SURVEY OF COMPONENT R&D PROJECTS FOR SOLAR HEATING, COOLING AND HOT WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS TASK Ⅱ:nCOORDINATION OF R&D ON SOLAR HEATING AND COOLING COMPONENTS

摘要

Solar energy was identified as one appropriate energy technology area for international cooperation, and the Program to Develop and Test Solar Heating and Cooling Systems was created with the objective of pooling efforts and experience in order to reduce overall costs of solar energy systems and accelerate the large scale introduction of this technology in the participating countries. One of the five cooperative projects which comprise this multilateral program is "Coordination of R & D on Solar Heating and Cooling Components." An element of this project is the exchange of information on ongoing component R&D projects. Participating countries have submitted descriptive summaries of R & D projects, using a special format. This report is a compilation of 198 project summaries and provides a useful overview of component R&D work underway in eleven countries.