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Sun & Wind Energy Magazine 11/2012 The international solar air collector industry is optimistic about the future. The demand for solar-heated air is rising, as is the number of manufacturers and collector models. The integration of air collectors into international standards for solar collectors will soon be complete. Download the [...]

Madrid, Spain: July 27, 2012 – The Solar Air Heating World Industries Association (SAHWIA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Cecile Tabarot to the position of Executive Director effective June 1st. Ms. Tabarot will direct SAHWIA’s efforts from the new European office in Madrid Spain. SAHWIA is the industry [...]

View the full article on SolarThermalWorld By: Baerbel Epp 2010 was a good year for the solar thermal industry in Canada. The total newly installed collector area (brown line) grew by 54 %, from 129,418 to 199,491 m2. Air collector sales (red line) doubled and – for the first – [...]

Canadian Standards Association released in September 2011 an updated edition of the CSA F378 Series, Solar collectors which replaces the previous edition of CSA F378, Solar Collectors, published in 1987. The new test standard currently has two sections: F378.1, Glazed and unglazed liquid heating solar collectors F378.2, Air heating solar [...]

Europe will not be able to meet its obligation to supply 20% of its energy from renewable energy by 2020, states John Hollick, CEO of SolarWall Europe, Sarl. and Chairman of the Solar Air Heating World Industries Association (SAHWIA) due to an error in definition made by the European Parliament. [...]

There are some very serious issues regarding renewable thermal energy in UK and Germany that have not been told. At present both governments are excluding solar air heating in favour of their own technologies and industries which produce solar water heating panels. In Canada last year, solar air heating systems [...]

The research efforts and infrastructure needed to supply 50% of the energy for space and water heating and cooling across Europe using solar thermal energy has been set out under the aegis of the European Solar Thermal Technology Platform (ESTTP). Published in late December 2008, more than 100 experts developed [...]

by Victoria Hollick, SolarWallA landmark study on the true cost to taxpayers of the most common “green” initiatives was released earlier this year from the preeminent C.D. Howe Institute in Canada. The information, empirical studies and analysis contained within the report are so relevant to the stated objectives of practically [...]

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The inaugural SAHWIA meeting took place in Munich on May 26, 2009 and was well attended by industry members from many countries including Australia, Canada, USA and various European countries. A new draft test standard for Solar Air Heating panels was prepared and was sent to the technical committee of [...]