November Webinar: IEA SHC Solar Academy: Boosting the Efficiency of Solar Thermal District Heating with Digitalization, Advanced Control and Open Data

On 19 and 21 November, ISES is happy to welcome IEA SHC to hold a webinar on IEA SHC Solar Academy: Boosting the Efficiency of Solar Thermal District Heating with Digitalization, Advanced Control and Open Data. Speakers are Bärbel Epp, Solrico, Philip Ohnewein, AEE INTEC, Klaus Lichtenegger, BEST – Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies, Lukas Emberger, SOLID Solar Energy Systems. Moderator is Bärbel Epp, Solrico

The webinar will discusses the new possibilities digitalisation offers to increase the performance of solar thermal district heating. The speakers will present current market figures and trends in Solar District Heating, results and current activities from IEA SHC Task 68 – Efficient Solar District Heating Systems, specifically from Subtask B: Data preparation & utilization, with a focus on evaluation of performance, advanced control of solar district heating systems and uses of open data for solar thermal systems

Speaker presentations: 

  • Bärbel Epp, Solrico - Current Market Figures and Trends in Solar District Heating
  • Philip Ohnewein, AEE INTEC - SunPeek Open-Source Platform for ISO 24194 Performance Analysis
  • Klaus Lichtenegger, BESTBioenergy and Sustainable Technologies - Levels of Control of Solar District Heating Grids
  • Lukas Emberger, SOLID Solar Energy Systems - Open Data for Solar Thermal Plants: Status, Potential, and Barriers

ISES and the IEA SHC Solar Academy are happy to announce that this webinar will be held twice, first on 19 November at 2 PM GMT/UTC and again on 21 November 2024 at 6 AM GMT/UTC to accommodate our global audience, especially from Australia and Asia. The broadcast webinar on 21 November will then be followed by a separate live Q/A. 

For the webinar on 19 November register here.

For the webinar on 21 November register here.