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Thermal Solar Plants: Life Cycle and Planning

Stages in the solar thermal plant life cycle (top), flow chart for the decision about implementation of solar district heating (bottom)

The large-scale thermal solar plant of Silkeborg, Dk

Overview over the large-scale solar thermal plant in Silkeborg, Denmark (left) and schematic showing the different sections and piping of the installation (right)

Examples for modern solar thermal collectors

Ground mounted evacuated tube collectors in Büsingen, Germany; combination of flat plate collectors and parabolic trough collectors in Taars, Denmark; roof integrated solar thermal collectors on “solar@home” building in Crailsheim, Germany; demo system of Sun Oyster on a flat roof in Zhangjiakou, China

Solare District Heating: Structure, Heat and Revenue Streams

General structure of solar district heating (top) as well as important heat and revenue streams (bottom): The figure shows solar collectors, heat exchangers, a buffer storage, pumps, valves, the grid and consumers.

Structure of IEA SHC Task 68

Logo board of the countries and institutions (universities, research centres and companies) that participate in IEA SHC Task 68. The Task Management (TM) and the Subtask leads (A to D) are highlighted. Below, the key topics of IEA SHC Task 68 are shown: Higher efficiency (Subtask A), digital solutions (Subtask B), lowering costs (Subtask C) and dissemination / communication (Subtask D)

Overview of the current BIPV network in Austria

The figure shows the links between stakeholders within the BIPV sector, highlighting their relationships with different groups. These links, particularly with smaller actors, represent group affiliations, as indicated by the colour-coded links. Five main groups are identified within this network: Module and system manufacturers, platforms, universities, research institutes and the policy and regulation sector. This last group also includes designers, subdivided into building physicists and architects. Notably, façade and roof specialists within BIPV are categorised under module and system manufacturers. It is important to note that some roofing companies, such as Prefa and Wienerberger, use photovoltaic modules from European PV manufacturers and integrate them into their building products. Kioto Photovoltaics, for example, is a common outsourcing partner in this context. Other companies' such as Sunplugged, Wienerberger and Bramac also play an important role in this ecosystem. While some have started to produce BIPV modules, others focus on research or are in the development phase of their product offering. Eternit also refers to the integration of photovoltaics into building products by Eternit, a company specialising in fibre cement products. Eternit offers BIPV solutions where PV technology is integrated into its building products to provide both aesthetic and functional benefits.

Sunbelt regions

Sunbelt countries (orange) and IEA SHC Task 65 participants (green)

Task65 - Solar Akademie - SACREEE

The IEA SHC Solar Academy and SOLTRAIN (Southern African Solar Thermal Training and Demonstration Initiative) hosted with the support of SACREEE and SANEDI a specialized course for professionals on Solar Cooling for Sunbelt Regions at Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study in South Africa. A total of 46 participants from 7 countries took part, with around 8 of them participating virtually. https://task65.iea-shc.org/Data/Sites/1/publications/IEA-SHC-Solar-Update--Solar-Academy-SACREEE.pdf

Hybrid Solar Cooling Concept

As part of the SolarHybrid project, functional models for an ammonia/water (NH3/H2O) single-/half-effect (SE/HE) absorption chiller were adapted based on the previous DAKtris project and a new NH3 compression chiller was built.

PURIX Solar Cooling System

PURIX provides sustainable cooling technologies, leveraging R718 (water), a natural, non-flammable refrigerant, to develop environmentally friendly air conditioning and cooling systems.

Database on facilities for the production of advanced liquid and gaseous biofuels for transport

Database on facilities for the production of advanced liquid and gaseous biofuels for transport

Structure and projects in Task 39

IEA Bioenergy Task 39 is structured into three subprograms: Technology and Deployment, System Analysis and Sustainability, and Outreach and Dissemination. During this triennium, six thematic projects are being implemented, as shown in the graphic. The projects and subprograms led by Austria are indicated with the Austrian flag.

FAME samples in laboratory

FAME samples in laboratory

Demoplants Database

Database on facilities for the production of advanced liquid and gaseous biofuels for transport

Advanced Biofuel Pathways

Principle pathways of advanced biofuels technologies

High-temperature storage tanks at 160 °C ensure heat supply at night

The solar process heating plant was built in 2023 by Azteq/Solarlite, is operated by ENGIE Spain and supplies heat to the Heineken Sevilla brewery. In addition to the parabolic trough solar area of 43,000 m² (30 MW thermal output), high-temperature storage tanks (8 x 200 m³) ensure a high solar share of 60-70%.

Final meeting of the IEA SHC Task 64 in Seville with a tour of Europe's largest solar process heat plant

The final meeting of the IEA SHC Task 64 took place in Seville. Europe's largest solar process heat plant was visited as part of the meeting. It was built in 2023 by Azteq/Solarlite, is operated by ENGIE Spain and supplies heat to the Heineken Sevilla brewery. In addition to the parabolic trough solar area of 43,000 m² (30 MW thermal output), high-temperature storage tanks (8 x 200 m³) ensure a high solar share of 60-70%.

Solar process heat system for Seville brewery

The solar process heating plant was built in 2023 by Azteq/Solarlite, is operated by ENGIE Spain and supplies heat to the Heineken Sevilla brewery. In addition to the parabolic trough solar area of 43,000 m² (30 MW thermal output), high-temperature storage tanks (8 x 200 m³) ensure a high solar share of 60-70%.

Solar process heat system for Seville brewery

The solar process heating plant was built in 2023 by Azteq/Solarlite, is operated by ENGIE Spain and supplies heat to the Heineken Sevilla brewery. In addition to the parabolic trough solar area of 43,000 m² (30 MW thermal output), high-temperature storage tanks (8 x 200 m³) ensure a high solar share of 60-70%.

Action space for biobased value chains

New integrated action space for multilevel governance. Source: Schipfer, F., Pfeiffer, A., Hoefnagels, R., 2022. Strategies for the Mobilization and Deployment of Local Low-Value, Heterogeneous Biomass Resources for a Circular Bioeconomy. Energies 15, 433. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15020433