SOLAIR – Increasing the market implementation of solar air conditioning systems for small and medium applications in residential and commercial buildings

The objective of SOLAIR is to promote and to strengthen the use and market implementation of small and medium-sized solar air-conditioning (SAC) appliances. Focus is given to the residential and commercial sector, combining hot water supply and space heating with air-conditioning.

SOLAIR intends to resolve some major market obstacles, which are a limited awareness on know-how and available instruments in this field and the lack of available homogenous sets of information. Based on previous projects and acquired know-how, SOLAIR will create a set of instruments to assist the market growth of these technologies. Within four specific work packages a set of measures will be elaborated targeting at the relevant key market actors:

– Supply side: engineers, plants designers, industry installers, technicians

– Investors side: private investors for residential and commercial buildings

– Technical promoters: energy agencies, thematic networks

– Political decision makers and local authorities

Further projects on Solar Cooling: High Combi, Solar Combi+, IEA Task 38