15 APR 2025 Mapping the global thermosiphon market: insights from eight world regions Thermosiphon systems account for more than half of the total installed solar thermal capacity worldwide (status at the end of 2022), but little is published... read more
21 DEC 2024 Task 69: Solar Hot Water Systems and Greenhouse Gas Reduction in China Task 69: Solar Hot Water Systems and Greenhouse Gas Reduction in China read more
30 NOV 2024 "We need to ensure thermosiphon systems fit the needs of today’s customer" IEA SHC Task 69 on Solar Hot Water for 2030 brings together the expertise of solar water heating technology experts in Africa and Asia Pacific. read more
16 SEP 2024 Upcoming Solar Academy Webinar: Manufacturing and Design for Reliability and Durability in Solar Thermosyphon Hot Water Systems Join this session of the IEA SHC Solar Academy webinar series, where experts on solar hot water collector manufacturing, design, and operation will come... read more
19 JAN 2024 How can the grid load of PV water heating systems in Australia be minimized During the Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference in December in Melbourne, Australia, the IEA SHC Task 69 Solar Hot Water for 2030 team organized a Special... read more
12 SEP 2023 Tests of solar water heaters in China aim at improving standards More than a third of the newly installed collector area in 2021 globally was thermosiphon systems. They dominate sales in many Asian and Latin American... read more
24 AUG 2023 Carbon footprint assessment of various types of solar water heaters The Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU) wants to support the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme with life cycle analysis of solar water heaters. read more
01 DEC 2022 Etango Magazine: SOLTRAIN funded ORVI Social Housing Project Wins IEA SHC 2022 Solar Award The Orange River Vineyards Investment (ORVI) social housing project in Aussenkehr, in southern Namibia, is the winner of the prestigious International... read more
23 OCT 2022 IEA SHC Solar Award winner: social housing project in Namibia The ORVI Social Housing Project in Namibia has won the IEA SHC 2022 Solar Award. Leonhard Eins, Managing Director of the Namibian company Solsquare Energy,... read more
29 JUN 2022 Task 69 in the News IEA SHC initiative to increase quality and market volumes of smart solar hot water systems read more
15 MAY 2022 IEA SHC initiative to increase quality and market volumes of smart solar hot water systems Providing reliable and long-lasting solar-driven hot water solutions for households – this is the main objective of the planned research platform called... read more
26 SEP 2021 China’s future role in the IEA SHC Programme The Chinese solar thermal market shows a varied picture of demand. While subsectors such as solar space heating are booming, total market volume continues... read more