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Solar Thermal

23.05.2013

The UK doubles its subsidies for solar energy

The British Ministry of Energy and Climate Change has increased subsidies for renewable heat. The Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) for solar thermal systems has been doubled to £ 600 (approximately € 707). more...

Solar Thermal

16.08.2012

North American approval for three Steca controllers

Steca Elektronik GmbH has recently received North American authorization for three further solar controllers. The newly approved controllers are the latest generation of solar controllers from the company, which is based in Memmingen, Germany. The new 500-type controllers of the TR series have been kept compact so that they fit well in solar pump stations. They are also suitable for wall or top-hat rail mounting. The Steca TR A503 TTR more...

Solar Thermal

06.08.2012

“Nanosol” solar hot water without a big deal

Modern design and little place requirement: the Nanosol water heater from Ezinç. (Photo: Ezinç)

Turkish flat plate collector producer Ezinç introduced a new solar water heater model called “Nanosol NA 130”. The system combines a solar collector and a 130 L enamelled storage tank in one unit. As a passive system in which the water is heated directly it does not need pumps, a separated storage tank or heat exchangers.Ezinç reduced the heat loss by placing the water tank into a special thermally insulated more...

Solar Thermal

03.08.2012

ETI seeks partners for £ 100 million research programme

The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) from the United Kingdom looks for partners for two projects launched as part of the £ 100 million Smart Systems and Heat Programme.The first project will focus on a technology review and gap analysis of potential technologies that could be included in a smart energy system. The second will evaluate how value can be delivered across a smart system supply chain. It aims to determine more...

Solar Thermal

30.07.2012

Swimming with the sun

Environmentally friendly warm water: the indoor swimming pool at the Southeastern Louisiana University (Foto: Tisun GmbH)

Since March 2012, the 17,000 students at the Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana can do lengths of the indoor swimming pool in environmentally friendly warm water. Sixteen large-area collectors from the Austrian manufacturer Tisun GmbH with a surface area of 130 m² heat the 23 m long pool at the University. They also cover the complete warm water requirement of the educational institution."The solar system will pay for itself more...

Solar Thermal

27.07.2012

IEA finds huge potential for solar heating and cooling

Solar energy could account for around one-sixth of the world’s total low-temperature heating and cooling needs by 2050, according to a roadmap launched beginning of July by the International Energy Agency (IEA). “The IEA’s Solar Heating and Cooling Roadmap confirms the great opportunity that lies in using solar thermal to replace fossil fuels and electricity”, says Werner Weiss, Chairman of the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Program, which provided important more...

Solar Thermal

26.07.2012

EU solar district heating project started

One of the aims of the EU project SDHplus is to develop business models for solar thermal district heating. "We are using the modern environmentally friendly image and the high public acceptance of solar thermal to market and increase the use of district heating", said Project Leader Thomas Pauschinger from the research institute Solites in Stuttgart. The use of solar heat in district heating networks is attractive, for example, when more...