SpeedColl: Kollektoren schneller altern lassen

Online information service BINE reports on results after three years of outdoor exposition and accelerated aging test in SpeedColl. The article is available online here (German).



Final workshop November 2, 2015

A final project workshop will be held on November 2, 2015 at the Fraunhofer Forum in Berlin. The programme will be published soon. Additional information is available on the Fraunhofer ISE Website or as a PDF.


Next project meeting September 23 - 24, 2015

The next project meeting will take place September 23 - 24, 2015 at Bosch Thermotechnik in Wettringen.


SpeedColl at the 25. Symposium Thermische Solarthermie, Kloster Banz, Bad Staffelstein

SpeedColl project coordinator Karl-Anders Weiß (Fraunhofer ISE) and Stephan Fischer (ITW Stuttgart) gave a talk about SpeedColl at the 25. Symposium Thermische Solarthermie im Kloster Banz, Bad Staffelstein. The slides are available for download here.


Solar thermal summit on top of the Zugspitze

SpeedColl project consortium came together for a "summit meeting" on top of the Zugspitze, Germany to examine local solar collectors after two years of outdoor exposition. The corresponding press release is available here for download (German).


Dow Corning new project partner in SpeedColl

We are glad to announce that Dow Corning has joined SpeedColl for further collaboration.


SpeedColl: Beschleunigte Alterungstestverfahren für solarthermische Kollektoren

The German online magazine BAULINKS reports on SpeedColl and first project results. The article is available here (in German).


Interview about SpeedColl with project coordinator Karl-Anders Weiß

Project coordinator Karl-Anders Weiß talks about first results from SpeedColl in a recent interview with Springer. The full interview is available online here.


Altersvorsorge für Solarthermie

The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) covers SpeedColl in their online newsletter Energiewende direkt. The arcticle is available online here.


Study: Ageing of Solar Collectors in Extreme Climates in Solar Novus Today

Solar Novus Today provides its readers with a comprehensive and compelling blend of solar news, information and insights. You can find the story here.


Kollektoren altern im Zeitraffer

The online information service BINE reports on the newest developments of Speedcoll. Follow this link for further information.


7. Project Meeting on September 2014

The 7th Project Meeting takes place on 16th and 17th September 2014 near the alpine test stand at Grainau.


Press release for download

The newest press release is now availible for download.


Corrosivity Measurements 2013 – Please Join!

After a one year exposition at the project test sites, SpeedColl’s first measurement campaign is finished. The second round of atmospheric corrosivity measurements will start in 2013. Interested institutions are invited to join, for more information please contact us.


Upcoming: 4th Project Meeting in April 2013

The next project and information meeting will take place on 22. & 23.04.2013 in Schwabthal, Bad Staffelstein, Germany.