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IEA-SHC Task 65 “Solar Cooling for the Sunbelt Regions” under leadership of SOLEM Consulting

Prof. Paul Kohlenbach and Prof. Uli Jakob are leading the new IEA-SHC-Task 65. Uli Jakob is the Operating Agent, Paul Kohlenbach has taken on leadership of Subtask D, Dissemination. More informationen on the Task can be found here.

NEW: “Solar Cooling” now available in arabic language

The english text book “Solar Cooling” is now available in arabic language.

SOLEM publishes text book

Solar cooling is gaining increasing importance worldwide. Currently, experts carefully monitor the technology race between solar thermal and solar electric driven cooling processes. A new English textbook written by the two directors of SOLEM Consulting, Dr Paul Kohlenbach and Dr Uli Jakob, explains both methods in detail and provides comprehensive information. The book has been released in July 2014 and provides answers to the following questions:

• Which markets / what potential is there for solar thermal cooling?
• Where and under which conditions do these systems operate economically?
• What are the important design criteria?
• What must be observed during installation and maintenance?
• How do solar panels, thermal chillers, cooling distribution and storage work?
• Which solar cooling systems already operate successfully around the globe?

The book includes the following chapters:

• Solar thermal collectors
• Solar cooling technologies
• Cold distribution
• Storage components
• Designing and sizing
• Installation, operation and maintenance
• Economic feasibility
• Potential markets
• Case studies.

The book “Solar Cooling” is recommended for engineers, architects, consultants and planners, businesses, students and all those interested in this technology.

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