)
- Experience with Solar Keymark (one to three local manufacturers)
- Discussions
Main impact of the workshop was increased motivation to use Solar Keymark and increased knowledge in the industry sector about:
- benefits of Solar Keymark
- practical procedures to obtain the Solar Keymark
Lively discussions took place - typical issues:
- flexibility of the certification
- certification of OEM products
- costs of the license
- problems with acceptance of Solar Keymark in some countries (the first 3 workshops)
The discussions gave important feed back to the project:
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