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Inaugural Adolf Goetzberger Award Presented
On March 11, and on occasion of this year's PV Symposium in Bad Staffelstein (Germany) the inaugural Adolf Goetzberger Award was presented to Dr.…

International Womens Day 2025 – Accelerating Action for Women in Renewable Energy
For over 60 years, the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) has been at the forefront of research, innovation, and knowledge-sharing, driving…

Solar Energy Journal - Volume 288
Great news! The latest issue of ISES Solar Energy Journal - Volume 288 is now available online!
Read the latest insights on solar innovation here. …

Win 20.000€ for Your Renewable Energy Project - RTC 2025 now accepting applications!
Starting from 01 March 2025, ISES and Elsevier will be accepting submissions for the Renewable Transformation Challenge 2025!
About the Challenge:…

ISES Column in pv magazine - February 2025
ISES Board Directors and Leads of the ISES PV Strategy Committee Prof. Andrew Blakers (ANU) and Prof. Ricardo Rüther (UFSC) are pleased to share an…

SWC 2025 Call for Papers - submit your abstracts by 30 April
The abstract submission portal for the Solar World Congress 2025 is now open for you to submit your latest research and findings. We invite all…

Women Energizing the Future: Online Solar Networking Session by ISES and GWNET
On March 05, join ISES and GWNET, the Global Women's Network for the Energy Transition in celebrating International Women’s Day 2025 and sign up for…

EuroSun 2024 Proceedings Published
ISES and IEA SHC are happy to announce that the EuroSun 2024 Conference Proceedings are now live and available online!
These proceedings feature high…

New ISES Cyprus President elected
ISES is happy to announce the election of Dr. Kleanthis Nicolaides as the new President of our ISES section in Cyprus, ISES Cyprus.
Dr. Nicolaides, a…

American Solar Energy Society ASES Calls to Action
The International Solar Energy Society stands by the ASES call for action and sends it onwards, globally – “… a call to immediate action to choose…

ISES at the IRENA Assembly 2025
ISES was happy to join the fifteenth session of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly under the theme ‘Accelerating the…

Solar Energy Journal - Volume 286
Great news! The latest issue of ISES Solar Energy Journal - Volume 286 is now available online!
Read the latest insights on solar innovation here. …

ISES at the IRENA Coalition for Action Steering Group 2025
ISES is a proud member of the IRENA Coalition for Action and was excited to join the Annual Strategy Meeting at the International Renewable Energy…

Reflections on COP29 in Baku by Chiel Boonstra
One key moment for ISES in 2024 was the participation at COP29. Learn about ISES Treasurer Chiel Boonstra's reflections:
Looking backwards to my full…

ISES Column in pv magazine - January 2025
ISES Board Directors and Leads of the ISES PV Strategy Committee Prof. Andrew Blakers (ANU) and Prof. Ricardo Rüther (UFSC) are pleased to share an…

Happy holidays! A look back at an eventful year and aims for the next
Seventy years (!) ago, on December 24, 1954, a group of industrial, financial, and agricultural leaders came to register the Association for Applied…

EuroSun 2026: Save the Date!
Save the date for EuroSun2026!
ISES and the SHC TCP - IEA Technology Cooperation Programme on Solar Heating and Cooling are pleased to announce that…

Solar Energy Journal - Volume 285
Great news! The latest issue of ISES Solar Energy Journal - Volume 285 is now available online!
Read the latest insights on solar innovation here. …

International Conference on Energy & Meteorology (ICEM) calling for abstracts
Submit your abstract for the 8th International Conference on Energy & Meteorology (2-5 June 2025, Padua, Italy). This year’s theme: Contributing…

Solar Energy Journal - Volume 284
Great news! The latest issue of ISES Solar Energy Journal - Volume 284 is now available online!
Read the latest insights on solar innovation here. …

ISES activities at COP29
ISES is happy to once again join the very important COP29 negotiations this year taking place in Baku Azerbaijan at the end of November. On site,…

Solar Energy Journal - Volume 283
Great news! The latest issue of ISES Solar Energy Journal - Volume 283 is now available online!
Read the latest insights on solar innovation here. …

ISES Column in pv magazine - November 2024
ISES Board Directors and Leads of the ISES PV Strategy Committee Prof. Andrew Blakers (ANU) and Prof. Ricardo Rüther (UFSC) are pleased to share an…

Solar Energy Journal Call for Papers
Solar Energy Journal, is calling for submissions for an upcoming special issue on Heliostat Technologies about advances in Concentrating Solar-…

Young ISES Declaration at COP29
Download and read the Young ISES Declaration 2024! The document is being presented at COP 29, calling decision-makers and stakeholders to include…

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…

Coming in April: IEA SHC Solar Academy on Compact Thermal Energy Storage Materials: Better Material Characterization and Determination of Material Degradation Mechanisms
On 01 and 03 April, ISES is happy to welcome IEA SHC to hold a webinar as part of the IEA SHC Solar Academy series on the topic of Compact Thermal…

Solar Energy Journal - Volume 282
Great news! The latest issue of ISES Solar Energy Journal - Volume 282 is now available online!
Read the latest insights on solar innovation here. …