Solar Thermal Quality Infrastructure in Cyprus (2014)
This topic was addressed by George Roditis, Head of the Applied Energy Laboratory, at IRENA’s conference on renewable energy applications for island tourism which took place in Cyprus in May...
View ArticleGermany: National Subsidy Scheme Gets Significant Amendment
On 1 April 2015, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, BMWi, will increase the subsidies for renewable heating systems – solar thermal, biomass boilers and heat pumps – within...
View ArticleMENA: First Online Training Program on Solar Water Heaters Certification
Newsshamcicertificationrules_en_2013.pdf 1.1 Mb [336 download(s)]Domestic Hot Water and HeatingCertificationTraining and EducationMiddle EastNorth...
View ArticleAustria: One World Solar Collector Receives Solar Keymark
Newssunlumo_collector_certificate.pdf 1.4 Mb [350 download(s)]Domestic Hot Water and HeatingCertificationAustriaIsraelNorwayChinaOne World Solar CollectorSolar KeymarkFakumaEcodesign...
View ArticleEurope: Solar Keymark Network Approves New Complaint Procedures
The Solar Keymark Network (SKN) discussed and approved new complaint procedures during its most recent meeting on the Greek island of Crete in mid-October...
View ArticleEurope: Comparing Solar Keymark Data on Collectors with Foil or Double Glass...
Denmark’s success story in solar district heating, with 2016 having been another record year which almost doubled newly installed collector area to around 500,000 m², showcases the large potential of...
View ArticleNew export-orientated collector and tank factory in Turkey
Collector and tank producer Bural Solar, founded in 2015, showed its product range at this year’s Mostra Convegno, an international trade fair in Milan, Italy, Mid March. The founder of the company,...
View ArticleThree labels in Europe – what are the differences?
Labels and trademarks should give the end-consumer a clear feedback on the quality and performance of the labelled product.NewsCertificationStandardsEuropeUKAustraliaNew...
View ArticleSolar Keymark Network gets new chairman
The Solar Keymark Network meeting held in Spain this March saw a new chairman, Andreas Bohren (see photo), leading a reshaped organisation. From now on, the members of the network, also known as SKN,...
View ArticleQuality and certification can push solar markets
That a wider use of quality standards in the solar thermal sector leads to increased internationalisation and cost saving for manufacturers was the conclusion of those listening to a webinar on Solar...
View ArticleNew Solar Keymark Network Rules Allow On-Site Testing
The Solar Keymark Network has expanded its range of options by including in situ testing. At a meeting in March 2019, a revised version of the Solar Keymark (SK) Scheme Rules was approved to allow...
View ArticleProduction line for Solar Keymark-certified parabolic trough collectors
At the beginning of May, parabolic trough collector manufacturer Absolicon inaugurated a new, automated production line at its headquarters in Härnösand, Sweden. After the town’s mayor, Andreas...
View ArticleExport champions from Greece offer good value for money
The Greek solar thermal industry is an export champion: The total collector area sold to customers abroad tripled from 200,000 m2 to 600,000 m2 in only 10 years (see chart). Greek manufacturers took...
View ArticleSRCC revises standards to enforce labelling and PVT testing
In early December 2020, three revised Solar Rating & Certification Corporation standards cleared an important hurdle, receiving the Solar Thermal Standard Consensus Committee’s stamp of approval....
View ArticleChina keeps top spot for industrial solar heat
Most suppliers of industrial solar heat systems had to delay the closing of contracts and the installation of projects in 2020 because of the global outbreak of Covid-19. The pandemic became one of the...
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