Task 71 Life Cycle & Cost Assessment for Heating & Cooling Technologies Improve the environmental sustainability of heating and cooling products
Task 65 Solar Cooling for the Sunbelt Regions Focuses on innovations for affordable, safe and reliable Solar Cooling systems.
Task 53 New Generation Solar Cooling & Heating Using Photovoltaics and Solar Thermal as the New Generation of Solar Cooling & Heating Systems
Task 48 QA & Support Measures for Solar Cooling The main objective of this Task is to assist a strong and sustainable market development of solar cooling systems.
Task 45 Large Scale Solar Heating and Cooling Systems The main objective of this task is to assist in the development of a strong and sustainable market of large solar heating and cooling systems by focusing on cost effectiveness, high performance and reliability of systems.
Task 38 Solar Air Conditioning and Refrigeration The main objective of the Task is the implementation of measures for an accelerated market introduction of solar air conditioning and refrigeration with focus on improved components and system concepts.
Task 25 Solar Assisted Air Conditioning of Buildings The main objective of Task 25 was to improve the conditions for the market entry of solar assisted cooling systems in order to promote a reduction of primary energy consumption and electricity peak loads due to cooling.
03 FEB 2025 Extensive knowledge database on solar thermal and PV cooling The IEA SHC Task 65 on Solar Cooling for the Sunbelt Regions has built up a comprehensive knowhow base over the last four years. read more
05 JAN 2025 TASK 65 INTERVIEW Uli Jakob: Solar Cooling for the Sunbelt Regions The SHC Programme finalized its work on Solar Cooling for the Sunbelt Regions (SHC Task 65) this year. To learn first-hand about the Task’s impact, we... read more
21 DEC 2024 Task 65: What Role Will Solar Cooling Play for Sustainable Cooling In the Global South? EA SHC Task 65 on Solar Cooling for the Sunbelt Regions concluded after four years of investigating how to adapt, verify, and promote solar cooling (solar thermal... read more
16 NOV 2024 National Day shines light on future potential and market realities At the German National Day at the beginning of November entitled “Solar Technology for the Future”, the heat experts clearly pointed out the huge gap that... read more
26 SEP 2024 Standardization and adaption of solar cooling kits for sunbelt regions The future markets for solar thermal cooling systems are in the global south. The IEA study The Future of Cooling predicts that by 2050 37 % of total electricity... read more
18 SEP 2024 Task 71 workshop on LCA and LCOH for heating and cooling technologies October 8, 2024 The workshop is organized by the IEA Task 71 project: Life Cycle and Cost Assessment for Heating and Cooling Technologies. read more
09 AUG 2024 Task 65: Design Guidelines for Solar Cooling Applications The widespread adoption of solar cooling technology in the market is not solely driven by the system’s technical and economic aspects. read more
23 JAN 2024 Overview of design tools and models for solar cooling systems The knowledge hub for solar cooling and air conditioning within the IEA SHC Programme contains a number of new reports. read more