European solar thermal projects involving EAST-GSR partners

Acronym Full name Duration Status Program
Main Objective(s) East-GSR partner(s) involved Website link
ASTEMB Applications of Solar Thermal Energy in the Mediterranean Basin Jan 2001 to June 2004 completed MEDA
Transfer to 7 southern countries (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestinian Authorithy) the GSR concept ADEME (leader)
CRES (partner)
www.solarmed.net
CER˛ Central European Regions Cluster for Energy from Renewables NETwork ongoing INTERREG III
Provide essential stimulation for a sustained regional development in the energy sector ARSENAL (leader)
UL-FME (partner)
www.cer2.net
CLIMASOL Promoting Solar air-conditioning in Europe May 2003 to April 2005 completed Intelligent Energy - Europe (ALTENER)
A more energy vision of the buildings design and a relatively new technique for solar cooling CRES (partner)
TECSOL (partner)
raee.org/climatisationsolaire
EARTH Extend Accredited Renewables Training for Heating ongoing Intelligent Energy - Europe (ALTENER)
Promotion of solar water heating, groundsource heat pumps, and biomass smallscale boilers as heat and energy sources Arsenal Research (leader) www.earth-net.info
K4RES-H Key Issues for Renewable Heat in Europe Jan 2005 to June 2007 ongoing Intelligent Energy - Europe (ALTENER)
Production and promotion of a comprehensive action plan for RES-H in Europe EREC (leader) click here
NEGST New Generation of Solar Thermal Systems July 2004 to July 2007 ongoing DG TREN
Introduction of more cost-effective solar thermal systems ARSENAL (partner) click here
PHILOSOL I The Solar Thermal Industrial Partnerships 1999 to 2000 completed Intelligent Energy Europe (ALTENER THERMIE B 1997)
Promotion of local solar thermal markets and reinforce of the existing business infrastructure thanks to technology assessment and solar market strategy studies ESIF (leader)
CRES (manager)
click here
PHILOSOL II The Solar Thermal Industrial Partnerships completed Intelligent Energy Europe (ALTENER)
Local market stimulation and business development in Southern Europe based on an action plan of the European solar thermal industry ESIF (leader)
CRES (manager)
click here
PROCESOL I Solar Thermal Process Heating in Industrial Applications, a Stimulation Plan completed Intelligent Energy Europe (ALTENER)
CRES (leader)
PROCESOL II Solar Thermal process heating coupled with heat recovery technologies in the industrial sector June 2003 to May 2005 completed Intelligent Energy Europe (ALTENER)
Promotion of the implementation of solar thermal systems coupled with heat recovery technologies in the industrial sectors CRES (leader)
ADEME (partner)
click here
REACT Renewable Energy Action Sept 2003 to Feb 2005 completed Intelligent Energy Europe (ALTENER)
Develop innovative, nationally adapted policies and programs for a faster and more cost effective market transformation towards renewable energy use ADEME (partner)
CRES (partner)
DENA (partner)
KAPE (partner)
www.senternovem.nl/react
SOLARGE Enlarging solar thermal systems in multi-family houses, hotels, public and social buildings in Europe Jan 2005 to Dec 2007 ongoing Intelligent Energy Europe (ALTENER 2005)
Open up markets for large solar thermal plants ADEME (partner)
UL-FME (partner)
www.solarge.org
SOLAR-NET I & II SOLARSTRAT Solarstrat: Tepelné vyuzitie Solarnej energie a jej strategiaky rozvoj completed INTERREG III
Solar thermal technology dissemination in Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Hungary and Austria ARSENAL (partner) www.solar-net.info
SolarKeymark-II Large open EU market for solar thermal products Jan 2006 to Dec 2007 ongoing Intelligent Energy Europe (ALTENER 2006)
Large open EU market for solar thermal quality products UL-FME (partner) click here
SOLCAMP Solar Energy for European Camping sites ongoing Intelligent Energy Europe (ALTENER)
Implementation and monitoring a campaign for increased use of solar thermal systems at camping sites UL-FME (partner) www.solcamp.de
SOL-MED Widening the use of European Solar Thermal Technologies in Mediterranean countries following the successful model of Geece and Cyprus 1998 to 2002 completed DG TREN
Facilitation of the way to market high efficiency, proven thermal systems, alleviating the consequences of limited use of thermal systems SEC (partner) www.solmed.info
SOLTHERM EUROPE A solar water heater for every European 1998 to 2002 completed Intelligent Energy Europe (ALTENER)
A central action network to stimulate market growth of solar thermal products ADEME (partner) www.soltherm.org
ST-ESCOs Development of pilot solar thermal energy service companies with high replication potential ongoing Intelligent Energy Europe (ALTENER)
Promotion of the creation and development of Solar Thermal Energy Service Companies CRES (leader) click here
ThERRA Thermal Energy from Renewables – References and Assessment Jan 2006 to December 2008 ongoing Intelligent Energy Europe
Development and dissemination of a methodology for monitoring the total amount of renewable heat produced in the EU ADEME (partner)
CRES (partner)
KAPE (partner)
www.therra.info
TRASOL Training software material in the field of solar thermal systems completed LEONARDO DA VINCI 1996
Focus on design and sizing methodologies, production technologies, installation techniques, economics of installing solar water heating systems CRES (leader) website not on line anymore