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{{Infobox geopolitical organization

| name = International Energy Agency Solar Heating and Cooling Programme (IEA SHC)

| linking_name = =the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme

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| membership = {{unbulleted list |20 Countries =|European 19Commission|9 member states and the EuropeanSponsor Communitiesorganizations}}

|leader_title1 established = Chair1977

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|leader_name1 = {{flagicon|Austria}}<br/>[[Werner Weiss]]

| established_date1 = 1977

|leader_title2 = Vice Chair

| official_website = [http://www.iea-shc.org www.iea-shc.org]

|leader_name2 = {{flagicon|Portugal}}<br/>[[Joao A. Farinha Mendes]]

|established_event1 = Established

|established_date1 = 1977

|official_website = [http://www.iea-shc.org www.iea-shc.org]

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The '''International Energy Agency Solar Heating and Cooling Technology Collaboration Programme (IEA SHC TCP)''' is one of currently over 40 multilateral technologyTechnology initiativesCollaboration Programmes (also known as "implementing agreements"TCPs) of the [[International Energy Agency]].<ref>[http://www.iea.org/techno/index.asp IEA multilateral technology initiatives]</ref> It was one of the first of such programmes, founded in 1977. Its current mission is to "''advanceTo internationalbring collaborativethe efforts forlatest solar energyheating toand reachcooling theresearch goaland setinformation into the visionforefront of contributingthe 50%global ofenergy thetransition. low.''".<ref>{{Cite temperatureweb heating|title=IEA andSHC coolingmission demand|url=https://www.iea-shc.org/strategic-plan by|url-status=dead 2030|archive-url=https://web.''"archive.<ref>[org/web/20111104133929/http://www.iea-shc.org/about/strategicplan/SHC_Strategic_Plan.pdf IEA|archive-date=2011-11-04 SHC mission, see page 4 of the strategic plan]|access-date=2011-12-26}}</ref> Its international solar collector statistics ''Solar Heat Worldwide''<ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.iea-shc.org/statistics/SolarHeatWorldwide/index.html{{Cite web |title=International collector statistics ''Solar Heat Worldwide'']< |url=https://ref>www.iea-shc.org/solar-heat-worldwide serve|url-status=dead as an important reference document for governments,<ref>[http|archive-url=https://wwwweb.usdaarchive.govorg/oceweb/reports20111222234312/energyhttps:/Web_SolarEnergy_combined/www.pdf USDA: ''Solar Energy Use in Uiea-shc.Sorg/statistics/SolarHeatWorldwide/index.html Agriculture – Overview and Policy Issues'', April|archive-date=2011-12-22 |access-date=2011, p.66]-12-26}}</ref> financialserves institutions,<ref>Bank Sarasin: ''Solar industry: Survival of the fittest inas a fiercelyreference competitivedocument marketfor place''governments, Novemberfinancial 2011institutions, p. 41</ref> consulting firms<ref>[http://www.rolandberger.com/media/pdf/Roland_Berger_Clean_Economy_20100120.pdf Roland Berger Strategy Consultants: ''Clean Economy, Living Planet'', November 2009, p.22]</ref> and non-profit organizations.<ref>[http://www.earthnon-policy.org/datacenter/pdf/book_wote_energy_world_profile.pdfgovernmental Supporting data sets for Lester Rorganizations. Brown, ''World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse'', New York 2011, p.34]</ref>

== Membership and organization ==

The IEA SHC's members are national governments, and the European UnionCommission and international organizations. Each of the members is represented by one representative in the management body called Executivethe Committeeexecutive committee.<ref>[{{Cite web |url=http://www.iea-shc.org/about/members/executive.aspx |title=Composition of the IEA SHC Executive Committee] |access-date=2011-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104154224/http://www.iea-shc.org/about/members/executive.aspx |archive-date=2011-11-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The IEA SHC Executive Committee meets twice per year and is headed by an elected chairman. The IEA SHC currently has 2130 members (Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, MexicoNetherlands, NetherlandsNorway, NorwayPoland, Portugal, SingaporeSlovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United StatesKingdom, European UnionCommission, CCREEE, EACREEE, ECREEE, ISES, REEECH, RCREEE, SACREEE, SICREEE, Solar Heat Europe ).<ref>[http://www.iea.org/techno/iaresults.asp?id_ia=36 IEA SHC members according to the IEA website]</ref>

== Fields of work ==

=== Research, development & demonstration (RD&D) ===

The IEA SHC aims at facilitating international collaboration in the research, development and demonstration of [[solar thermal energy]] and solar buildings. Their multi-year projects (also known as "Tasks") are conducted by researchers from different countries. Funding is provided by IEA SHC members, who usually pay one or more national research institutions to participate in the work.

=== Research, development &and demonstration (RD&D) ===

Recent research topics include:

The IEA SHC aims atto facilitatingfacilitate international collaboration in the research, development and demonstration of [[solar thermal energy]]heat and solar buildings. Their multi-year projects (also known as "Tasks") are conducted by researchers from different countries. Funding is provided by IEA SHC members, who usually pay one or more national research institutions to participate in the work.

* [[Solar combisystem|solar space heating]], e.g. Solar and Heat Pump Systems (Task 44),<ref>[http://www.iea-shc.org/task44/ Solar and Heat Pump Systems (Task 44)]</ref> Solar Combisystems (Task 26)<ref>[http://www.iea-shc.org/task26/ Solar Combisystems (Task 26)]</ref>

* [[Solar_energy#Process_heat|solar industrial process heat]], e.g. Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications (Task 49),<ref>[http://www.iea-shc.org/task49/ Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications (Task 49)]</ref> Solar Heat for Industrial Process (Task 33)<ref>[http://www.iea-shc.org/task33/ Solar Heat for Industrial Process (Task 33)]</ref>

Recent researchResearch topics include:

* [[Central solar heating|solar district heating]], e.g. Large Systems: Large Solar Heating/Cooling Systems, Seasonal Storage, Heat Pumps (Task 45)<ref>[http://www.iea-shc.org/task45/ Large Systems: Large Solar Heating/Cooling Systems, Seasonal Storage, Heat Pumps (Task 45)]</ref>

* [[solar water heating]] and [[solar air heat]]ing, e.g. Solar Hot Water for 2030 (Task 69),<ref>{{Cite web |title=IEA SHC {{!}}{{!}} Task 69 {{!}}{{!}} Solar Hot Water for 2030 |url=https://task69.iea-shc.org/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=task69.iea-shc.org}}</ref> Solar and Heat Pump Systems (Task 44),<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iea-shc.org/task44/ |title=Solar and Heat Pump Systems (Task 44) |access-date=2011-12-26 |archive-date=2011-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222234739/https://www.iea-shc.org/task44/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Solar Combisystems (Task 26)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iea-shc.org/task26/ |title=Solar Combisystems (Task 26) |access-date=2011-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223000512/https://www.iea-shc.org/task26/ |archive-date=2011-12-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

* [[solar cooling]], e.g. Quality Assurance and Support Measures for Solar Cooling (Task 48),<ref>[http://www.iea-shc.org/task48/ Quality Assurance and Support Measures for Solar Cooling (Task 48)]</ref> Solar Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration (Task 38)<ref>[http://www.iea-shc.org/task38/ Solar Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration (Task 38)]</ref>

* [[Solar energy#Process heat|solar industrial process heat]], e.g. Solar Process Heat (Task 64),<ref>{{Cite web |title=IEA SHC {{!}}{{!}} Task 64 {{!}}{{!}} Solar Process Heat |url=https://task64.iea-shc.org/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=task64.iea-shc.org}}</ref> Solar Energy in Industrial Water and Wastewater (Task 62),<ref>{{Cite web |title=IEA SHC {{!}}{{!}} Task 62 {{!}}{{!}} Solar Energy in Industrial Water & Wastewater |url=https://task62.iea-shc.org/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=task62.iea-shc.org}}</ref> Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications (Task 49),<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iea-shc.org/task49/ |title=Solar Process Heat for Production and Advanced Applications (Task 49) |access-date=2011-12-26 |archive-date=2011-12-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223001828/https://www.iea-shc.org/task49/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Solar Heat for Industrial Process (Task 33)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iea-shc.org/task33/ |title=Solar Heat for Industrial Process (Task 33) |access-date=2011-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223001909/https://www.iea-shc.org/task33/ |archive-date=2011-12-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

* [[Solar architecture|solar buildings/architecture]], e.g. Solar Renovation of Non-Residential Buildings (Task 47),<ref>[http://www.iea-shc.org/task47/ Solar Renovation of Non-Residential Buildings (Task 47)]</ref> Solar Energy and Architecture (Task 41)<ref>[http://www.iea-shc.org/task41/ Solar Energy and Architecture (Task 41)]</ref>

* [[Central solar heating|solar district heating]], e.g. Efficient Solar District Heating Systems (Task 68),<ref>{{Cite web |title=IEA SHC {{!}}{{!}} Task 68 {{!}}{{!}} Efficient Solar District Heating Systems |url=https://task68.iea-shc.org/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=task68.iea-shc.org}}</ref> Towards the Integration of Large Systems into District Heating and Cooling Network (Task 55), Large Systems: Large Solar Heating/Cooling Systems, Seasonal Storage, Heat Pumps (Task 45)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iea-shc.org/task45/ |title=Large Systems: Large Solar Heating/Cooling Systems, Seasonal Storage, Heat Pumps (Task 45) |access-date=2011-12-26 |archive-date=2011-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222233241/https://www.iea-shc.org/task45/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

* [[solar cooling]], e.g. Solar Cooling for the Sunbelt Regions (Task 65),<ref>{{Cite web |title=IEA SHC {{!}}{{!}} Task 65 {{!}}{{!}} Solar Cooling for the Sunbelt Regions |url=https://task65.iea-shc.org/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=task65.iea-shc.org}}</ref> New Generation Solar Cooling and Heating Systems (PV or Solar Thermally Driven Systems (Task 53), Quality Assurance and Support Measures for Solar Cooling (Task 48),<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iea-shc.org/task48/ |title=Quality Assurance and Support Measures for Solar Cooling (Task 48) |access-date=2011-12-26 |archive-date=2011-12-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223000236/https://www.iea-shc.org/task48/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Solar Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration (Task 38)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iea-shc.org/task38/ |title=Solar Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration (Task 38) |access-date=2011-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222232753/https://www.iea-shc.org/task38/ |archive-date=2011-12-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

* [[Solar architecture|solar buildings/architecture]], e.g. Low Carbon, High Comfort Integrated Lighting (Task 70), <ref>{{Cite web |title=IEA SHC {{!}}{{!}} Task 70 {{!}}{{!}} Low Carbon, High Comfort Integrated Lighting|url=https://task70.iea-shc.org/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=task70.iea-shc.org}}</ref> Solar Energy Buildings (Task 66),<ref>{{Cite web |title=IEA SHC {{!}}{{!}} Task 66 {{!}}{{!}} Solar Energy Buildings |url=https://task66.iea-shc.org/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=task66.iea-shc.org}}</ref> Solar Neighborhood Planning (Task 63),<ref>{{Cite web |title=IEA SHC {{!}}{{!}} Task 63 {{!}}{{!}} Solar Neighborhood Planning |url=https://task63.iea-shc.org/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=task63.iea-shc.org}}</ref> Solutions for Daylighting & Electric Lighting (Task 61),<ref>{{Cite web |title=IEA SHC {{!}}{{!}} Task 61 {{!}}{{!}} Solutions for Daylighting & Electric Lighting |url=https://task61.iea-shc.org/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=task61.iea-shc.org}}</ref> Renovating Historic Buildings Towards Zero Energy (Task 59),<ref>{{Cite web |title=IEA SHC {{!}}{{!}} Task 59 {{!}}{{!}} Renovating Historic Buildings Towards Zero Energy |url=https://task59.iea-shc.org/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=task59.iea-shc.org}}</ref> Building Integrated Solar Envelope Systems for HVAC and Lighting (Task 56), Solar Energy and Energy Economics in Urban Environments (Task 52), Solar Energy in Urban Planning (Task 51), Solar Renovation of Non-Residential Buildings (Task 47),<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iea-shc.org/task47/ |title=Solar Renovation of Non-Residential Buildings (Task 47) |access-date=2011-12-26 |archive-date=2011-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222235436/https://www.iea-shc.org/task47/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Solar Energy and Architecture (Task 41)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iea-shc.org/task41/ |title=Solar Energy and Architecture (Task 41) |access-date=2011-12-26 |archive-date=2011-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229035432/http://www.iea-shc.org/task41/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

As well as work on:

* materialsMaterials/components for solar heating and cooling, e.g. Compact Thermal Energy Storage Materials (Task 67),<ref>{{Cite web |title=IEA SHC {{!}}{{!}} Task 67 {{!}}{{!}} Compact Thermal Energy Storage Materials |url=https://task67.iea-shc.org/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=task67.iea-shc.org}}</ref> Application of PVT Collectors (Task 60),<ref>{{Cite web |title=IEA SHC {{!}}{{!}} Task 60 {{!}}{{!}} Application of PVT Collectors |url=https://task60.iea-shc.org/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=task60.iea-shc.org}}</ref> Materials & Components for Thermal Energy Storage (Task 58),<ref>{{Cite web |title=IEA SHC {{!}}{{!}} Task 58 {{!}}{{!}} Material & Component Development for Thermal Energy Storage |url=https://task58.iea-shc.org/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=task58.iea-shc.org}}</ref> Price Reduction for Solar Thermal Systems (Task 54), Compact Thermal Energy Storage (Task 42),<ref>[{{Cite web |url=http://www.iea-shc.org/task42/ |title=Compact Thermal Energy Storage (Task 42)] |access-date=2011-12-26 |archive-date=2011-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222232817/https://www.iea-shc.org/task42/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications (Task 39)<ref>[{{Cite web |url=http://www.iea-shc.org/task39/ |title=Polymeric Materials for Solar Thermal Applications (Task 39)] |access-date=2011-12-26 |archive-date=2011-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222234051/https://www.iea-shc.org/task39/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

* Regulations, standards & certification, e.g., Life Cycle and Cost Assessment for Heating and Cooling Technologies (Task 71),<ref>[http://www.iea-shc.org/task71/ Life Cycle and Cost Assessment for Heating and Cooling Technologies (Task 71)]</ref> Solar Standards and Certification (Task 57), Solar Rating & Certification Procedure (Task 43)<ref>[{{Cite web |url=http://www.iea-shc.org/task43/ |title=Solar Rating & Certification Procedure (Task 43)] |access-date=2011-12-26 |archive-date=2011-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222234101/https://www.iea-shc.org/task43/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

* resourceResource assessment, e.g. Solar Resource Assessment and Forecasting (Task 46), Solar Resource Knowledge Management (Task 36)<ref>[{{Cite web |url=http://www.iea-shc.org/task36/ |title=Solar Resource Knowledge Management (Task 36)] |access-date=2011-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222234912/https://www.iea-shc.org/task36/ |archive-date=2011-12-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== International SHC conference ===

In 2011, the IEA SHC Executive Committee announced an annual international conference on solar heating and cooling for buildings and industry. The first conference, SHC 2012 took place 9–11 July 2012 in [[San Francisco]],<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120913113422/http://www.shc2012.org/ Website of the SHC 2012 conference]}}</ref> followed by SHC 2013 on 23–25 September 2013 in [[Freiburg]], Germany, SHC 2014 on 13–15 October in Beijing, China, and SHC 2015 on 2–4 December in Istanbul, Turkey. SHC 2013 and SHC 2015 were jointly with the European Solar Thermal Industry Federation (ESTIF), which had previously organized their own conference, ESTEC. SHC 2017<ref>{{Cite web |title=SHC 2017 - International Conference on Solar Heating and Cooling for Buildings and Industry {{!}}{{!}} Home |url=http://shc2017.iea-shc.org/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=shc2017.iea-shc.org}}</ref> in Abu Dhabi, UAE and SHC 2019<ref>{{Cite web |title=SHC 2019 - International Conference on Solar Heating and Cooling for Buildings and Industry {{!}}{{!}} Home |url=https://shc2019.iea-shc.org/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=shc2019.iea-shc.org}}</ref> in Santiago, Chile were jointly organized with ISES' Solar World Congress. EuroSun 2022 <ref>{{Cite web |title=Home EuroSun 2022 {{!}} Eurosun 2022 |url=https://www.eurosun2022.org/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=www.eurosun2022.org}}</ref> in Kassel, Germany is the first co-organized EuroSun conference with ISES. The next joint EuroSun conference with ISES is August 2024 in Limassol, Cyprus EuroSun 2024 <ref>{{Cite web |title=Home EuroSun 2024 {{!}} Eurosun 2024 |url=https://www.eurosun2024.org/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=www.eurosun2022.org}}</ref>

In 2011, the IEA SHC Executive Committee decided to launch an annual international conference on solar heating and cooling for buildings and industry. The first edition of this conference will take place 9–11 July 2012 in [[San Francisco]],<ref>[http://www.shc2012.org/ Website of the SHC 2012 conference]</ref> the following one in [[Freiburg]], Germany, in 2013.

=== Major Publications ===

Apart from the reports and other publications of the research projects (Tasks),<ref>{{Cite web |title=SHC publications |url=https://www.iea-shc.org/publications}}</ref> the Solar Heating and Cooling Programme publishes several cross-cutting documents, the most important one being the annual collector statistics ''Solar Heat Worldwide''.<ref>[http://www.iea-shc.org/statistics/SolarHeatWorldwide/index.html International collectorname=autogenerated1 statistics ''Solar Heat Worldwide'']</ref> The SHC newsletter ''Solar Update'' is published twice per year.<ref>[{{Cite web |url=http://www.iea-shc.org/newsletter/ |title=IEA SHC newsletter ''Solar Update'']</ref> is|access-date=2011-12-26 published|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222235609/https://www.iea-shc.org/newsletter/ twice|archive-date=2011-12-22 per|url-status=dead year.}}</ref>

==See also==

*[[List of pioneering solar buildings]]

*[[Passive house]]

*[[Low-energy house]]

*[[Zero energy building]]

*[[Energy-plus-house]]

*[[Sustainable development]]

== References ==

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== External links ==

* [http://www.iea-shc.org/ IEA SHC home pagehomepage]

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