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The Soltherm Europe Initiative – SOLTHERM
To promote the use of solar energy, the European Commission started the “Soltherm Europe Initiative“ in 2002. The project is an initiative to enhance the rapid market growth of thermal solar plants in Europe.
Modular energy storage tank working with the sorption principle with high energy density (MODESTORE)
Heat storage is still one of the major technical problems for the use of renewable energy sources. Especially the use of solar thermal energy for space heating depends strongly on the ability to store heat for a long period of time with as little heat losses as possible. Since 1995, consistent development is taking place with the final goal to construct a sorption heat store and bring it on the market. Starting with fundamental research and simulation studies, a first laboratory prototype system was developed and built within the EU-project HYDES. Laboratory tests showed the general functioning of the system.
Selective, coloured façade collectors – Colourface
Development of selective coloured coatings for solar thermal collectors in façades.
Potential study for solar thermal energy application in the industry
Promise – production with solar energy. Documentation of examples of solar thermal applications in the industry, identification of production processes and industry sectors, which need low temperature heat, evaluation of the potential for solar thermal systems to generate low temperature heat in the industry, case studies for industry sectors and processes with large, medium term implementing potential.
SWAMP – Sustainable water systems for tourism facilities
Sustainable Water Management and Wastewater Purification in Tourism Facilities
Monitored demonstration objects for optimised and standardised solar thermal systems for multi-family houses
Optimised solar thermal systems for multi-family houses.
Solar combisystems
Erection of approximately 140 solar thermal combisystems in 6 European countries in cooperation with the solar thermal industry.
Operational analysis and optimisation of the passive office building “W.E.I.Z.”
The energy innovation centre of the city of Weiz, “W.E.I.Z.”, represents the state of the art of energy efficiency and economical building technology as a passive house building.
Development of solar thermal systems with unproblematic stagnation behaviour
Study of the impact of the collector hydraulic, piping and arrangement of fittings on stagnation behaviour on solar thermal systems.
