Brussels, 18 November 2016 – The Solar Certification Fund (SCF) launched its 8th call for proposals to continue to provide regular and reliable support for (1) developing better and new Solar Thermal certification and standardisation processes, (2) ensuring quality assurance for tomorrow’s solar thermal technology. “The Solar Keymark is a voluntary third-party certification mark for solar […]
The 21st Solar Keymark Network (SKN) meeting took place in the island of Crete, Greece. Among the many points addressed in this meeting, several were related to the outputs of the work linked to the action plan previously approved. One of the outcomes is that a new WG on SK strategy was set up. It […]
The 7th SCF call for project proposals is now open. It considers a number of priority issues that are detailed in the text of the call. Several priority issues are related to energy labelling, namely the development of fundamental new approaches for solar thermal products (collectors and systems) concerning the revision of EU labelling regulations […]
The 18th Solar Keymark Network (SKN) meeting will be held on 10 and 11 March 2015 in Rome. This meeting will be hosted by ENEA, the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development. The agenda for this 18th SKN meeting includes updates on different standardisation topics and on the Solar Keymark […]
2 October 2014 – The International Code Council (ICC) and the Solar Rating & Certification Corporation (SRCC) have agreed in principle to join forces. To view the full press release, please clich here.
Brussels, 6 June 2014 – Solar Keymark stakeholders meet at Intersolar 2014 to celebrate the tenth anniversary and the successes of the certification scheme. Representatives from industry and test laboratories gathered at a reception during this year’s edition of Intersolar Europe in Munich to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Solar Keymark certification and its […]
Brussels, 21 October 2013. Ten years ago, on 20 October 2003 the first ever Solar Keymark certificate was issued. 10 years later, the Solar Keymark is a success story, with around 2000 certificates for collectors and systems held by companies from 40 countries. The Solar Keymark was conceived ten years ago as a voluntary third-party […]
Brussels, 6 September 2013 – The eco design and energy labelling regulations for space, water, combi heaters and storage tanks were published today in the Official Journal of the European Union. After many years of effort and a very constructive cooperation between the EU institutions and the solar thermal industry, the energy label will show, […]
Brussels, 9 July 2013 – Press release from the European Commission The European Commission is gathering views on how to reduce the environmental impacts of buildings. Buildings use a large amount of resources when they are designed, built, used and demolished, and their impact on the environment, energy consumption and climate change is significant. Improving […]
The decree introducing the new incentive mechanism for renewable heating systems and energy-efficient measures in Italy was published in the Official Gazette at 2 January 2013. The decree introduces a subsidy scheme for renewable heating technologies pursuant to Article 28 of Legislative Decree 28/11, which requires the implementation of a feed-in tariff. Systems installed after […]