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Task 72 - Solar Photoreactors for the Production of Fuels and Chemicals
Subtasks
Other
Task 71 - Life Cycle and Cost Assessment for Heating and Cooling Technologies
Subtasks
Other
Articles
Highlights
Task 70 - Low Carbon, High Comfort Integrated Lighting
General Task Publications
Subtasks
Other
Articles
Highlights
Task 69 - Solar Hot Water for 2030
Subtasks
Other
Articles
Highlights
Task 68 - Efficient Solar District Heating Systems
General Task Publications
Subtasks
Subtask A: Concepts for Efficiently Providing Solar Heat at Medium-High Temperature Level
Subtask B: Data Preparation & Utilization
Other
Articles
Highlights
Supporting Documents
Task 67 - Compact Thermal Energy Storage Materials within Components within Systems
General Task Publications
Subtasks
Other
Articles
Highlights
Task 66 - Solar Energy Buildings
General Task Publications
Subtasks
Other
Articles
Task 65 - Solar Cooling for the Sunbelt Regions
General Task Publications
Subtasks
Subtask A: Adaptation
Subtask B: Demonstration
Subtask C: Assessment & Tools
Subtask D: Dissemination
Other
Articles
Presentations
Posters
Highlights
Task 64 - Solar Process Heat
General Task Publications
Subtasks
Subtask A: Integrated energy systems
Subtask B: Modularization
Subtask C: Simulation and design tools
Subtask E: Guideline to market
Other
Articles
Highlights
Task 63 - Solar Neighborhood Planning
General Task Publications
Subtasks
Subtask A: Solar planning strategies and concepts
Subtask B: Economic strategies and stakeholder engagement
Subtask C: Solar planning tools
Subtask D: Case studies
Other
Articles
Highlights
Task 62 - Solar Energy in Industrial Water and Wastewater Management
General Task Publications
Subtasks
Other
Articles
Presentations
Highlights
Task 61 - Integrated Solutions for Daylighting and Electric Lighting
General Task Publications
Subtasks
Subtask A: User Perspective and Requirements
Subtask B: Integration and Optimization of Daylight and Electric Lighting
Subtask C: Design Support for Practitioners (Tools, Standards, Guidelines)
Subtask D: Lab and Field Study Performance Tracking
Other
Newsletters
Articles
Highlights
Task 60 - Application of PVT Collectors
Subtasks
Subtask A: PVT Systems in Operation
Subtask B: PVT Performance Characterization
Subtask C: PVT Systems Modeling
Subtask D: PVT Systems Design Examples and Dissemination and Market Support
General Task Publications
Other
Articles
Posters
Highlights
Task 59 - Renovating Historic Buildings Towards Zero Energy
General Task Publications
Subtasks
Subtask A: Knowledge Base
Subtask B: Multidisciplinary Planning Process
Subtask C: Conservation Compatible Retrofit Solutions and Strategies
Subtask D: Knowledge Transfer and Dissemination
Other
Articles
Abstracts - From REHABEND (postponed until September)
Abstracts - From EEHB 2018
Presentations
Highlights
Task 58 - Material and Component Development for Thermal Energy Storage
General Task Publications
Subtasks
Subtask A: Development and Characterization of Improved Materials
Subtask B: Measuring Procedures and testing under Application Conditions
Subtask C: Component design for innovative TES materials
Other
Articles
Highlights
Task 57 - Solar Standards and Certification
General Task Publications
Subtasks
Subtask A: Kick-off operation of the Global Solar Certification Network (GSCN)
Subtask B: Improvement of test procedures – support and input to ISO
Subtask C: Promotion and capacity building with respect to ISO standards and state-of-the-art certif
Other
Websites
Articles
Highlights
Task 56 - Building Integrated Solar Envelope Systems for HVAC and Lighting
General Task Publications
Subtask reports
Subtask A: Solar envelope systems classification and communication
Subtask B: Performance characterisation of solar envelope elements
Subtask C: Assessment of solar envelope systems at building level
Other Publications
Task 56 - Simulation model fact sheets & other outcomes
Task 56 Highlights
Task 56 Newsletters / Solar Update
Journal Papers by Task 56 Experts
Articles by Task 56 Experts
Conference Contributions by Task 56 Experts
Task 55 - Towards the Integration of Large SHC Systems into DHC Networks
General Task Publications
Subtasks
Subtask A: Network Analyses and Integration
Subtask B: Components Testing, System Monitoring and Quality Assurance
Subtask C: Design of the Solar Thermal System and of Hybrid Components
Subtask D: Economic Aspects and Promotion
Other
Articles
Highlights
Task 54 - Price Reduction of Solar Thermal Systems
Webinars
General Task Publications
Subtasks
Other
Info Sheets
Newsletters
Articles
Presentations
Highlights
Tools & Software
Task 53 - New Generation Solar Cooling Systems
General Task Publications
Subtasks
Subtask A: Components, systems and quality
Subtask B: Control, simulation and design
Subtask C: Testing and demonstration projects
Other
Articles
Presentations
Highlights
Task 52 - Solar Heat and Energy Economics in Urban Environments
General Task Publications
Subtasks
Subtask A: Energy Scenarios
Subtask B: Methodologies, Tools and Case studies for Urban Energy concepts
Subtask C: Technology and Demonstrators
Other
Articles
Highlights
Supporting Documents
Task 51 - Solar Energy in Urban Planning
General Task Publications
Subtasks
Subtask B: Processes, methods and tools
Subtask C: Case studies and action research
Subtask D: Education and dissemination
Other
Articles
Highlights
Task 50 - Advanced Lighting Solutions for Retrofitting Buildings
General Task Publications
Subtasks
Subtask A: Market and Policies
Subtask B: Daylighting and Electric Lighting Solutions
Subtask C: Methods and Tools
Subtask D: Case Studies
Other
Newsletters
Articles
Highlights
Task 49 - Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications
General Task Publications
Subtasks
Subtask A: Process heat collector development and process heat collector testing
Subtask B: Process integration and Process Intensification combined with solar process heat
Subtask C: Design Guidelines, Case Studies and Dissemination
Other
Articles
Highlights
Presentations
Website
Task 48 - Quality Assurance and Support Measures for Solar Cooling
General Task Publications
Subtasks
Subtask A: Quality procedure on component level
Subtask B: Quality procedure on system level
Subtask C: Market support measures
Subtask D: Dissemination and policy advice
Other
Articles
Highlights
Software
Task 47 - Solar Renovation of Non-Residential Buildings
General Task Publications
Renovation Case Studies
Subtasks
Subtask A: Advanced Exemplary Projects - Information Collection & Brief Analysis
Subtask C: Assessment of Technical Solutions and Operational Management
Other
Articles
Highlights
Task 46 - Solar Resource Assessment and Forecasting
General Task Publications
Other
Articles
Highlights
Presentations
Task 45 - Large Systems: Large Solar Heating/Cooling Systems, Seasonal Storage, Heat Pumps
General Task Publications
Subtasks
Subtask A: Collector Field and Loop
Subtask B: Storage
Subtask C: System
D1+D2 System Categorisation & Database of installations
D3 Tools for Feasibility
D4 ESCo Compendium
D5 Performance procedures
Other
Fact Sheets
Highlights
Presentations
Databases
Task 44 - Solar + Heat Pump Systems
Misc Papers
General Task Publications
Subtasks
Subtask A: Solutions and Generic Systems
Subtask B: Performance Assessment
Subtask C: Modeling and Simulation
Subtask D: Dissemination and Market Support
Other
Newsletters
Highlights
Presentations
Task 43 - Solar Rating and Certification Procedures
General Task Publications
Subtasks
Subtask A: Collectors
Other
Highlights
Presentations
Supporting Documents
Task 42 - Compact Thermal Energy Storage
Deliverables
Sensible Storage
Phase Change Materials
Sorption and Thermochemical Materials
Systems
Other
Articles
Highlights
Presentations
Task 41 - Solar Energy and Architecture
Subtasks
Subtask A: Criteria for Architectural Integration
Subtask B: Methods and Tools
Subtask C: Concepts, Case Studies and Guidelines
Other
Highlights
Website
Supporting Documents
Task 40 - Net Zero Energy Solar Buildings
General Publications
Subtask A: Definitions and Implications
Subtask B: Design Process Tools
Subtask C: Advanced Building Design, Technologies and Engineering
Task 39 - Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications
General Publications
Subtask A: Information
A1: State of the Art
A2: Taskforce on Total Cost Accounting Approach / LCA
A3: Taskforce on Standards, regulations and guidelines
A4: Database of successful architectural integration
Subtask B: Collectors
B1: Collectors
B2: Systems
Subtask C: Materials
C1: Multi-Functional Polymeric Materials
C3: Testing and Characterization of Polymeric Materials
Task 38 - Solar Assisted Cooling Systems
General Publications
Newsletters
Subtask A: Pre-engineered Systems for Residential and Small Commercial Applications
Subtask B: Custom-made Systems for Large Non-residential Buildings and Industrial Applications
Subtask C: Modelling and Fundamental Analysis
Subtask D: Market Transfer Activities
Task 37 - Advanced Housing Renovation with Solar & Conservation
General Publications
Renovation Examples
Task 36 - Solar Resource Knowledge Management
General Publications
Subtask A: Standard Qualification for Solar Resource Products
Subtask C: Improved Techniques for Solar Resource Characterization and Forecasting
Subtask C-1: Enhanced Satellite Methodologies
Subtask C-2: Climatological and Interannual Variability of Solar Resources
Subtask C-3: Solar Resource Forecasting
Task 35 - PV/Thermal Systems
Task 34 - Testing and Validation of Building Energy Simulation Tools
Task 33 - Solar Heat for Industrial Process
General Publications
Other
Newsletters
Website
Task 32 - Advanced Storage Concepts for Solar and Low Energy Buildings
General Publications
Subtask A: Methods and Evaluation of Concepts
Subtask B: Chemical and Sorption Storage
Subtask C: Phase Change Materials
Subtask D: Water Storage
Task 31 - Daylighting Buildings in the 21st Century
Task 28 - Solar Sustainable Housing
Publications Available from Publishers
Demonstration House Brochures
Downloadable Reports / Publications
Task 27 - Performance of Solar Facade Components
General
Task 27 Workshop Papers
Task 26 - Solar Combisystems
Reports of Subtask A
Reports of Subtask B
Reports of Subtask C
Industry Newsletters
Proceedings of the Industry Workshops
Proceedings of the IEA Workshop Legionella
Other
Task 25 - Solar Assisted Air Conditioning of Buildings
Task 24 - Active Solar Procurement
Tools Produced
Examples of Brochures Used in Campaigns
Tender Documents
Documents About Quality
Projects and Case Studies
Literature About Solar Water Heating and Solar Markets
Literature About Procurement
Archives
Newsletters
Minutes of Meetings
Other
Task 23 - Optimization of Solar Energy Use in Large Buildings
Introduction
Guideline
Navigator
Case Stories
MCDM
Energy 10
Publications
Task 22 - Building Energy Analysis Tools
Task 21 - Daylight in Buildings
Subtask A: Performance Evaluation of Daylighting Systems
Subtask B: Daylight Responsive Lighting Control Systems
Subtask C: Daylighting Design Tools
Subtask D: Daylight in Buildings, Case Studies
Task 20 - Solar Energy in Building Renovation
Task 19 - Solar Air Systems
Task 17 - Measuring and Modeling Spectral Radiation
Task 16 - Photovoltaics in Buildings
Task 14 - Advance Active Solar Energy Systems
Task 13 - Advance Solar Low Energy Buildings
Task 12 - Building Energy Analysis and Design Tools for Solar Applications
Task 11 - Passive and Hybrid Solar Commercial Buildings
Task 10 - Solar Materials R&D
Task 9 - Solar Radiation and Pyranometry Studies
Task 8 - Passive and Hybrid Solar Low Energy Buildings
Task 7 - Central Solar Heating Plants with Seasonal Storage
Task 6 - Performance of Solar Systems Using Evacuated Collectors
Task 5 - Use of Meteorological Information for Solar Energy Application
Task 4 - Development of an Insolation Handbook and Instrument Package
Task 3 - Performance Testing of Solar Collectors
Task 2 - Coordination of Solar Heating and Cooling R&D
Task 1 - Investigation of the Performance of SHC Systems
General Publications
Task Reports