The project will trigger the starting-up of markets for solar process heat by carrying out targeted market development activities, including training of professionals, information for industrial decision makers, 12 pilot projects and the development of new services for solar contracting. The project takes a strategic approach by:

• implementing comprehensive regional campaigns in 6 European regions
• by carrying out a broad European dissemination, including an international training seminar, to ensure the impact of the project on European level
• by bringing together know-how in industrial processes (scientific partner Gertec), in solar thermal (scientific partner ISE) and in regional market development (regional partners), and by involving the main target groups - industrial and solar companies (supporting partners in the regional networks).

28 months

7 Partners including 2 scientific partners ensuring that the necessary know-how in the solar and the industry fields is at the disposal of the project partners.

• WP1 - Project management
• WP2 - Analysis
• WP3 - Tools
• WP4 - Regional campaigns
• WP5 - Pilot projects
• WP6 - New services
• WP7 - European communication and dissemination
• WP8 - IEE dissemination activities

For economic and technical reasons, the focus for this project will be on processes requiring temperatures below 100° C, as they are considered to be the economically most interesting for climatic and technological reasons (many solar technologies for higher temperature applications are still in the R&D phase).