By combining solar thermal energy and adsorption technology, heat can be turned into cold to cool buildings. The German Federal Ministry for the Environment is currently funding a large-scale practical test for solar air conditioning systems. The partners involved, Solvis, SorTech, Fraunhofer ISE and Offenburg University, are seeking interested participants for this project.

Solar building air conditioning systems have proven themselves in demonstration projects in recent years. Research activities have shown that the solar cooling concept is ready for the market. In order to support the market launch, the planned joint project will install ten solar cooling systems with performances ranging from 5 to 30 kW, and fit them with measuring equipment. The requirement profile is open, and is suitable for either residential or office buildings. As part of the project, each system will be designed individually, sized and fitted with comprehensive measuring equipment.

Participants in the project will benefit from free regular check-ups and maintenance of the system by Offenburg University and the Fraunhofer ISE in addition to a discount of 20 percent on the systems.

Contact and further information

Private households and companies interested in taking part in the practical testing can apply to the following address using the “SolCoolSys” keyword.

SOLVIS GmbH & Co. KG
Dipl. Ing. Karsten Woelk
Grotrian-Steinweg-Str. 12
38112 Braunschweig
Germany
Tel. +49 (0) 531/2 89 04-247

SorTech AG
Dr. Jörg Rupp
Weinbergweg 23
06120 Halle
Germany
Tel. +49 (0) 345/279 809-19