Solar Heat Worldwide

Solar Heat Worldwide – 2023 Edition Now Online
July 2023 - PDF 3.02MB
Editor: Pamela Murphy

Our flagship report, Solar Heat Worldwide 2023 is the most comprehensive evaluation of solar heating and cooling markets with data from 71 countries. The 2023 edition is available for free on the IEA SHC website. Highlighted below are just a few of the findings from this year’s report.

Solar Heat Worldwide 2023
Global Market Development and Trends 2022 Detailed Market Figures 2021
June 2023 - PDF 1.67MB
Publisher: IEA SHC

The Solar Heat Worldwide report has been published annually since 2005 within the framework of the Solar Heating and Cooling Technology Collaboration Programme (SHC TCP) of the International Energy Agency (IEA). The goal of the report is to 1) give an overview of the general trends, 2) highlight special applications and outstanding projects, 3) document the solar thermal capacity installed in key markets worldwide, and 4) ascertain the contribution of solar thermal systems to the supply of energy and the CO2 emissions avoided as a result of operating these systems.

Solar Heat Worldwide 2022
Global Market Development and Trends in 2021 / Detailed Market Figures 2020
June 2022 - PDF 7.36MB

The Solar Heat Worldwide report has been published annually since 2005 within the framework of the Solar Heating and Cooling Technology Collaboration Programme (SHC TCP) of the International Energy Agency (IEA). The first edition of the report included data from 35 countries. The database has been extended to 70 countries over the past 17 years. In addition to the increased number of countries, also the degree of detail of the data was significantly improved. Enjoy the new design of this year's report.

Full Report
PDF 7.36MB

Solar Heat Worldwide 2021
Global Market Development and Trends in 2020 / Detailed Market Figures 2019
May 2021 - PDF 7.31MB

The Solar Heat Worldwide report has been published annually since 2005 within the framework of the Solar Heating and Cooling Technology Collaboration Programme (SHC TCP) of the International Energy Agency (IEA). The first edition of the report included data from 35 countries. The database has been extended to 68 countries over the past 16 years. In addition to the increased number of countries, also the degree of detail of the data was significantly improved.

Solar Heat Worldwide 2020
Global Market Development and Trends in 2019 / Detailed Market Figures 2018
June 2020 - PDF 6.39MB

The Solar Heat Worldwide report has been published annually since 2005 within the framework of the Solar Heating and Cooling Technology Collaboration Programme (SHC TCP) of the International Energy Agency (IEA). The first edition of the report included data from 35 countries. The database has been extended to 68 countries over the past 15 years. In addition to the increased number of countries, also the degree of detail of the data was significantly improved.

SHWW Summary 2020
PDF 0.11MB

Solar Heat Worldwide 2019
Global Market Development and Trends in 2018 / Detailed Market Figures 2017
May 2019 - PDF 5.4MB

The Solar Heat Worldwide report has been published annually since 2005 within the framework of the Solar Heating and Cooling Technology Collaboration Programme (SHC TCP) of the International Energy Agency (IEA). The first edition of the report included data from 35 countries. The database has been extended to 68 countries over the past 15 years. In addition to the increased number of countries, also the degree of detail of the data was significantly improved.

SHWW Summary Report
PDF 0.63MB

Solar Heat Worldwide 2018
Global Market Development and Trends in 2017 / Detailed Market Figures 2016
June 2018 - PDF 5.38MB

The report was prepared within the framework of the Solar Heating and Cooling Programme (SHC) of the International Energy Agency (IEA). The goal of the report is to give an overview of the general trends, to highlight special applications and outstanding projects and to document the solar thermal capac ity installed in the important markets worldwide. Furthermore, it is the goal to ascertain the contribution of solar thermal systems to the supply of energy and the CO2 emissions avoided as a result of operating these systems. The collectors documented in detail are unglazed collectors, glazed flat-plate collectors (FPC) and evacuated tube collectors (ETC) with water as the energy carrier as well as glazed and unglazed air collectors.

Solar Heat Worldwide 2017
Global Market Development and Trends in 2016 / Detailed Market Figures 2015
April 2017 - PDF 3.55MB
The report was prepared within the frame work of the Solar Heating and Cooling Programme (SHC) of the International Energy Agency (IEA). The goal of the re port is to document the solar thermal capacity installed in the important markets world wide and to as certain the contribution of solar thermal systems to the supply of energy and the CO2 emissions avoided as a result of operating these systems. The collectors documented are unglazed collectors, glazed flat-plate collectors (FPC) and evacuated tube collectors (ETC) with water as the energy carrier as well as glazed and unglazed air collectors. Concentrating solar collectors are not in the scope of this report.

Solar Heat Worldwide 2016
Markets and Contribution to the Energy Supply 2014
June 2016 - PDF 1.35MB
Publisher: AEE - Institute for Sustainable Technologies
This report comprises solar thermal market data from 61 countries covering an estimated 95% of the worldwide market. The remaining 5%of the market were extrapolated and are labeled as “all other countries” in the following sections.

Solar Heat Worldwide 2015
Markets and Contribution to the Energy Supply 2013
June 2015 - PDF 1.34MB
This report was prepared within the framework of the Solar Heating and Cooling Programme (SHC) of the International Energy Agency (IEA). The goal of the report is to document the solar thermal capacity installed in the important markets worldwide, and to ascertain the contribution of solar thermal systems to the supply of energy and the CO2 emissions avoided as a result of operating these systems. The collectors documented are unglazed collectors, glazed flat-plate collectors (FPC) and evacuated tube collectors (ETC) with water as the energy carrier as well as glazed and unglazed air collectors.

Solar Heat Worldwide 2014
Markets and Contribution to the Energy Supply 2012
June 2014 - PDF 1.77MB
This report was prepared within the framework of the Solar Heating and Cooling Programme (SHC) of the International Energy Agency (IEA). The goal of the report is to document the solar thermal capacity installed in the important markets worldwide, and to ascertain the contribution of solar thermal systems to the supply of energy and the CO2 emissions avoided as a result of operating these systems. The collectors documented are unglazed collectors, glazed flat-plate collectors (FPC) and evacuated tube collectors (ETC) with water as the energy carrier as well as glazed and unglazed air collectors.

Solar Heat Worldwide 2013
Markets and Contribution to the Energy Supply 2011
June 2013 - PDF 1.33MB
Editor: Werner Weiss and Franz Mauthner
By the end of 2011, an installed capacity of 234.6 GWth corresponding to a total of 335.1 million square meters of collector area was in operation in the 56 countries recorded in this report. These 56 countries represent 4.3 billion people, which is 61% of the world’s population. The installed capacity in these countries represents more than 95% of the solar thermal market worldwide.

Solar Heat Worldwide 2012
Markets and Contribution to the Energy Supply 2010
May 2012 - PDF 1.69MB
This report was prepared within the framework of the Solar Heating and Cooling Programme (SHC) of the International Energy Agency (IEA). The goal of the report is to document the solar thermal capacity installed in the important markets worldwide, and to ascertain the contribution of solar thermal systems to the supply of energy and the CO2 emissions avoided as a result of operating these systems. The collectors documented are unglazed collectors, glazed flat-plate collectors (FPC) and evacuated tube collectors (ETC)withwater as the energy carrier as well as glazed and unglazed air collectors.

Solar Heat Worldwide 2011
Markets and Contribution to the Energy Supply 2009
May 2011 - PDF 0.83MB
This report was prepared within the framework of the Solar Heating and Cooling Programme (SHC)of the International Energy Agency IEA). The goal of this annual report is to document the solar thermal capacity installed in the important markets worldwide, and to ascertain the contribution of solar thermal systems to the supply of energy and the CO2 emissions avoided as a result of operating these systems. The collectors documented are unglazed collectors,glazed flat-plate and evacuated tube collectors with water as the energy carrier as well as glazed and unglazed air collectors.

Solar Heat Worldwide 2010
Markets and Contributions to the Energy Supply 2008
May 2010 - PDF 2.34MB
This report was prepared within the frame work of the Solar Heating and Cooling Programme (SHC) of the International Energy Agency (IEA). The goal of the report is to document the solar thermal capacity previously installed in the important markets world wide, and to ascertain the contribution of solar thermal systems to the supply of energy and the CO2 emissions avoided as a result of operating these systems. The collectors documented are unglazed collectors, glazed flat-plate and evacuated tube collectors with water as the energy carrier as well as glazed and unglazed air collectors.

Solar Heat Worldwide 2009
Markets and Contributions to the Energy Supply 2007
May 2009 - PDF 1.39MB
Publisher: AEE - Institute for Sustainable Technologies
This report was prepared within the framework of the Solar Heating and Cooling Programme (SHC) of the International Energy Agency (IEA). The goal of the report is to document the solar thermal capacity previously installed in the important markets worldwide, and to ascertain the contribution of solar plants to the supply of energy and the CO2 emissions avoided as a result of operating these plants. The collectors documented are unglazed collectors, glazed flat-plate and evacuated tube collectors with water as the energy carrier as well as glazed and unglazed air collectors.

Solar Heat Worldwide 2008
Markets and Contributions to the Energy Supply 2006
June 2008 - PDF 1.95MB
Publisher: AEE - Institute for Sustainable Technologies
This report was prepared within the framework of the Solar Heating and Cooling Programme (SHC) of the International Energy Agency (IEA). The goal of the report is to document the solar thermal capacity previously installed in the important markets worldwide, and to ascertain the contribution of solar plants to the supply of energy and the CO2 emissions avoided as a result of operating these plants. The collectors documented are unglazed collectors, glazed flat-plate and evacuated tube collectors with water as the energy carrier as well as glazed and unglazed air collectors.

Solar Heat Worldwide 2007
Markts and Contribution to the Energy Supply 2005
May 2007 - PDF 3.15MB
This report was prepared within the framework of the Solar Heating and Cooling Programme (SHC) of the International Energy Agency (IEA). The goal of the report is to document the solar thermal capacity previously installed in the important markets worldwide, and to ascertain the contribution of solar plants to the supply of energy and the CO2 emissions avoided as a result of operating these plants. The collectors documented are unglazed collectors, glazed flat-plate and evacuated tube collectors with water as the energy carrier as well as glazed and unglazed air collectors.

Solar Heat Worldwide 2006
Markts and Contribution to the Energy Supply 2004
May 2006 - PDF 2.7MB
Editor: Werner Weiss, Irene Bergmann, Gerhard Faninger
This report was prepared within the framework of the Solar Heating and Cooling Programme (SHC) of the International Energy Agency (IEA). The goal of the report is to document the solar thermal capacity previously installed in the important markets worldwide, and to ascertain the contribution of solar plants to the supply of energy and the CO2 emissions avoided as a result of operating these plants. The collectors documented are unglazed collectors, glazed flat-plate and evacuated tube collectors with water as the energy carrier as well as glazed and unglazed air collectors.

Solar Heat Worldwide 2005
Markts and Contribution to the Energy Supply 2003
May 2005 - PDF 2.06MB
This report was prepared within the framework of the Solar Heating and Cooling Programme (SHC) of the International Energy Agency (IEA). The goal of the report is to document the solar thermal capacity previously installed in the important markets worldwide, and to ascertain the contribution of solar plants to the supply of energy and the CO2 emissions avoided as a result of operating these plants. The collectors documented are unglazed collectors, glazed flat-plate and evacuated tube collectors with water as the energy carrier as well as glazed and unglazed air collectors.

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