28 APR Main takeaways from IEA SHC Task 71: Towards unified metrics of LCA and LCoH for heating technologies Karl-Anders Weiß has spent the past three years intensively working on the life cycle and cost assessment of alternative heating technologies. The researcher... read more
08 APR Momentum builds for solar thermal in Poland: Major plant, new tenders and EU Project LIGHT The beginning of the year has brought a series of important developments for Poland’s solar thermal sector. Construction has started on the country’s largest... read more
24 MAR We need tailed concentrating optics to boost the hydrogen production without cooking the reactor One of the strengths of the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme is its ability to bring together scientists working on similar topics from across continents... read more
27 FEB Apply now for the IEA SHC Solar Award with a solar thermal innovative project The International Energy Agency’s Solar Heating and Cooling Programme has opened applications for the SHC Solar Award 2026, inviting companies, business... read more
Task 75 Thermal Energy Storage Materials The main goal of the Task is to support Thermal Energy Storage materials research and development.
Task 74 Components for Thermal Energy Storage The purpose of the Task is to improve the development process of thermal energy storage components.
Task 71 Life Cycle & Cost Assessment for Heating & Cooling Technologies Improve the environmental sustainability of heating and cooling products
Task 70 Low Carbon, High Comfort Integrated Lighting Implementing the potentials of lighting in the decarbonization on a global perspective
Task 69 Solar Hot Water for 2030 Which technologies are the most appropriate now and into 2030 for solar-derived hot water