Solar cooling for the sunbelt regions

The IEA SHC Solar Academy is holding a webinar to look at solar cooling for the sunbelt regions.

According to the SHC Solar Academy – an IEA program to promote solar heating and cooling worldwide – electricity demand for air conditioning is growing faster than any other energy consumption in buildings.

“The main share of the projected growth in energy use for space cooling comes from emerging economies and will more than triple by 2050 to 6,000TWh/a,” says the team. They believe solar cooling will therefore play an important role in the decarbonisation of the sector. Since July 2020, the team has been working on a special project: Solar Cooling for the Sunbelt Regions. This looks specifically at promoting solar cooling technology in sunny, hot and humid climates between 20–40 degrees latitude in the northern and southern hemispheres.

The webinar will give an overview of the market and technology development. It will also share first insights from the analysis of boundary conditions and the potential for solar cooling systems within the sunbelt region based on geographical data, as well as the assessment and benchmarking of solar cooling systems in general.

Presenters include Professor Uli Jakob, JER/Green Chiller; Richard Gurtner, ZAE Bayern; and Dr Daniel Neyer, Neyer Brainworks.

The webinar will take place from 5–6pm (AEDT) on Thursday, October 27.

There will be a broadcast of the recorded presentations, followed by a live Q&A session. Those wishing to attend both will need to register twice.

To register for the presentations, click here.

To register for the live Q&A session, click here.