Thermal

Capturing summer solar thermal output to ease winter's grip

Wednesday, 20 July 2011 Toby Price Hamburg formed the backdrop recently for an announcement by German power giant, E.ON, which plans to feed heat from renewable energy sources into the public district heating grid. The Hanse Wärme ...

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 ...

Europe

Solar Thermal Technology Panel gets new steering committee

Wednesday, 22 June 2011 REM

The European Solar Thermal Technology Panel has selected a new Steering Committee following the announcement in early May at the 2nd RHC-Platform Annual Conference in Budapest (Hungary).

Europe

Solar thermal market remains resiliant in tough times

Thursday, 09 June 2011 Toby Price At Intersolar 2011 yesterday, the European Solar Thermal Industry Federation (ESTIF) released the latest market statistics for the 27 EU member states and Switzerland. Although the European solar thermal ...

Japan exploring deal to conduct research on air cooling through solar thermal technology

Tuesday, 04 January 2011 Japan’s state-controlled New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) is negotiating with Abu Dhabi-based Masdar to conduct a feasibility study for air cooling systems using ...

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 ...

Robin Welling elected new President of ESTIF

Tuesday, 14 December 2010 The European Solar Thermal Industry Federation (ESTIF) elected a new President and a new Board of Directors on 3 December at its General Assembly in Brussels. During the meeting, discussions were held ...

Cinco Solar expands reach in North America with significant additions to its sales network

Thursday, 09 December 2010 Cinco Solar, Inc., a San Antonio-based distributor and integrator of stand-alone solar water heating systems, including Kingspan Solar’s award-winning Thermomax solar thermal evacuated tubes, has ...

Mexican fast food giant goes solar

Tuesday, 30 November 2010 The Taco Bell restaurant chain has announced that its outlet in Albany in the US is the first commercial establishment in the state of California to receive a PG&E rebate cheque for installing a solar ...

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 ...