IEA SHC Task 66: Solar Energy Buildings – Presentation of final results
IEA SHC Task 66 “Solar Energy Buildings” will present the final results of their activities during the EuroSun Conference 2024 at Limassol, Cyprus on Tuesday, 27 August, 11-12.30 EEST. Within IEA SHC Task 66, an international team of scientists and representatives from industry and other organizations worked together for more than three years on the topic “Solar Energy Buildings”.
The focus of the event will be on the presentation of the final results by the task manager and the subtask leaders as well as an inspiring presentation by a representative from the industry.
As an introduction, Dr Harald Drück, Manager of Task 66 from the Institute for Building Energetics, Thermotechnology and Energy Storage (IGTE) of the University of Stuttgart, Germany, will give an overview of Task 66 and let you know some of the highlights.
Furthermore, the subtask-leaders will present a summary of the results of their specific activities. Prof. Frank Späte, OTH-AW, Amberg, Germany will report on the key performance indicators for the assessment of solar energy buildings and Elsabet Nielsen from the Technical University of Denmark will present demonstration projects of realised solar energy buildings. Current and future technologies for Solar Energy Buildings will be presented by Michael Gumhalter from AEE INTEC, Austria
In addition, there will be also a presentation by a representative of the solar industry: Zanil Narsing, responsible for the Strategy and Partnerships Associate of the British Company Naked Energy Ltd, will give a presentation on the subject "Solar energy buildings with advanced solar thermal and photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) collectors."
Further information about Task 66 can be found on the Task66-Website https://task66.iea-shc.org/
Agenda
Introduction to Task 66 (11:00 – 11:10 hrs)
Dr. Harald Drück, Task Manager of Task 66, Institute for Building Energetics, Thermotechnology and Energy Storage (IGTE), University of Stuttgart, Germany
Assessment of Solar Energy Buildings (11:10 – 11:20 hrs + 5 min Q&A)
Prof. Frank Späte, OTH-AW, Amberg, Germany
Towards Solar Energy Buildings (11:25 – 11:35 hrs + 5 min Q&A)
Elsabet Nielsen, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Current and future technologies for Solar Energy Buildings (11:40 – 11:50 hrs + 5 min Q&A)
Michael Gumhalter, Thomas Ramschak, AEE INTEC, Austria
Dissemination of Solar Energy Buildings (11:55 – 12:00 hrs + 5 Q&A
Prof. Frank Späte, OTH-AW, Amberg, Germany
Solar energy buildings with advanced solar thermal and photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) collectors (12:05 – 12:20 hrs + 5 min Q&A)
Zanil Narsing, Naked Energy, UK
Closing Remarks (12:25 – 12:30 hrs)
Dr. Harald Drück, Task Manager of Task 66, Institute for Building Energetics,
Speakers
Harald Drück
Dr. Harald Drück is the leader of the team on “Sustainable Buildings and Smart City Concepts” as well as head of R&D and at the Institute for Building Energetics, Thermotechnology and Energy Storage (IGTE) at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. His scientific focus is predominately related to renewable energy supply concepts for buildings and districts with high solar fractions, heat storage technologies as well as the development of performance test methods and certification schemes for solar systems and their components for domestic hot water production, space heating, industrial processes and solar thermal cooling.
Nationally and internationally, Dr. Harald Drück works as a consultant for a large number of public and private clients. Among others he is the manager of IEA SHC Task 66 on Solar Energy Buildings. In addition, he is involved in numerous national and international working groups and committees, e.g. as Honorary Chairman of the Solar Keymark Network and Chairman of the Global Solar Certification Network, the European Standardisation Committee CEN TC 312 and the international Standardisation Committee ISO TC 180.
In addition to his work at the University of Stuttgart, Harald Drück is also head of SWT (Solar- und Wärmetechnik Stuttgart / Solar Heat Technology Stuttgart), one of the leading service providers in the field of solar thermal technology and adjunct Professor an der Raiagiri School of Engineering and Technology in Kochi, India.
Frank Späte
Frank started working on solar technologies 38 years ago by founding and establishing the “Solar Institute Juelich” (SIJ) and carrying out research projects in various fields of renewable energies. Starting in 2000, he headed a company for the production of solar absorbers using an innovative production method for 3 years. After some more years in solar research at the SIJ, he changed to the industry heading the R&D-department “Solar Energy” at the company Rehau. Since 2014, Frank is a Professor at Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden (OTH-AW, East Bavarian Technical University of Applied Sciences), Germany, teaching and working in the R&D fields of Energy Efficient Buildings and Renewable Energies. Additionally, Frank is an Internationalization Officer of the faculty of “Mechanical and Environmental Engineering” and head of various study programs.
Elsabet Nielsen
Elsabet Nielsen is a senior researcher at the Technical University of Denmark. She has worked with the development, testing, and mathematical modeling of solar energy systems and components for over 25 years. Elsabet Nielsen is the leader of IEA SHC Task 66 Subtask BC. Subtask BC is co-led by Xinyu Zhang and Wenbo Cai from the China Academy of Building Research.
Michael Gumhalter
Michael Gumhalter is a scientific researcher at AEE INTEC in Gleisdorf, Austria. His focus is on the system integration of renewable energy technologies. As an electrical engineer and wit broad experience in software development and thermal building simulation, he is developing model-based control methods for buildings and renewable energy systems. He holds a degree in Energy Systems and Automation Technology from the Technical University of Vienna. Besides his work as a scientific researcher, he is an independent lecturer at the University of Applied Science FH Burgenland on the topic of building simulation.
Zanil Narsing
Zanil Narsing has a mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a dual-master’s degree in Renewable Energy Engineering through InnoEnergy, KTH Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm, and Instituto Superior Técnico Lisboa. He has worked as a mechanical design engineer for the aerospace avionics sector in the United States before moving to Europe to study and work in renewable energy. Zanil now works with Naked Energy to develop international markets for solar thermal. He helps their partner organizations technically and commercially by developing projects and designing solar thermal systems. Currently, Zanil is focused on solar thermal applications for hybrid solutions and expanding the solar PVT market.