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Plants list, guidelines and brochure now available
New tools are now available on the SDHtake-off project website. A list of existing SDH plants in Europe can now be consulted, many guidelines facts sheets present technical and non-technical aspects of SDH and the new project brochure can be downloaded.
Next Solar District Heating Workshop ‘Zero Emission Heat Supply to Cities and Villages’ takes place on June 19th 2012 in Brussels
This workshop will be organized during the EU Sustainable Energy Week (18-22 June 2012). Representatives of local authorities and enterprises are invited to discuss with experts how solar district heating can contribute to a sustainable and renewable heat supply for cities and villages.
New IEE SDHplus project on the way
The new SDHplus project, has been positively evaluated by the IEE program. The main idea is to develop new business models and market strategies and spread already successfully applied concepts to further introduce solar thermal energy on the district heating market.
Ready for download: Guidelines on how to include solar thermal in district heating networks
Are you interested in the possibilities of solar district heating, but do not know where to start? Do not worry; a series of fact sheets explain each part of the process and the technology behind it. Download the entire fact sheet collection or pick one out describing a specific topic.
Learn how to use solar thermal in district heating: SDHtake-off training material is available
A set of training slides, targeted to both professionals and trainers, is now available on the project website in English, Czech, Danish and Italian. This training material is exhaustive, covering all the key topics, from solar thermal technology to its integration in DH grids. Download the training material.
News from IEA-SHC Task 45 – Large solar heating and cooling systems, seasonal storage and heat pumps
Smart district heating encounters growing interest in Northern and Central Europe, the large solar district heating systems market grows exponentially in Denmark, and Drake Landing Solar Community received the 2011 Energy Globe Award. Next meeting in May 2012 in Braedstrup, Denmark.
Slovenia’s first Solar District Heating plant started operation
A consortium of Slovenian and Austrian completed the first large scale solar thermal plant in Slovenia in March 2012. Solar collectors with an area of 842.3 m² feed their energy into a storage tank of 93 m², which in turn feeds into the district heating grid of Vransko.
Solar cooling for the Swedish government
The new office building Loen in the center of Stockholm is equipped with an energy efficient HVAC system and certified as a Green Building. Cooling is provided by DesiCool from Munters AB and 220 m2 solar collectors from Aquasol AB. Solar heat will also cover a large part of the hot water demand.
Extension of the Braedstrup solar district heating plant
In Braedstrup, Denmark, an existing 8,000 m² solar collector area feeding a district heating network, is in a first extension phase. It will be extended to 20,600 m², and combined with a borehole seasonal storage, to attain 20% of solar coverage.