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Soltherm Europe receives European award for the promotion of solar
heat technology.
Yesterday evening
Ecofys received the European 'Campaign for Take-Off' Award for the
Soltherm Europe Initiative. The ceremony took place at the European
Conference for Renewable Energy in Berlin, organised by the European
Commission. Soltherm Europe is an initiative to promote solar heat
systems in Europe. The results that have been achieved by Soltherm
Europe since its start in January 2002 are now rewarded with an
award in the category "Promotion".
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for Take-Off
Within the framework of the Kyoto Protocol the European Union
has set an objective of a 12% contribution of renewable energy
sources to the total energy consumption by 2010. In 1998 the
'Campaign for Take-Off' was started as a means to raise interest
in renewable energy sources among industry, investors and
the public. The campaign focuses on sectors such as solar
power, solar heat, wind turbines and bio-energy installations.
Soltherm Europe
For the solar thermal systems sector, which includes solar collectors
and solar heaters, the EU aims at 100 million m2 of solar collectors
in 2010. This would mean a reduction in European energy consumption
of about 1.5%, or almost 20% of the EU's Kyoto commitments.
To actually achieve this goal an annual average market growth
of more than 25% is needed. In January 2002 Soltherm Europe
was established to stimulate a structured increase in market
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Picture: Campaign
for Take-Off
Award 2004.
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Market
development strategy
As the European coordinator Ecofys is the driving force behind the
Soltherm initiative. Project manager Bart van der Ree of Ecofys:
"The challenge lies in stimulating the demand and at the same
time creating a solid infrastructure capable of meeting this demand."
Over the last two years Soltherm made good progress on both fronts.
About 50 partners from 10 countries have joined Soltherm and a wealth
of information and tools have been made available for different
stakeholder groups: market analyses, campaign guidelines and tools,
overviews of quality standards and certificates, etc. All of these
are accessible through the website www.soltherm.org
. Furthermore Soltherm Europe provides expert support for marketing
campaigns. Van der Ree: "Currently ten campaigns are running
in Europe. Campaigners have been able to learn a lot about effective
methods through an intensive knowledge exchange between countries.
We expect about 15 million m2 of solar collectors to be installed
in Europe by the end of this year."
Note
for the editorial staff
Ecofys
Ecofys is a leading company in the field of renewable energy and
energy efficiency. More than 150 employees in six countries deliver
integrated sustainable energy solutions. Ecofys is part of the Econcern
group (www.e-concern.com),
with the mission "a sustainable energy supply for everyone".
Soltherm Europe
The Soltherm Europe Initiative is an action network with the goal
to make stimulate the market growth of solar thermals systems. Soltherm
Europe is funded by the Altener Program of the European Union. The
following organisations are project partners within
Soltherm Europe:
- Pan-European: Climate Alliance, ESTIF (European Solar Thermal
Industry Federation)
- Austria: AEE-Intec (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Erneuerbare Energie),
ESV (O.Ö. Energiesparverband), Grazer Energie Agentur
- Belgium: 3E
- Denmark: DTI (Dansk Teknologisk Institut) Ellehauge & Kildemoes
- France: ADEME (Agence de lÉnvironnement et de la Maîtrise de
l'Energie), RAEE (Rhônalpénergie Environnement)
- Germany: BEA (Berliner Energieagentur), BSi (Bundesverband Solarindustrie),
Door2Energy
- Greece: CRES (Centre for Renewable Energy Sources)
- Italy: Ambiente Italia
- The Netherlands: Ecofys, Novem (Nederlandse Organisatie voor
Energie en Milieu)
- Spain: ICAEN (Institut Catala d'Energia), Trama Tecnoambiental
- United Kingdom: BRE (Building Research Establishment)
For more information please
contact:
Drs.
Ellen Hendrix
Marketing Manager Ecofys
T: +31 (0)30- 280 83
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E: e-mail: e.hendrix@ecofys.nl
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Drs.
Bart van der Ree
Project Coordinator
Soltherm Europe
T: +31 30- 280 83 27
E: e-mail: b.vanderree@ecofys.nl
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