19 JAN 2024 Task 64 Releases New Technology Position Paper The latest Technology Position Paper is on Solar Heat for Industrial Processes (SHIP). read more
22 DEC 2023 Task 64: Solar Thermal at Work The inauguration of the 30 MW parabolic trough plant at the Heineken factory in Seville, Spain, on 30 September 2023 was exactly on time. read more
08 NOV 2023 Technical tour to Europe´s largest solar industrial heat plant at Heineken Spain Photo: Alan Pino Araya / IEA SHC Task 64 The inauguration of the 30 MW parabolic trough plant at the Heineken factory in Seville, Spain, on 30 September... read more
26 JUL 2023 New Conversion Factor for Concentrating Collector Statistics A factor of 0.7 kWth per square meter of aperture collector area for the conversion of area to power for statistics on concentrating collectors is an essential... read more
20 JUL 2023 Cost reduction potential through prefabricated and standardized balance of plants Standardized, modular interfaces for the integration of solar heat into factories can reduce solar heat system costs significantly. read more
09 JUN 2023 Innovations in the front-running solar district heating country Denmark The Danish solar district heating sector is a role model for the world. Researchers from IEA SHC Task 68 Efficient Solar District Heating met in the Danish... read more
04 MAY 2023 IEA SHC recommends conversion factor 0.7 kWth/m2 for statistics on concentrating collectors The IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme (IEA SHC) recommends the factor of 0.7 kWth per square metre of aperture collector area for the conversion... read more
05 JAN 2023 Task 64: Tips and Tricks to Contract and Design a SHIP Project It can be a big challenge to contract and design a SHIP (Solar Heat for Industrial Processes) project. SHC Task 64 on Solar Process Heat is working... read more
13 DEC 2022 Tips and tricks regarding design and success factors for SHIP It is generally a big challenge to contract and design solar industrial heat projects (SHIP). read more
03 SEP 2022 Eurosun 2022: Engaging keynotes by a unique mix of policy and research experts From 26 to 29 September, Kassel, Germany, will be the venue for the Eurosun 2022 conference. read more
20 DEC 2021 Solar Process Heat Simulation Tools to Assess Yield Solar process heat system yields are simulated during feasibility studies and have a decisive influence on the profitability of the project investment.... read more
04 NOV 2021 Standardised yield assessments for industrial solar heat plants The yield of solar process heat systems as simulated during feasibility studies has a decisive influence on the profitability of the respective investment.... read more
10 AUG 2021 How SHIP can compete with heat produced from natural gas in Europe Many studies have shown the huge potential solar thermal has for clean heat production in industry. But so far, there have been comparatively few attempts... read more
28 JUN 2021 German university offers new tool to display factory heat loads To simplify the design of industrial solar heat systems in Europe, the German University of Kassel has developed an Excel tool that can be used to create... read more
20 MAY 2021 Europe holds top spot for SHIP incentives Spain has recently launched an investment grant scheme focused on industrial solar heat, joining an already long list of European countries – including... read more
16 DEC 2020 Heat Load Profiles – A Key for Unlocking Renewable Heating Systems Potential In the context of IEA SHC Task 64: Solar Process Heat, researchers developed a method to estimate the heat load profiles of companies in industry... read more
01 DEC 2020 Hybrid solutions are key to decarbonising industry Industrial solar heat will be a key element of any strategy to decarbonise the industrial sector. A mid-November workshop organised by partners to the... read more
04 NOV 2020 TrustEE standardises project assessment and financing Any company that wants to be successful in selling industrial solar heat solutions to end users and investors needs standardised project assessment and... read more
01 DEC 2019 Andreas Häberle: First large projects tap the potential of solar industrial heat Electricity is dominating the international discussion about the decarbonisation of the energy sector. In reality, only one-third of our energy demand... read more
03 JUN 2019 Go-to-market strategies for industrial solar heat Within the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme, preparations have been made to establish a new international research platform focusing on nearly market-ready... read more