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PVsyst SA develops, maintains and distributes the application PVsyst, which is used for the design and analysis of PV systems.
It can be used for installations ranging from small residential systems up to large utility PV farms.
The PVsyst software was born of a research project at the university of Geneva.
Since 2012 it has been maintained and improved further by the independent company PVsyst SA.

Heliac makes solar collectors that produce heat in utility-scale at costs below any alternative almost anywhere in the world. The transparent collectors generate heat the same way magnifying glasses do and at the same temperatures as mirror-based CSP, but at much lower costs. The collectors are installed in solar fields that are dimensioned according to the customers’ specifications for the amount and temperature of heat needed up to 400C.

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 PPRE is a working group within the Institute of Physics of the University of Oldenburg. The group manages three postgraduate programmes in the field of Renewable Energy (RE) Education:
• The Postgraduate Programme Renewable Energy (PPRE), launched in 1987, is a full-fledged 24 months MSc-study programme. It teaches a broad fundament in renewable energy. It is designed for scientists and engineers intending to pursue either a more application or a more science oriented career path in the RE field. More than 500 graduates from over 80 countries compose its vast and active alumni network.
• The European Master in Renewable Energy (EMRE) programme is directed towards engineers who want to specialize in one of the renewable energy technologies, such as Wind Energy, Photovoltaics, Ocean Energy, Solar Thermal, Grid Integration or Sustainable Fuel Systems for Mobility. Beginning their studies at the University of Oldenburg, students change for the second semester to a respective partner university for their specialization. The European Master in Renewable Energy is coordinated by the EUREC Agency, the leading association representing research centres and university departments active in the area of renewable energy, located in Brussels, Belgium.
• The Renewable Energy Online (REO) master programme offers an accredited qualification in the field of renewable energy technologies, systems and sustainability. REO is aiming for engineers and natural scientists with a first universit

Suntrace GmbH is an independent consultancy specialised in the development and realisation of large-scale solar projects (CSP/PV). The company’s expertise covers the full project life cycle, from concept and feasibility up to financing, implementation and operation. Suntrace advises governments, research institutions, project developers and investors. Our focus is on emerging markets and developing countries. Suntrace offers advisory services covering the areas of solar resource, technology and engineering as well as financing and investment. Solar resource includes solar resource assessments, site characterisation and solar radiation measurement. In the area of technology and engineering, Suntrace covers technology selection and design, techno-economic optimisation, owners engineering and technical concepts. With regard to solar investment solutions, Suntrace supports project development into bankability and investors to identify and optimise value of suitable projects. In mandated project development, Suntrace services the full management of project development until ready to build maturity.
Suntrace has branches and cooperation partners in major solar markets of Europe, South East Asia, Africa and Latin America. An international team can draw upon decades of relevant advisory and management experience in international power. Combined team expertise exceeds 4 GW of power plants developed, financed, built and in operation in over 30 countries.

Hukseflux offers a complete range of sensors and systems for the measurement of solar radiation, heat flux and thermal conductivity. We also provide consultancy and services such as performing measurements and designing customer specific instrumentation based on our thermal expertise. Sensors designed and produced by Hukseflux play a vital role in various applications. Examples are efficiency assessments of solar renewable energy installations and radiometers (pyranometers and net-radiometers) that help understand global climate change. Hukseflux is a technology-driven company and is ISO 9001:2008 certified. Customers are served through the main office in the Netherlands, and locally owned representations in the USA, Brazil, India, China and Japan.

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)

The UNIT for Energy Efficient Buildings has two Professor chairs. The chair of building physics is hold by Professor Wolfgang Feist, who is the founder of the German Passive House Institute. His group is specialized thermal and moisture transport, acoustics of building construction as well as ventilation systems.
Prof. Wolfgang Streicher is head of the Institute of Structural Engineering and Material Sciences holds the char of energy efficient buildings and Renewable Energy. It represents a link between classical civil engineering in the building sector and the more mechanical engineering driven HVAC (Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning) and lighting system and the use of renewable energy (solar, biomass, ambient heat) in buildings.
The laboratories comprise climatic chambers for U-value measurement of smaller parts and a fully automatic and flexible heat source/sink apparatus with up to 60 kW heating/cooling supplies for standard and hardware in the loop tests and a test facility for smal decentralied air-air heat recovery heat pump units. The outdoor part includes an solar collector test stand, acoustics and thermal test benchs for façade elements (each for elements 2.6 * 2.6 m). For the theoretical development software various software platforms are available. This equipment

The Institute’s distinctive transversal themes are:
- decentralisation of electricity production from renewable sources (photovoltaics)
- decarbonisation in the built environment and in mobility
- digitalisation in electricity management (smart grids), and in building construction and maintenance procedures (Building Information Modeling
- democratisation of energy by way of the prosumer, and involvement in technological choices and in their utilisation in real-life conditions (living lab)
Research projects are based on a variety of regularly-revised methods, and benefit from productive collaboration agreements with other research units, public bodies, non-governmental organisations and industries. The Institute promotes technological transfer in a number of developing countries.

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.