EUROPEAN PRODUCT STANDARDS FOR SOLAR DOMESTIC HOT WATER SYSTEMS REACHING MATURITY

摘要

Since 1994, the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee TC 312 hasrnbeen active in producing European Standards for thermal solar energy systems and components, whichrnare now reaching its final stage. In this paper, an overview of the present State of the Art of the draftrnstandards is presented. These standards will specify both General Requirements and Test Methods forrnthermal solar energy products. All common systems presently available on the European market arernreflected in a set of seven standards, which offer a good stimulation for manufacturers to developrnoptimized systems. Furthermore, the expected developments in the next years are described.rnConsequences for the solar energy market in Europe are outlined, like quality labeling.