General Task Publications

Standardized Solar Cooling Kits
Standardized Solar Cooling Kits
Subtask B: Demonstration
April 2024 - PDF 2.65MB

This document is the final report of activities B4, “Standardized solar cooling kits” of the IEA SHC Task 65, “Solar Cooling for the Sunbelt Regions. The report presents experiences from 11 component and/or system suppliers of solar cooling kits, which adapted/investigated their products/concepts for Sunbelt region conditions. Moreover, several findings on system adaptations for Sunbelt regions are collected and analyzed from manufacturers, equipment providers, solar system providers and researchers.

Solar Cooling for the Sunbelt Regions: First results of Task 65 Activity A1 on Climatic Conditions and Applications Poster
Solar Cooling for the Sunbelt Regions: First results of Task 65 Activity A1 on Climatic Conditions and Applications Poster
April 2023 - PDF 1.49MB

Poster presented at S-@ccess, International Conference on Solar Technologies and Hybrid Mini-Grids to improve energy access, Spain, April 26-28, 2023.

Solar Cooling for the Sunbelt Regions: First results of Task 65 Activity A1 on Climatic Conditions and Applications Presentation
Solar Cooling for the Sunbelt Regions: First results of Task 65 Activity A1 on Climatic Conditions and Applications Presentation
April 2023 - PDF 3.14MB

Presentation at S-@ccess, International Conference on Solar Technologies and Hybrid Mini-Grids to improve energy access, Spain, April 26-28, 2023.

Solar Cooling for the Sunbelt Regions
Solar Cooling for the Sunbelt Regions
July 2022 - PDF 0.4MB

SWC 2021 paper which introduces the Task 65 and its first results, highlights the ongoing research projects and aims to attract a larger audience to get part of the initiative.

Task 65 Solar Cooling for the Sunbelt Regions
Task 65 Solar Cooling for the Sunbelt Regions
January 2022 - PDF 0.46MB

The goal of IEA SHC Task 65 is to focus on innovations for affordable, safe and reliable solar cooling systems for the Sunbelt regions worldwide. This will require a combination of cost reduction, system simplification and stimulation of market conditions through policies.

Solar Cooling for buildings and processes
Solar Cooling for buildings and processes
December 2020 - PDF 7.47MB

SWC50 Session 4: Transforming the Heating and Cooling Sector - Presentation about the future of solar cooling.

Conference link: www.swc50.org

Solar Cooling for the Sunbelt Regions – IEA SHC Task 65 - Introduction and cooperation possibilities
Solar Cooling for the Sunbelt Regions – IEA SHC Task 65 - Introduction and cooperation possibilities
December 2020 - PDF 13.11MB

The 6th Yangzi River Delta International Conference on New Energy

Solar Cooling for the Sunbelt Regions – a new IEA SHC Task
Solar Cooling for the Sunbelt Regions – a new IEA SHC Task
September 2020 - PDF 2.78MB

EUROSUN 2020 presentation about Task 65.

Conference link: pcoconvin.eventsair.com/eurosun20

Solar Cooling for the Sunbelt Regions – Results from Task 65 activities
Solar Cooling for the Sunbelt Regions – Results from Task 65 activities
PDF 0.43MB

The energy demand for air-conditioning is growing faster than any other energy consumption in buildings. The main share of the projected growth for space cooling comes from emerging economies and will more than triple by 2050 to 6,000 TWh/a globally (IEA, 2018). Therefore, the IEA SHC Task 65 “Solar Cooling for the Sunbelt Regions”, started in July 2020, is focusing on innovations for affordable, safe and reliable Solar Cooling systems for the Sunbelt regions. The innovation is the adaptation of existing concepts/technologies to the Sunbelt regions using solar energy, either solar thermal or solar PV. The importance of the topic is reflected in the high number of experts participating in IEA SHC Task 65, especially as 50% of the Task experts come from industry and SMEs. This paper presents the Task 65 results of the different activities carried out in last 3 years and highlights the ongoing research projects.