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Solar Update is the name of the IEA SHC newsletter published twice a year. Solar Update contains all the up-to-date information relating to the Solar Heating and Cooling Programme and the people involved. Regular features include profiles on the IEA SHC Operating Agents, the countries involved and their solar energy programs, upcoming meetings, new publications, and all new SHC Programme developments occurring around the globe. The following Solar Update newsletters are available online:

Solar Update - December 2017
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 66
December 2017 - PDF 4.21MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In this Issue:
- IEA SHC Solar Award 2017
- Heat Decarbonization and Solar Thermal
- Integrated Solar Envelope Systems
- SHC Solar Academy
- Large Scale Systems - Actors & Activities
- SHC 2017 Conference
- Solar Heat for Industry
- Solar Thermal Future
- SHC Publications
- New Tasks
- SHC Members

Solar Update - May 2017
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 65
May 2017 - PDF 4.96MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In this Issue:
- 2017 Solar Heat Worldwide Report
- New Storage Task
- Country Highlight: United Kingdom
- Interview: David Renne & Task 46
- SHC 2017
- 2017 Solar Thermal Trends
- SHC Solar Academy
- Task 54: SHW Micro System
- Task 54: LCOH
- SHC Book Series
- MarketPlace
- SHC Members

Solar Update - December 2016
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 64
December 2016 - PDF 2.09MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In this Issue:
- SHC 2017 Conference
- Opportunities for Action
- European SDH Projects
- Interview with Lighting Expert
- Improving Lighting Retrofits
- Lighting Retrofit Adviser
- Summer School Twist
- Canada’s Solar Community
- New Member - Slovakia
- Country Highlight - Quatar
- Collector Durability Testing
- Members

Solar Update - May 2016
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 63
May 2016 - PDF 2.24MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In this Issue:
- New Member - ISES
- 2016 Solar Thermal Trends
- Solar Rating & Certification - Interview
- Urban Planning
- EU Horizon 2020
- Task 42: Compact Storage
- Solar Heat in Industrial Processes - Interview
- Task 53: Solar Cooling
- MarketPlace
- Members

Solar Update - November 2015
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 62
November 2015 - PDF 1MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
Publisher: IEA SHC
In This Issue
- SHC 2015 Conference
- Solar Heat Worldwide
- Energy Reserves
- Task 54: Price Reductions
- Task 53: Solar Cooling 2.0
- Task 46: Solar Measurements
- Task 51: Solar Education
- Country Highlight: Spain
- SHC Reports
- Members

Solar Update - May 2015
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 61
May 2015 - PDF 3.33MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In This Issue
- SHC 2015 Conference
- Turkey
- Lighting Retrofit
- Process Heat Integration
- Task 47
- Task 40
- Netherlands
- MarketPlace
- SHC Book Series
- ISO Partnerships
- Publications
- Contacts

Solar Update - October 2014
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 60
October 2014 - PDF 0.59MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In This Issue:
- Country Highlight: China
- SHC 2014 Conference
- 2014 Solar Award
- Solar Heat Worldwide
- New Members
- Solar Cooling
- Urban Planning
- Global Certification Network
- Solar + Heat Pumps
- New SHC Publications
- MarketPlace
- Solarthermalworld.org
- Contacts

Solar Update - February 2014
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 59
February 2014 - PDF 0.78MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In This Issue:
- SHC Solar Award
- Polymerics Exhibition
- SHC 2013 Conference
- 2014 Solar Trends
- Country Highlight: Canada
- Lighting Retrofits
- Solar Radiation Monitoring
- Solar + Heat Pumps
- MarketPlace
- New SHC Publications
- New Member
- Global Collector Certification

Solar Update - June 2013
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 58
June 2013 - PDF 0.78MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In this issue:
- Solar Resources Knowledge Management
- SHC 2013 Conference
- New SHC Publications
- Polymeric Solar Thermal System Concepts
- MarketPlace
- Compact Thermal Energy Storage
- Singapore
- Lighting Retrofit
- Programme Contacts

Solar Update - January 2013
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 57
January 2013 - PDF 0.6MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In This Issue:
- SHC Solar Award
- IEA SHC Roadmap
- SHC 2013 Conference
- SHC Programme Partners with BUILD UP
- Solar Energy and Architecture
- New SHC Projects
- ECREEE Joins SHC
- Solar Cooling Market
- Solar + Heat Pumps
- MarketPlace
- New SHC Publications
- Programme Contacts

Solar Update - June 2012
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 56
June 2012 - PDF 2.77MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In This Issue:
- Solar Heat Worldwide
- Non-Residential Building Renovation
- SHC 2012 Conference
- Country Highlights: China
- Largest Solar Cooling System: Singapore
- International Net ZEB Definition
- SHC Publications
- Compact Thermal Storage R&D
- SHC Programme

Solar Update - January 2012
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 55
January 2012 - PDF 0.49MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In This Issue:
- SHC Conference 2012
- Solar Cooling – What’s Next?
- Solar Design Tools
- New Work: Solar Cooling
- Solar MarketPlace
- New Work: Solar Process Heat
- Saudi Arabia
- Programme Information

Solar Update - July 2011
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 54
July 2011 - PDF 1.9MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In This Issue:
- Solar Thermal
- SHC Roadmap
- Calculate Solar Output
- Assessing the Life Cycle of a Solar Heating Cooling System
- Country Spotlight: Denmark
- Solar and Heat Pumps
- Working to Define NetZEBs
- Solar Marketplace
- Programme Information

Solar Update - January 2011
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 53
January 2011 - PDF 0.67MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In This Issue:
- SHC Solar Award
- Solar Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration
- Housing Renovation with Solar & Conservation
- Compact Thermal Energy Storage
- Country Spotlight – South Africa
- SHC Marketplace
- New SHC Publications
- Work Starting in 2011

Solar Update - May 2010
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 52
May 2010 - PDF 0.37MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In This Issue:
- Solar Renovation
- Country Spotlight: Solar Thermal in the United States
- Solar Metal Roofing
- Solar Cooling in North America
- Solar Marketplace
- Programme Information

Solar Update
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 51
November 2009 - PDF 0.75MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In This Issue:
- Solar + Conservation
- Solar Forecasting in Austria
- Country Spotlight – France
- Solar + Heat Pumps
- Solar Testing and Certification

Solar Update
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 50
April 2009 - PDF 0.5MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In This Issue:
- Solar Heat Worldwide – 2009 Edition
- The World’s Energy Reserves
- Austrian ExCo Member Receives National Honor
- Solar Heat & Energy Statistics
- Thermal Energy Storage Materials
- Country Spotlight – Norway
- New Work – Solar Energy AND Architecture

Solar Update
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 49
October 2008 - PDF 1.64MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In This Issue:
- 2008 SHC Solar Award
- Results of Completed Work
- Country Spotlight – Switzerland
- New Publications
- New Work
- SHC Adopts Bold New Vision
- Programme Contacts

Solar Update
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 48
January 2008 - PDF 0.24MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In This Issue:
- Solar Resource Management – Providing Solar Developers with Key Resource Information
- Solar Air-Conditioning – No Cool Down in Sight for this Technology
- Country Spotlight – Austria
- New Publications
- Solar MarketPlace
- Programme Contacts

Solar Update
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 47
July 2007 - PDF 0.15MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In This Issue:
- Advanced Housing Renovation: Addressing a Need
- Solar Building Facade Components: 5-Year Project Concludes
- Country Spotlight - Canada
- New Publications
- Solar Marketplace
- Current Tasks and Operating Agents

Solar Update
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 46
December 2006 - PDF 0.17MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In This Issue:
- Solar Heating and Cooling in IEA Countries
- New SHC Work
- Solar Drying
- Country Spotlight - Netherlands
- PV/T Solar Collectors
- Solar Marketplace
- Current Tasks and Operating Agents

Solar Update
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 45
May 2006 - PDF 0.15MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In This Issue:
- Country Spotlight - Spain
- 2006 SHC Solar Award
- New SHC Work
- Welcome and Good-bye
- New SHC Publications
- Solar Marketplace
- In Brief
- Current Tasks and Operating Agents

Solar Update
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 44
October 2005 - PDF 0.45MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In This Issue:
- Sustainable Solar Housing Moving from Niche Market
- SHC 2005 Solar Award
- Sustainable Solar Housing - Lessons Learned
- Welcome and Goodbye
- New SHC Work
- New Test Procedure for Collector Absorbers
- Country Spotlight - Australia
- Current Tasks and Operating Agents

Solar Update
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 43
March 2005 - PDF 0.59MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In This Issue:
- Solar Thermal Capacity Exceeds Expectations
- Linking Research to Practice at the New York Times Building
- Moving Solar Assisted Air Conditioning to the Market
- In Brief
- Solar Marketplace
- Welcome and Goodbye
- Current Tasks and Operating Agents

Solar Update
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 42
October 2004 - PDF 0.67MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In This Issue:
- Public Policy and the Solar Market
- SHC Solar Award
- Government Support for Solar Water Heating
- PV/Thermal Solar Systems
- Solar Marketplace
- Thank You and Welcome
- Current Tasks and Operating Agents

Solar Update
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 41
March 2004 - PDF 0.87MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In This Issue:
- Solar Façade Components
- Solar in Finland
- SHC Solar Award
- Thanks... Welcome...
- 2003 SHC Publicatons
- MarketPlace
- Current Tasks and Operating Agents

Solar Update
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 40
July 2003 - PDF 0.1MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In This Issue:
- Solar Award
- Building Energy Analysis Tools
- New Zealand
- Solar Combisystems
- In Brief

Solar Update
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 39
February 2003 - PDF 0.56MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In This Issue:
- International Committment to Solar
- Solar Activities in IEA Countries
- Intergrated Design Process
- MarketPlace In Brief

Solar Update
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 38
July 2002 - PDF 1.12MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In This Issue:
- Proving the Potential of Solar Crop Drying
- Building Momentum For Solar Thermal Markets In Belgium
- MarketPlace
- In Brief

Solar Update
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 37
January 2002 - PDF 0.75MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In This Issue:
- Solar Thermal Program Heats Up In France
- Malaysia to Build Low Energy Government Office Building
- MarketPlace
- In Brief

Solar Update
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 36
June 2001 - PDF 0.09MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In This Issue:
- Solar Thermal Energy in Portugal
- 1st Round of Solar Procurements Completed
- In Brief
- MarketPlace
- New Publications

Solar Update
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 35
December 2000 - PDF 0.17MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In This Issue:
- Solar Combisystems for a Sustainable Energy Future
- Advancing Daylighting Technologies and Daylight Conscious Building Design
- MarketPlace
- New Publications
- In Brief

Solar Update
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 34
February 2000 - PDF 0.21MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In This Issue:
- New Options Developed For Solar Energy In Buildings
- Mexico Benefits From Being In the Solar Belt
- Brief: Advanced Solar Thermal Storage Workshop
- Market Place: Building Energy Software

Solar Update
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 33
August 1999 - PDF 0.17MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In This Issue:
- New Options Developed For Solar Energy In Buildings
- Mexico Benefits From Being In the Solar Belt
- Brief: Advanced Solar Thermal Storage Workshop
- Market Place: Building Energy Software

Solar Update
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 32
March 1999 - PDF 0.55MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In This Issue:
- IEA Workshop Focuses On Sustainable Buildings
- Solar Technologies Find A Niche In Norway
- Market Place: Vacuum Window

Solar Update
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 31
August 1998 - PDF 0.05MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In This Issue:
- Daylighting Systems Being Evaluated At New Danish Laboratory
- New Method For Measuring Efficiency of Solar Air Collectors Developed
- Brief: Workshops Held On Advanced Glazing And Window Systems
- Market Place: Daylighting Protocol

Solar Update
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 28
January 1997 - PDF 0.43MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy
In This Issue:
- 20 Years of Making Buildings Better
- Advanced Glazings Exhibited at Glastec '96
- Brief: Upcoming Events Highlight IEA SHC Programme

Solar Update
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 21
May 1993 - PDF 0.38MB
Editor: Sheila B. Blum
In This Issue:
- Task 14 Solar Air Systems Work Attracting Interest Worldwide
- Task 18 Advanced Glazing Projects Underway on All Fronts
- Improved Accuracy of Analysis Tools
- News: Task 16 Demosite Launched in Lausanne

Solar Update
IEA SHC Newsletter: Volume 19
April 1992 - PDF 0.53MB
Editor: Sheila B. Blum
In This Issue:
- Industry Group to Advanced Window Linked to Task 18
- Task 10 Paves The Way for Materials Development
- Task 9 Ends With A Long List of Accomplishments
- IEA Research Provide Wealth of Information for Commercial Building Designers

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