This document is the final report of activities B4, “Standardized solar cooling kits” of the IEA SHC Task 65, “Solar Cooling for the Sunbelt Regions. The report presents experiences from 11 component and/or system suppliers of solar cooling kits, which adapted/investigated their products/concepts for Sunbelt region conditions. Moreover, several findings on system adaptations for Sunbelt regions are collected and analyzed from manufacturers, equipment providers, solar system providers and researchers.

Poster presented at S-@ccess, International Conference on Solar Technologies and Hybrid Mini-Grids to improve energy access, Spain, April 26-28, 2023.

Presentation at S-@ccess, International Conference on Solar Technologies and Hybrid Mini-Grids to improve energy access, Spain, April 26-28, 2023.

SWC 2021 paper which introduces the Task 65 and its first results, highlights the ongoing research projects and aims to attract a larger audience to get part of the initiative.

The goal of IEA SHC Task 65 is to focus on innovations for affordable, safe and reliable solar cooling systems for the Sunbelt regions worldwide. This will require a combination of cost reduction, system simplification and stimulation of market conditions through policies.

EUROSUN 2020 paper about the new Task 65.

http://proceedings.ises.org/?conference=eurosun2020

SWC50 Session 4: Transforming the Heating and Cooling Sector - Presentation about the future of solar cooling.

Conference link: www.swc50.org

The 6th Yangzi River Delta International Conference on New Energy

EUROSUN 2020 presentation about Task 65.

Conference link: pcoconvin.eventsair.com/eurosun20

The energy demand for air-conditioning is growing faster than any other energy consumption in buildings. The main share of the projected growth for space cooling comes from emerging economies and will more than triple by 2050 to 6,000 TWh/a globally (IEA, 2018). Therefore, the IEA SHC Task 65 “Solar Cooling for the Sunbelt Regions”, started in July 2020, is focusing on innovations for affordable, safe and reliable Solar Cooling systems for the Sunbelt regions. The innovation is the adaptation of existing concepts/technologies to the Sunbelt regions using solar energy, either solar thermal or solar PV. The importance of the topic is reflected in the high number of experts participating in IEA SHC Task 65, especially as 50% of the Task experts come from industry and SMEs. This paper presents the Task 65 results of the different activities carried out in last 3 years and highlights the ongoing research projects.