Task 68 Efficient Solar District Heating Systems 46% of total heat produced is consumed in buildings for space and water heating.
Task 55 Integrating Large SHC Systems into DHC Networks Developing technical and economic requirements for introducing solar district heating and cooling (DHC) systems.
06 MAR SDH info package to be presented during webinar in March Decarbonising the around 6,000 district heating networks in Europe is a challenging task in the next decade. read more
06 FEB IEA SHC investigates cost reduction potential of solar district heating Transparency about costs makes claims more credible and helps energy modellers. For these reasons the IEA SHC Task 68 on Efficient Solar District Heating... read more
05 JAN Task 64: Tips and Tricks to Contract and Design a SHIP Project It can be a big challenge to contract and design a SHIP (Solar Heat for Industrial Processes) project. SHC Task 64 on Solar Process Heat is working... read more
13 DEC Tips and tricks regarding design and success factors for SHIP It is generally a big challenge to contract and design solar industrial heat projects (SHIP). read more
07 DEC Solar district heating solutions providing higher temperatures A well-attended second meeting of the research group IEA SHC Task 68 Efficient Solar District Heating took place at the beginning of November. A total... read more
20 JUN Solar Thermal Market Records Year of Growth The solar thermal market saw 3% growth in 2021 after seven years of decline. Noteworthy development was reported from some of the largest solar heat markets. read more
09 FEB Support joint marketing efforts for solar district heating At a workshop set to take place on 4 and 5 April in Graz, Austria, the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme will launch a new research platform about... read more
07 AUG Large-Scale Solar Thermal District Heating and Cooling: One on One with Sabine Putz The SHC Programme wrapped up its third project on large solar systems (Task 55) in December 2020. To learn how the Task impacted this market sector,... read more