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World’s largest flat plate collector manufacturers in 2017
The 2017 ranking of the world’s largest flat plate collector producers clearly shows the market dominance of Chinese companies. Even second-ranked Greenonetec, an Austrian collector manufacturer, is...
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“Racing down the renewable electricity pathway only”
The Renewables 2018 Global Status Report illustrates the sharp difference in growth between the renewable electricity and heat...
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Three 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...
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EU labelling: “Solar devices to be classified as heaters”
The German-based Solar Heating Initiative has developed a new calculation method to label solar thermal systems based on the Ecodesign Directive...
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Solar 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,...
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Recovering construction industry bolsters solar growth in Cyprus
The solar thermal market in Cyprus started growing again between 2014 and 2016 thanks to a building sector that was gradually recovering from the financial crisis of 2008. In a report titled Cyprus...
View ArticleSouthern Europe: A good place for SWH companies to do business
In 2018, solar water heater suppliers headquartered in Europe were more satisfied with sales than those not located on the continent. In all, 78 % of the former saw a strong or slight increase in sales...
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Shifting priorities: SWH design and quality
Consumers are paying increasing attention to the design and quality of solar water heater systems, confirmed most of the SWH kit suppliers responding to a global survey by German market research agency...
View ArticleCuts to electricity subsidies boost solar thermal in Saudi Arabia
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View ArticleSales increased in 10 of the key markets 2018
Approximately 33.3 GWth of new solar thermal capacity was commissioned in 2018, increasing total global capacity by 2 % to around 480 GWth. China accounted for about 74 % of global additions, followed...
View ArticleUncertain prospects for growth in Italy
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Morocco, a quality-oriented market
The COP 22 conference held in November 2016 in Marrakesh showed why Morocco is considered the leader in renewable energies in the region. At the conference, its energy ministry announced that the...
View ArticleSKN approves remote factory inspections, launches new certificate database
In January 2019, Dr Vassiliki Drosou, Director of the Solar Thermal Systems Department at the Greek Centre for Renewable Energy Sources (CRES), was appointed head of the Solar Keymark certification...
View ArticleSolar heat champions
Last year brought the European solar heating and cooling sector back on track for growth, the Solar Heat Europe association based in Brussels, Belgium, emphasised in a press release published on 13...
View ArticleEurosun 2020 in Athens: Call for paper
The University of West Attica in Athens, Greece, will host the 13th International Conference on Solar Energy for Buildings and Industry short EuroSun 2020. The organiser ISES, the International Solar...
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Country: GreeceStart Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2020End Date: Friday, September 4, 2020
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Large gap between targets and installed solar heat capacity in Europe
RES 2020According to a Eurostat press release published on 23 January, renewable energy sources made up 18 % of total energy generation throughout the European Union at the end of 2018, which means the...
View ArticleWorld’s largest flat plate collector manufacturers in 2019
One-half of the world’s largest flat plate collector manufacturers participating in the most recent survey expressed satisfaction with how business developed in 2019. One-third achieved production...
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...
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