IEA Solar Heating and Cooling (SHC)
Short Description
30 % of the overall energy consumption of IEA member countries is spent on energy for heating, domestic hot water, cooling and lighting. Most applications cover the temperature range below 250°C and therefore are predestinated for solar thermal technologies.
Vision
The vision is to cover 50 % of low temperature needs in regard to heating and cooling with solar by 2030.
Mission
The Solar Heating and Cooling Programme aims to support unified international efforts in respect to solar thermal for buildings, industrial applications and agriculture. Thus it generates significantly added value compared to national research and development activities and demonstration projects.
To reach the vision the SHC Programme cooperates with several different IEA Programmes such as Energy in Buildings and Communities Programme, Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme, Concentrating Solar Energy and Heat Pumping Technologies Programme. In addition experts of the Solar Heating and Cooling Programme work together with representatives of Solar Thermal Associations in Europe (ESTIF), USA and Asia.
Results are being disseminated to solar research associations, solar thermal companies, energy suppliers and service companies for consumers and building owners.
Tasks with Austrian involvement
Ongoing Tasks
- Task 46 - Solar Resource Assessment and Forecasting
- Task 56 - Building Integrated Solar Envelope Systems for HVAC and Lighting
- Task 60 - Application of PVT Collectors and New Solutions in HVAC Systems
- Task 61 - Integrated Solutions for Daylighting and Electric Lighting
- Task 64 - Solar Process Heat
- Task 65 - Solar Cooling for the Sunbelt Regions
- Task 66 - SOLAR ENERGY BUILDINGS - Integrated solar energy supply concepts for climate-neutral buildings and communities for the "City of the Future"
- Task 67 - Compact Thermal Energy Storage Materials within Components within Systems
- Task 68 - Efficient Solar District Heating Systems
- Task 69 - Solar Hot Water for 2030
- Task 70 - Low Carbon, High Comfort Integrated Lighting
Completed Tasks
- Task 19 - Solar Air Systems
- Task 21 - Daylight in Buildings
- Task 23 - Optimization of Solar Energy Use in Large Buildings
- Task 25 - Solar Assisted Air Conditioning of Buildings
- Task 26 - Solar Combisystems
- Task 28 - Solar Sustainable Housing
- Task 32 - Advanced Storage Concepts for Solar Thermal Systems in Low Energy Buildings
- Task 33 - Solar Heat for Industrial Process
- Task 36 - Solar Resource Knowledge Management
- Task 37 - Advanced Housing Renovation with Solar & Conservation
- Task 38 - Solar Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration
- Task 39 - Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications
- Task 40 - Net Zero Energy Solar Buildings NZEB
- Task 41 - Solar Energy and Architecture
- Task 42 - Compact Thermal Energy Storage
- Task 43 - Solar Rating & Certification Procedures
- Task 44 - Solar and Heat Pump Systems
- Task 45 - Large Scale Solar Heating and Cooling Systems
- Task 47 - Solar Renovation of Non-Residential Buildings
- Task 48 - Quality Assurance and Support Measures for Solar Cooling Systems
- Task 49 - Solar Heat Integration in Industrial Processes
- Task 50 - Advanced Lighting Solutions for Retrofitting Buildings
- Task 51 - Solar Energy in Urban Planning
- Task 52 - Solar Energy and Energy Economics in Urban Environments
- Task 53 - New Generation Solar Cooling and Heating (PV or Solar Thermally Driven Systems)
- Task 54 - Price Reduction of Solar Thermal Systems
- Task 55 - Integrating Large SHC Systems into DHC Networks
- Task 58 - Material and Component Development for Thermal Energy Storage
- Task 59/EBC Annex 76 - Deep Renovation of Historic Buildings Towards Lowest Possible Energy Demand and CO2 Emission (NZEB)
- Task 62 - Solar Energy in Industrial Water and Wastewater Management
Participants
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, European Union, Germany, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom
Participating organisations
- European Copper Institute
- ISES (International Solar Energy Society)
- ECREEE (ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency) der Westafrikanischen Union
- RCREEE, Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency" der MENA Staaten
- EACREEE, Uganda: East African Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
- SACREEE, Namibia: Southern African Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
- CCREEE, Barbados: Caribbean Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
- SICREEE, SICA Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Contact Address
AEE INTEC
Ing. Werner Weiß
Feldgasse 19
8200 Gleisdorf
Tel.: +43 (3112) 5886 117
E-Mail: w.weiss@aee.at
Christine Promok, MSc
Bundesministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie (BMK)
Sektion III – Innovation und Technologie
Abteilung 3 – Energie- und Umwelttechnologien
Radetzkystraße 2
A-1030 Wien
Tel.: +43 664 887 42 408
E-Mail: christine.promok@bmk.gv.at