ISES Membership

The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE creates the technological foundations for supplying energy efficiently and on an environmentally sound basis in industrialized, threshold and developing countries. With its research focusing on energy conversion, energy efficiency, energy distribution and energy storage, it contributes to the broad application of new technology.
Founded in 1981, Fraunhofer ISE, with a staff of 1200, is the largest solar research institute in Europe.

K●A●CARE was established by Royal order A/35 of H.M. King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on 17th April 2010 with the fundamental aim of building a sustainable future for Saudi Arabia by developing a substantial alternative energy capacity fully supported by world-class local industries.
for more details please go through this link www.kacare.gov.sa

The IGTE is one of the leading institutes of the University of Stuttgart and has a unique position on energy engineering within the fields of building energetics, smart city concepts, HVAC systems and energy storages. The department “Smart city concepts and building automation” develop innovative concepts for the energy supply of districts and villages and innovative solutions for the energy supply of buildings. Integral parts of these innovative concepts are the use of renewable energies as well as an economic and ecological consideration of the entire life cycle. After the successful implementation of our concepts we accompany the implementation and work out proposals for the optimization of the plant operation on the basis of a monitoring. For single- and multi-family homes as well as office and industrial buildings, we develop technologies and strategies for energy- and resource-efficient operation. In addition, our "smart-home" solutions also lead to an increase in energy efficiency as well as comfort and thus to an increase in well-being and productivity.
Research areas:
• Solar energy applications
• Energy efficient solar buildings
• Solar local and district heating supply
• Seasonal heat storage
• Accredited testing of solar thermal products
• Development of solar thermal systems and components
• Smart cities
• Bioenergy villages
• Integrated energy concepts
• Innovative thermal energy storage
• Combined power and heat supply
• Solar power and heat supply for buildings and districts
• Dynamic simulation of complex energy supply concepts
• Smart home technologies
• Building Information Modeling (BIM)
• Life cycle assessment (LCA)

Valentin Software develops intelligent software solutions for the planning, design, dynamic simulation and yield calculation of energy supply and can look back on over 25 years of successful company history. Our target groups include engineers, system designers, architects, installers, and heating technology, electrical engineering and building services technicians. Our services include professional software for photovoltaics, solar thermal, heat pumps and energy consulting. Our design tools PV*SOL®, T*SOL® and GeoT*SOL® are user friendly and come with one year’s maintenance. Online webinars and video tutorials are available free of charge. We constantly work on refining our software and engage in open dialog with key manufacturers and research institutions. With our skilled and wide-ranging sales and partner network, we enjoy a high level of penetration in key markets. Our software is used in over 100 countries worldwide.