16.11.2021
Today, Industrial Solar was granted a total of 237 k€ (2.37 mSEK) for a R&D project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The project JOSSI aims to push the market introduction of solar steam generation for industrial processes in Jordan.
The project consortium of the R&D project JOSSI – comprising Industrial Solar, the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Helmholz Center Dresden-Rossendorf and their Jordanian partners the University of Jordan, the Middle East University, the National University College of Technology, Amman Chamber of Industry and Najjar & Rawas Company – received the approval of their application today. Start date of the 3-year project is 15 December 2021.
Solar process steam is a key technology for the industrial decarbonization and is an explicit action item of the latest strategic energy action plan in Jordan.
The objective of the JOSSI project is to foster the uptake of solar process steam utilization in industrial processes through research and development (R&D) as well as dissemination and capacity building, especially in Jordan.
The main focus of the project partners is on an improved understanding of water-steam flow in solar collectors, the provision of reliable long-term yield data for solar steam generation in industrial applications, improved monitoring methods through and capacity building in the academic sector as well as the industrial sector.
The total budget for JOSSI, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, amounts to 1.1 m€ (11 mSEK) of which 237 k€ (2.37 mSEK) are granted to Industrial Solar, with a funding rate of 50%.
01.11.2021
Industrial Solar GmbH, a 100% subsidiary of CISH AB, has its flagship solution, the Fresnel Solar Steam Generator, highlighted in 1000+ Solutions Guide prepared by the Solar Impulse Foundation for the COP26 held in Scotland from 31 October to 12 November 2021.
The Conference of Parties – COP26 – which started in Scotland yesterday with the aim of bringing parties together to accelerate the goals of the Paris Agreement, has the challenge of bringing forward concrete actions to fight climate change. 5 years ago, the Solar Impulse Foundation was created with the challenge of selecting 1000 Solutions to protect the environment in a profitable way. This goal was achieved in 2021, demonstrating that technology is not the limiting factor for an ecological transition. In fact, economic development can be driven forward by ecological solutions. The foundation now released a specific report for the COP26 offering political and economic decision-makers a guide to solutions that can be implemented on large scale and highlighted Industrial Solar’s solution as a sustainable and profitable fuel-switching alternative.
Industrial Solar’s Fresnel Steam Generator obtained its label as efficient solution by the Solar Impulse Foundation back in 2019 after a rigorous evaluation process that analyzed the market potential, technical capabilities, and economic fit for a sustainable future. In one of its showcases, Industrial Solar installed a Fresnel collector field for direct steam generation at JTI Jordan in order to reduce the fuel consumption of the company gas-fired steam boiler. The roof-mounted system with a peak capacity of 705 kWth provides steam directly to the steam network of the factory leading to a reduction of 500 tons of CO2 per year and a cut in fuel consumption nearly worth 100,000 € per year.
Industrial Solar’s solution was highlighted with a clear message for governments and decision makers: “Countries need to set targets for renewable heat, accelerate capacity building for solution providers and off-takers, support project development and, most importantly, accelerate the uptake of suitable financing schemes which consider the investment constraints by industrial end-users”.
12.07.2021
Clean Industry Solutions Holding Europe AB (ClSH) joins the ranks of companies leading the fourth industrial revolution under Artificial Intelligence (AI) banners, as its subsidiary company, Industrial Solar GmbH, has successfully been awarded a grant of total € 76,565 by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labor and Tourism of the state of Baden-Württemberg to optimize the performance and reliability of its concentrating solar technology.
Today, Industrial Solar, a turnkey provider for customized renewable energy solutions, received the approval of its application for the AI innovation competition. The AI-based development project, funded by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labor and Tourism, will kick off in the first half of July 2021 and is set to be completed by the end of August 2022. During this period of 14 months, Industrial Solar will develop and integrate two AI concepts, in an effort to optimize the operation and maintenance of its industrial concentrating solar collector. The two concepts will include a sensor-condition-monitoring tool to utilize the predicted readings to detect any abnormal sensor behavior, as well as a predictive preventive maintenance tool to provide a proactive fault-detection. Consequently, the successful integration of these AI tools could be instrumental to further optimize the company’s operations and push the industry one step towards transitioning to fossil fuel free operations. Industrial Solar will receive a grant of € 76,565.
15.06.2021
Industrial Solar is presenting in the webinar series organized by the R&D project SHIP2FAIR #3: How to choose the right solar thermal technology for your industrial processes.
SHIP2FAIR’s webinar series on
utilising solar heat in agro-food process industries continued with its second session on innovative software to optimize businesses. This webinar series is especially interesting for
industrial plant owners of the agro-food sector, companies willing to integrate solar thermal solutions in their services and the research and academic communities.
This last webinar is the perfect occasion to meet our technology providers: TVP solar and Industrial Solar. We will also have a presentation by CEA partner, in
which all the technologies applied, including flat panels, evacuated tubes, parabolic throughs, etc., will be discussed in summary form. Choosing the right technology for your business
is not always easy. With this webinar you will learn about the current options on solar heat technologies and how to integrate them in industrial plants through the experience of
four SHIP2FAIR demonstrations sites.
In the last webinar we will also present the second leaflet of the project which will illustrate and collect the progress of the 4 demosites that will be
developed throughout the project. Join us on the 17th of June at 15:00 CET to learn about all the technologies that can be applied
to the agro-food sector.
17.05.2021
We invite you to participate in the first international webinar: Chile: Solar Thermal for Power and Heat – Success Stories and Perspectives, organized by Fraunhofer Chile and the Fraunhofer ISE.
Date: May 26th and 27th 2021,
Time: 10 – 11:30 CLT (Chile Standard time) | 14 – 15:30 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)
The event is free of charge and will include information on key trends in the technologies and processes currently being used in the solar thermal sector.
The objective of this webinar is to address the successes in the development of solar thermal energy at both the Concentrated Solar Power and Solar Heat for Industrial Processes level. Our webinar will feature prominent experts and professionals who have worked in contributing to the development of more sustainable solar energy in Chile and Latin America.
We look forward to seeing you!
01.03.2021
‘Don’t be a fossil fool!’ – that is the daring title of Industrial Solar GmbH’s current campaign. The goal is to prompt ‘fossil fools’, namely different sectors of industry, to rethink their consumption of fossil fuels and to change to renewable energy sources instead. The campaign started in mid-February 2021 and is run on the social media accounts Instagram, twitter and LinkedIn.
Industrial Solar GmbH is a 100% subsidiary of Industrial Solar Holding Europe AB and a leading turnkey provider of customized renewable energy solutions with
the vision to decarbonize industry. With its broad portfolio of services and technologies, the company offers a diverse range of tailor-made solutions that help to reduce CO2 emissions and
the carbon footprint of various industries.
The new campaign ‘Don’t be a fossil fool!’ started on February 22 and, with its bold provocation, invites all readers to reconsider their energy consumption or the kind of energy sources they
use, respectively. The target group are industry owners and those having an influence on them and their choice of energy supplies their factories rely on. The campaign pictures show both in a
humorous and seriousinformative way how the combustion of fossil fuels is affecting our and our planet’s lives and offer solutions on how to raise awareness and substitute fossil fuels by
solar energy.
The campaign is run on the social media channels Instagram, twitter and LinkedIn in 4 different languages to reach as big a range and as many different countries and industry sectors as
possible.
For those interested in actively participating in the fight against climate change, Industrial Solar offers its know-how and concrete steps and solutions that help switching to green energy
sources and reduce industry’s carbon dioxide production.
18.02.2021
Industrial Solar GmbH, a 100% subsidiary of Industrial Solar Holding Europe AB, was formerly mostly known for its LF-11 Fresnel Collector for industrial process heat applications. Over the last years, however, the company has broadened its technology portfolio and has developed into a leading turnkey provider for customised renewable energy solutions, both on a national and an international level. Industrial Solar’s latest additions of technologies such as photovoltaic carports and non-concentrating solar thermal solutions now also start to pay off.
Industrial Solar GmbH is a turnkey provider from Freiburg/Germany that initially focused mainly on solutions based on its LF-11 Fresnel Collector – a linear concentrating, solar thermal collector optimized for industrial applications that can provide heat at up to 400°C in the single and lower double-digit megawatt range. Over the last years, the company included more services and technologies in its portfolio in order to meet the various demands of its customers in industry and to be able to offer solutions also to the national market and to regions with lower direct solar irradiation.
Of special relevance is the development of sector-coupling or power-to-heat-coupling systems for industrial customers. The integration of photovoltaic systems into solar thermal systems by means of heat pumps or resistance heating enhances economics, optimizes the usage of ground and rooftop area and increases the flexibility and reliability of renewable energy solutions.
With the advent of COVID-19 and the associated restrictions, international project business has come to almost a halt for many companies, so also for Industrial Solar whose plants are mainly implemented outside Europe in countries with a high direct solar irradiance like Jordan and South Africa. Despite the restrictions to conduct international business, the adapted portfolio allows Industrial Solar to operate on a national level. Two new sales representatives were hired in November 2020 to address the national market.
This action already shows first positive results: Industrial Solar GmbH has just signed its first order of about € 35,000 for the installation of a PV system close to its head office. Further steps to expand the national business are already being taken, one of them being the upcoming smart heat grid market, for which Industrial Solar has an excellent expertise and is well positioned.
With the progress of Covid-19 vaccination campaigns and the waning of the pandemic crisis combined with the activities and funds to mitigate climate change, we expect an uptake of our international project business within this year.
09.12.2020
Industrial Solar is one of the 18 ‘Solar Impulse’-labelled solutions that were selected to participate in the 2020 LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Climate Week from 8-11 December – an online event to allow the group to actively contribute to sustainable luxury.
As the world leader in luxury whose businesses depend directly on nature, LVMH is on the front lines of the combat against climate change and has special responsibility to deliver exemplary performance in mitigating the impact of its activities on the environment. With the topic of "HOW DOES LVMH FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE?", the company group decided now, exactly 5 years after the signature of the Paris Agreement, to hold a specific week on climatechange:
"The week-long online event invites the Group’s 160,000 employees to share the priorities of the new LIFE 360 (LVMH Initiatives For the Environment) program, setting an ambitious environmental roadmap for the coming 3, 6 and 10 years. The event encourages all LVMH teams to join the effort around the rallying cry "Be The Change!". With the event, the group lays the roadmap for its new climate targets, among others, to reach 100% renewable energy in all Group sites and eliminate the use of packages based on fossil virgin plastics.
Industrial Solar participates with its Fresnel solar steam generator that was honoured as one of the 1000 solutions by the Solar Impulse Foundation. The system can provide a clean energy source for the industries that are part of the LVMH group, such as textile and beverage companies. The technology generates steam onsite by using the available solar resources and can cut a large share of the fuel consumption and associated carbon emissions.
Here you find our videos for the LVMH Climate Week: https://youtu.be/9fdQpctEGZo
23.07.2020
The AuSeSol project aims to integrate Artificial Intelligence in Solar Thermal Heating and Power Generation and introduce autonomous monitoring and operation. While solar technologies are already proven and applied, integrating artificial intelligence in the system’s operation and monitoring offers substantial potential for autonomy and efficiency optimization. The project partners cooperate in a five-month project financed by the German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety to construct a technical proposal that provides the blueprint to the development stage in AuSeSol 2.
Concentrating solar thermal technologies contribute significantly in achieving a carbon neutral process heating and power generation. The operation of concentrating solar thermal collectors depends on comprehensive data collection and evaluation. Artificial Intelligence methods enable the system operator to perform condition monitoring by harnessing the Big Data from the installed sensors and applying deep learning methodologies to detect faults and apply proactive measures such as predictive preventive maintenance. Moreover, deep learning predictive models allow the operation control algorithm to interactively react to the system’s conditions and teach itself the most optimal approaches. As a result, the operations’ inefficiencies and uncertainties will be reduced which leads to bigger energy yields, more reliability and availability, and less human errors.
The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is the national aeronautics and space research centre of the Federal Republic of Germany. Its extensive research and development work in aeronautics, space, energy, transport, security, and digitalisation is integrated into national and international cooperative ventures.
CSP Services is a private engineering and testing company founded in 2007 as spin-off of the German Aerospace Center (DLR). CSP Services counts on a team of more than 25 renown experts and engineers in the field of solar power technologies and operates from two service centers in Cologne (Germany) and Almería (Spain) on solar projects worldwide.
Within the five-month project AuSeSol, the partners develop and evaluate different concepts with the objective to realize the most promising ones in a subsequent research and demonstration project. The AuSeSol project is financed by the German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. Industrial Solar will receive support of about 32.000 € with a funding rate of 50%.
02.07.2020
Within the frame of the Swiss case study of Horizon 2020 ACT project ELEGANCY – Enabling a low-carbon economy via hydrogen and CCS (https://www.sintef.no/elegancy), researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) conducted a Life Cycle Analysis of Industrial Solar’s LF-11 Fresnel Collector. The impressive results prove the unique collector design of Industrial Solar to be an outstanding environmentally friendly heat generation technology that can support the scale up of solutions like Climeworks’ direct air capture.
Beside renewable energy technologies, direct air capture and storage (DACS) is one of the technological solutions that remove CO2 emissions from the air (carbon dioxide removal) and that may contribute to keeping the rise in global average temperature within the limits of the Paris Agreement. Carbon dioxide removal might become a major mean of achieving net negative emissions and reducing the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere. Despite the importance of carbon dioxide removal, there has been a large disconnect between policy ambitions, technology readiness and industrial uptake. ELEGANCY will fast-track the deployment of carbon dioxide removal in Europe and worldwide by providing innovative and cutting-edge solutions to key technical challenges for CO2 transport, injection and storage, as well as H2 - CO2 separation.
One of the partners of the consortium of the ELEGANY project is Climeworks, a company that develops, builds and operates direct air capture (DAC) machines that remove CO2 from the air. The air-captured CO2 can either be recycled and used as a raw material, or completely removed from the air by safely storing it.
Since Climeworks’ DAC machines require heat at temperatures of around 100 C° to regenerate the adsorbent, researchers in the Technology Assessment Group at PSI conducted a detailed life cycle analysis (LCA) of different heat sources and their respective impact on climate and environment with the aim to find a suitable and eco-friendly heat source to operate these DAC machines. The LCA results show that Industrial Solar’s Fresnel technology at various locations in the Middle East, Chile, or Southern Europe performs best in most environmental impact categories compared to heat from impact-intensive hard coal or oil furnaces, but also state-of-the-art natural gas boilers and even wood chips furnaces. Absolute impacts on the environment are very low per MJ heat produced. Thus, making use of solar energy via this plant is a well-suited system to generate heat in an environmentally friendly way, e.g. to be used in a combined Fresnel – solar photovoltaics – DAC design. A scientific publication is currently being written which will show the calculations, assumptions, and detailed results.
For more information, please visit http://www.psi.ch, https://www.psi.ch/en/ta, www.climeworks.com
30.06.2020
Industrial Solar GmbH proudly announces its membership in the Austria Solar industry association.
On June 25th, 2020, the board of Austria Solar decided to admit Industrial Solar GmbH in their association. Austria Solar brings together most well-known suppliers of solar heating systems. The association was founded 1999 in Vienna and represents the interests of over 100 companies, from manufacturers and suppliers to dealers and installers. All renowned Austrian R&D facilities for solar heating are also represented in the association. With the Austria Solar Quality Label, the association promotes quality assurance on the market, provides information on current developments through proactive public relations work and is a competent partner for authorities and administration when it comes to general conditions. Austria Solar is a member of several associations and platforms like Solar Heat Europe and "Dachverband Energie-Klima" in the chamber of commerce and has partly co-founded them.
Christian Zahler, CEO of Industrial Solar GmbH, is very pleased about the admission: "The association Austria Solar unites a big number of well-known companies and research centers with the goal of promoting solar thermal and sustainable heating systems. With their excellent work over the last years they were able to attract international members of five countries in Europe. We are looking forward to cooperating with the management as well as the members of Austria Solar to foster the market for large-scale solar thermal systems for industrial process heat and district heating applications. We are happy to contribute with our longstanding experience in the field of large-scale solar heating and cooling."
For more information on Austria Solar, please visit https://www.solarwaerme.at/
29.05.2020
Industrial Solar is participating and presenting at the Brazilian-German Conference (Online) on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy technologies with the focus on the Food and Beverage Industry in Brazil.
The event is organized by the Câmara de Comércio e Industria Brasil-Alemanha de São Paulo and will be held in Portuguese and German.
The event will focus on operational costs reduction through energy efficiency, process optimization, and the use of renewable technologies to cover part of the industrial energy demand.
Date: 16.06.2020
Time: 9:00 to 11:50 (BR Time) - 14:00 to 16:50 (CEST)
Registration available in the link below:
https://www.ahkbrasil.com/iframes_site_ahk_typo3/v2/verEventoDetalhado.aspx?id=4351
23.03.2020
We are excited to announce that the TV station ‚Green Life - Welt der Wunder TV‘ will broadcast the episode they produced about our company last year on their channel in the next days.
The documentary can be first seen on TV tomorrow, Tuesday 24th of March, with more broadcasts to follow during the next 2 weeks:
Tuesday, 24.03.2020 7.00 - 8.00pm
Friday, 27/03/2020 11.00am - 12.00pm
Sunday, 29/03/2020 4.00 - 5.00pm
TV broadcasting:
TV station: Welt der Wunder TV
http://www.weltderwunder.de/seiten/tv-empfang
Online-broadcasting (availabe directly after the TV broadcast):
Web page: Weltderwunder.de
http://www.weltderwunder.de/sendungen
Have fun watching!
31.01.2020
Analysguiden has published an analysis article about Industrial Solar.
To read the whole article 'Solutions for green industries', please click here.
30.01.2020
Strong cooperation with partners in target markets and sectors are a core element of the sales strategy of Industrial Solar. Recently, the company has signed new agreements which strengthen its position in the market.
The core markets of Industrial Solar, a turnkey provider for solar thermal energy systems, are the Middle East, North Africa, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. In these locations, the direct solar irradiation is optimal for concentrating as well as for non-concentrating solar technologies to provide process heating. As maximum solar radiation usually occurs when cooling is needed most, process heat can also be used to operate absorption chillers which can shave peak cooling loads. This is an important additional benefit for industrial customers in those regions.
The sectors that have a huge thermal energy demand and are therefore the most promising customers of Industrial Solar are Chemicals & Refining, Pulp & Paper as well as Food & Beverage. In order to accelerate the project development with potential clients, the company reinforces its presence through strategic partnerships, enhancing its presence in the target regions.
During the last weeks, several further cooperation agreements have been signed, for example with:
The selection of cooperation partners goes beyond pure sales activities and specifically considers the ability of participation in project implementation which increases the competitiveness of the company’s solutions and reinforces its capability to create local value.
Further cooperation agreements are under negotiation and first results are already expected within this year.
28.01.2020
Industrial Solar launches a new version of its LF-11 Fresnel collector that reduces both costs and weight of the substructure by up to 50%. The new feature uses integrated lightweight platform walkways along the collector structure, permitting integration onto uneven roofs.
When it comes to the implementation of a solar energy system in industry, the area available is often the main constraint. Industrial Solar was one of the first companies to install concentrating solar process heat systems onto rooftops. This allows customers to preserve the constrained ground space for potential upcoming expansions.
For inclined roofs, high efforts for substructure and grating were necessary in the past. With the new feature, Industrial Solar further simplified the building-integration of its Fresnel solar concentrators: Industrial Solar developed a design that integrates lightweight and cost-efficient walkways and gratings directly into the structure of the LF-11 Fresnel collector. The number of interfaces to the customer’s roof is thereby further reduced, while weight and cost can be minimized. The walkways consist of stiff and lightweight sheet metal platforms with an anti-slip surface. Different configurations are available, depending on specific site conditions and solar field sizes. Handrails, skirting and further add-ons can be integrated as well. Typically, both cost and weight of the required substructure can thus be reduced by up to 50%.
With this new development Industrial Solar further reduces cost and eases the integration of its concentrating solar collectors on industrial rooftops, which enables the company to tap the huge market potential of carbon-neutral heat for industry.
24.01.2020
Industrial Solar is participating in a consortium of German companies formed to present alternatives for improving efficiency and use renewable energy in the Chilean food industry. Part of this consortium work package is the organisation of a forum together with Chilean experts in the themes of industrial cooling and energy efficiency.
Location: San Fernando / Chile
Date: 30/01/2020
Participant: Irapua Ribeiro / Business Developer LATAM
22.01.2020
The engineers of Industrial Solar are constantly working on their Fresnel collector design to increase efficiency and to bring down cost. A raytracing study by Fraunhofer ISE proved that they were successful as the optical efficiency reached the 70% mark.
The LF-11 Fresnel collector from Industrial Solar was one of the first concentrating solar collectors to be designed for process heat generation and suitable to be installed on rooftops. Since 2008, Industrial Solar has successfully implemented LF-11 systems in seven different countries and various industrial sectors to provide solar process heat, cooling and direct steam generation.
The LF-11 Fresnel collector is the flagship of the company’s technology portfolio and can generate temperatures up to 400 °C in a power range up to 30 MW, which meets the thermal energy demand of many industries.
The latest version of Industrial Solar’s LF-11 Fresnel collector was upgraded regarding the width of the individual mirror rows as well as the maximum string length. Accordingly, the optical efficiency for perpendicular incidence eta0 increased by 5,1% from 63,5% to 68,6% in comparison to the previous collector version.
The maximum optical efficiency - which is reached at a transversal incidence angle of 5° - has now cracked the 70% limit with a value of 70,9%. These values were confirmed in a raytracing study performed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems in Freiburg.
The collector technology has been constantly improved and refined over the years, but these latest design changes are considered a major milestone. The improvements were made without increasing the collector footprint, which means that the customers will obtain a higher yield for the same ground use at an even lower price.
Additionally, the standard vacuum receiver from the CSP sector, which is a core component of the collector, has been improved in the last years, having now a shorter glass-metal-seal and better optical and thermal properties. Another improvement of the collector installation is the increased string length that was optimized for 24 modules using only a single drive in each mirror row, which reduces costs and installation time.
Innovation is central to Industrial Solar, which can be seen in the company’s engagement in various R&D projects on both European and national levels.
20.01.2020
The German TV channel "Welt der Wunder" produced a documentary about Industrial Solar for their new format "Green Life" which will be broadcast in the coming weeks. The video has been published today on Youtube with Swedish and English subtitles.
Global warming, melting glaciers, tons of plastic in the oceans - these topics are being widely talked about! The new format "Green Life" of the German free TV channel "Welt der Wunder" deals with topics concerning environmental economics, innovative ecological technologies and future green markets. In this new television series ecological innovations from the German-speaking region are introduced and presented.
The producers of "Green Life" had contacted Industrial Solar last year and their film crew, together with Farah Gammoh, an engineer of Industrial Solar, flew then to Amman / Jordan. The video shows two solar process heat plants in Amman installed at the companies RAM Pharma and Japan Tobacco International JTI.
Industrial Solar's technology for direct steam generation and cooling is explained, and interviews with customers and local stakeholders give an interesting insight into future perspectives and highlight the advantages and possibilities of such sustainable technologies for industry.
Please click here to watch the video with English subtitles.
18.11.2019
Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg). The European Association for Renewable Energies and its Luxembourgian section honoured eight nominees from six different countries with the European Solar Prize 2019 at the Campus Belval in Luxembourg’s picturesque Esch-sur-Alzette on 15/11/2019.
Industrial Solar won the prize in the category ‘industrial and commercial companies or farmers’. The jury honored that, with their operating installations of Fresnel solar steam generators, Industrial Solar proves that solar process steam is feasible, can contribute significantly to a carbon neutral process heat supply and is thus a paradigm shift towards a carbon neutral industrial heat supply.
Martin Haagen, who received the award on behalf of the Industrial Solar team, stated: “I am very proud that our company was awarded the European Solar Prize for our Fresnel collector. With our operating plants, we have proven the great potential of solar thermal energy for process heating and thus laid the foundation of a major step towards a carbon neutral industrial production. Our vision is 100% renewable energy in industry, and the European Solar Prize confirms that we are on the right track”.
Among others, the Fridays For Future movement was honoured with the European Solar Prize 2019, which has been awarded annually since 1994 to municipalities, municipal companies, associations and organisations, architects, journalists and private individuals in cooperation with the national sections of EUROSOLAR. The award recognises the dedication and inventiveness of regional players and provides new impetus for a regenerative and decentralised energy revolution in Europe.
Please find the full press release of EUROSOLAR here.
13.11.2019
Industrial Solar participated and presented at the Solar World Congress that took place in Santiago/Chile last week. Mr. Irapua Ribeiro, business developer for Latin America, made a presentation about innovative policy framework and business models, which was one of the main topics for the increase in the implementation of solar process heat projects. "It is a pleasure to be here and present to such a wide audience. The Solar World Congress together with the Solar Heating and Cooling conference showed a wide range of new projects and businesses that are shaping our future energy landscape. We are grateful to see that Industrial Solar solutions are being recognized as successful stories and that new researchers are using our technologies as their references. A special thank you to International Solar Energy Society ISES and SERC-Chile for organizing such a high level event!" highlighted Mr. Ribeiro.
18.10.2019
Industrial Solar’s direct steam generation based on its LF-11 Fresnel collector technology has been awarded the “Solar Impulse Efficient Solution“ label.
The “Solar Impulse Efficient Solution” label seeks to bridge the gap between ecology and economy, bringing together protection of the environment and financial viability to show that these solutions are not expensive fixes to problems, but rather opportunities for clean economic growth.
This label is granted to solutions who meet high standards of both sustainability and profitability. “Imagine the impact that this will have on the world! 1000 clean and efficient solutions with a label proving their profitability. They have the potential to create jobs and boost clean economic growth, while also reducing CO2 emissions and preserving natural resources. This is much more than ecological, it is logical!” said Bertrand Piccard, Initiator and Chairman of the Solar Impulse Foundation. “Each time I speak of protecting the environment to heads of state or government officials, they tell me that it is too expensive. This label is a strong message to them: solutions exist, and represent the biggest market opportunity of our century. An opportunity which cannot be missed.” The latest challenge of the Solar Impulse Foundation has received widespread institutional support, including from the UNFCCC, the European Commission, The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the International Energy Agency (IEA). Further collaborations include the EU Covenant of Mayors, a collection of more than 7,500 mayors from across the European continent looking to implement EU climate and energy objectives and to transition their cities toward sustainability.
Christian Zahler, CEO of Industrial Solar Holding Europe AB, commented: “Thank you for awarding our solar steam generation system the “Solar Impulse Efficient Solution“ label and for telling the world that there are efficient, sustainable and affordable solutions out there reducing our emissions and bringing us closer to a carbon neutral society and circular economy. We’re proud to be a part of the solution.”
08.10.2019
Industrial Solar will participate in the XXI Luso-German Symposium on Energy and Efficiency for the industry in Portugal.
Date: 15.10.2019, from 9h to 16h45
Location: Lisbon
Venue: SANA Lisboa Hotel
Portugal uses around 1/3 of its energy in the industry, which faces strong competition from international markets in which energy prices are lower. In order to tackle this challenge, the Luso-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry organizes the XXI symposium with energy specialists from Portugal and Germany and other relevant stakeholders.
25.09.2019
Thanks to the support of the EU Gateway program, Industrial Solar exhibits its solutions at the 7th World Smart Energy Week in Osaka/Japan.
Japan's Leading Energy Show started on September 25, 2019 on the INTEX fairgrounds in Osaka/Japan. Industrial Solar was selected by the EU Gateway program as one of 32 companies from Europe to exhibit its solutions and services at EU Pavilion in Hall 4.
Christian Zahler, Managing Director of Industrial Solar GmbH, stated: "I'm very proud that our company has been selected for the EU Gateway Mission on Green Energy Technologies to Japan. With the excellent support of the EU Gateway program, we can present our solutions for industrial customers located in the sunbelt of our planet. There are plenty of large Japanese corporates with facilities in countries which are suitable for our solar solutions. With our customer Japan Tobacco International (JTI), who purchased one of our solar steam generation system for its production facility in Amman/Jordan in 2017, we have an excellent reference to convince other potential partners and customers here in Japan. Furthermore, there are also many companies exhibiting at this fair that offer products and technologies which are of interest to us as internationally active turn-key providers." The World Smart Energy Week is held twice a year in Tokyo (February) and Osaka (September) and aims to provide a platform for professionals from across the world to negotiate and network for the future of smart and renewable energy business and to promote and foster innovation. More than 60,000 visitors attended the World Smart Energy Week in Tokyo in February this year, and the increasing visitor numbers display the growing interest in and importance of the World Smart Energy Week’s program and sustainable energy solutions.
16.09.2019
The parties jointly foster the initiation of heat purchase agreements for solar process heat in Jordan.
On September 16, 2019, Industrial Solar GmbH, a 100% subsidiary of Industrial Solar Holding EuropeAB, signed a partnership agreement with the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ). The objective of the three-year project is to foster heat purchase agreements for solar process heat in Jordan. The total project volume is going to exceed 400 k€, of which Industrial Solar will receive direct public support of 173.5 k€. In sunny countries like Jordan, solar process heat can significantly cut the fuel demand, CO2 emissions and operating costs, and thus, contribute to a sustainable development. Industrial Solar has successfully proven its technical excellence by implementing two solar process heating systems in Jordan. Through the new approach of heat purchase agreements technical solutions will be combined with an innovative business model where the industrial enduser does not need to cover the capital investment of the plant. In this way, a major constraint for interested end-users will be overcome and a significant increase in the turn-over is expected. To foster this business model in Jordan, Industrial Solar GmbHand GIZwill develop suitable contracts, implement the first solar process heating project under a heat purchase agreement in Jordan and undertake further capacity building measures for both solar process heating and heat purchase agreements. Within this development partnership the parties will cooperate with further private and public partners from both Jordan and Germany.
25.06.2019
Industrial Solar has been selected to participate in the EU Gateway for Business with Green Energy Technologies in Japan. The start of the program is scheduled for September 2019.
The company fulfilled the eligibility criteria and thus gets the opportunity to participate in a one-week business mission focused on Green Energy Technologies in Japan, benefitting from a range of business support services, which include coaching, logistical, and financial support.
Industrial Solar is one of only 40 companies from across the EU, which have gotten this opportunity to gain first-hand experience in dynamic markets and establish business contacts with local companies via business matching events and meetings.
EU Gateway - Business Avenues is an initiative funded by the European Union helping European companies to establish long-lasting business collaborations in Asia.
22.05.2019
The tourism industry in Mexico represented 8.5 % of the national GDP in 2016 and has a very high potential for application of renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency measures.
With this prospect in mind, the Mexican German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK-Mexico) organized a symposium in Mexico City on May 7th, in which specialists from different fields presented their solutions and discussed the latest trends with a wide audience. Industrial Solar presented the latest technologies of solar thermal and cooling as well as potential applications in the Mexican tourism industry at the event.
23.04.2019
Industrial Solar participated in the Chilean-German forum on small scale descentralized energy supply in Santiago/Chile on April 2nd. The event, organized by the AHK-Chile in cooperation with the Chilean Ministry of Energy, ACERA (Chilean Association for Renewable Energy) and ACESOL (Chilean Association for Solar Energy), was attended by experts from different sectors and showed the most recent development in the country towards its targets of increasing the share of renewables in the energy matrix and reductions in carbon emissions.
Mr. Irapua Ribeiro, business developer for Latin America, gave a presentation showcasing the success stories of Industrial Solar in providing clean solar heat and cooling for industrial processes and the potential for the Chilean market.
16.03.2019
Industrial Solar will present in a joint Webinar organised in the framework of the international project Solar Payback in cooperation with the Brazilian industry associations ABIT (Brazilian Textile and Fashion Industry) and ABIQUIM (Brazilian Chemical Industry). The webinar offers insight into solar thermal technologies to cover industrial heat demand at different temperature levels. Well-known experts from the solar thermal indsutry will introduce the technology and applications. All presentations will be held in Portuguese.
Date: Monday, 25 March 2019
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Current Local Time in Brasilia, São Paulo, Rio De Janeiro
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Central European Time – Madrid / Paris / Berlin
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12.09.2018
Our commitment to sustainable and innovative practices is the core of everything we do. Industrial Solar attended the IRENA INNOVATION WEEK on September 5th. The topic discussed by Mr. Martin Haagen, business developer for the MENA region, was "Fostering sustainable heat in industry, key challenges and opportunities for solar process steam".
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19.07.2018
Industrial Solar is proud to be mentioned as best practice by Green Cooling Initiative. We installed a Fresnel Collector field with a total capacity of 700 kW(th) for our client JTI (Japan Tobacco International). Besides process heating, the solar steam also powers a double effect absorption chiller which is directly connected to the central cold supply of the facility.
12.07.2018
On July 6th, Industrial Solar was present at a training program provided by the Export-Akademie Baden Württemberg (EABW) for an Iranian business delegation, represented by Mr. Irapua Santos Ribeiro, business developer for the Latin America market. He covered the main types of renewables and pointed out the great solar potential in Iran, that has more than 300 days of sun in some regions. The company also presented some cases focusing on the latest implemented projects in Jordan for direct steam generation using its proprietary Fresnel technology.
08.05.2018
Industrial Solar commissioned another Fresnel Collector field for steam generation JTI (Japan Tobacco International) in Jordan. The energy is used for process heating and to drive an absorption chiller.
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23.03.2018
Industrial Solar will give a presentation on recent developments in solar process heating at the upcoming Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 2018.
Date: 19.04.2018
Time: 14:20
Venue: Regent Hotel Berlin, Charlottenstraße 49, 10117 Berlin
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