Thermal

New energy efficiency labels in force in the UK

Friday, 25 September 2015 Robin Whitlock

As from 26^th September 2015, all new hot water, heating systems and storage tanks will need to have energy efficiency labels.

IDEA member introduces solar cooling system for large buildings across North America

Friday, 08 March 2013 Robin Whitlock

The system is designed to reduce costs by combining high-efficiency chillers with hybrid solar thermal and PV technologies

Delta installs 1.25 MW SolFocus CPV system in Italy

Tuesday, 24 July 2012 REM

Engineering and construction firm Delta has completed the installation of a SolFocus CPV system at a 1.25 MW solar park in central Italy.

Europe

Solar thermal market growth drops yet again

Friday, 24 June 2011 Toby Price A new EurObserv’ER barometer has been released focusing on two renewable energy technologies: solar thermal energy for hot domestic water heating and concentrating solar power (CSP) for electricity ...

Tenesol launches new building-integrated solar modules

Monday, 27 December 2010 Tenesol, the global solar power provider owned by energy giants TOTAL and EDF, has launched a new custom-made dual-glass BIPV (building integrated photovoltaic) module in Europe. The new module gives architects ...

Magnetohydrodynamics: the next generation of solar thermal power

Thursday, 18 November 2010 Solar MHD, Inc. is developing a patented new type of generating power-plant, which it describes as “a very promising new technology for electric power generation”. The technology is based on ...

Regional forum set on ECOWAS Solar Energy Initiative

Monday, 11 October 2010 A regional forum on the ECOWAS Solar Energy Initiative (ESEI), and the wide range of opportunities and challenges expected to grow from it, will be held at the Hotel Meridian President in Dakar (Senegal) ...

The Lumenhaus wins the Solar Decathlon Europe 2010 Competition

Tuesday, 29 June 2010 The Lumenhaus design from a team from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University has been pronounced the most efficient at this year’s Solar Decathlon Europe Competition held in Madrid ...

EurObserv’ER calculates EU solar thermal collector surface area down 10% on 2008

Thursday, 10 June 2010 EurObserv'ER, which measures the progress made by renewable energies in each sector and in each member State of the European Union in an as up-to-date way as possible, has release its latest baromter ...

Two for the price of one – Solimpeks’ hybrid solar collector

Friday, 05 March 2010 The Turkish company, Solimpeks Corp., has launched its Volther hybrid photovoltaic-solar thermal collector, which produces electricity and hot water simultaneously. The hybrid system allows extra module ...