Project Categories: Research & Innovation

The European Solar Thermal Technology Platform (ESTTP) was launched by ESTIF, now Solar Heat Europe, in 2005, at the 2nd European Solar Thermal Energy Conference (estec2005) and became part of the RHC-ETIP, after its establishment. The ESTTP consists of 19 elected Steering Committee members and over 500 individual Panel members and has 3 focus groups: (1) Solar thermal systems for buildings (2) Solar heat for industrial applications (3) Market deployment, strategy and scenario development. Read More...

The European Technology and Innovation Platform on Renewable Heating & Cooling (RHC-ETIP) brings together stakeholders from different renewable heating and cooling technologies from the solar thermal, biomass, geothermal and heat pump sectors – including the related industries such as district heating and cooling, thermal energy storage, and hybrid systems – to define a common strategy for increasing the use of renewable energy technologies for heating and cooling. Read More...