Examples of solar thermal installations

Kindergarten, solar city, Linz:

One example of a recently implemented large scale solar installation is a kindergarten in Linz which features 40 m2 solar thermal and 100 m2 PV installations.

The Kindergarten is part of the new residential city district of Linz "solar city", were more than 4000 m2 solar thermal collectors have been installed.

Lenaupark Linz

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A new residential area with the city centre is presently being built. The apartment buildings will be equipped with solar thermal and photovoltaic installations. So far more than 500 m2 solar thermal collectors have been installed.

Facade integrated solar installation

Another leading example of large scale solar installations is the largest solar thermal facade integrated installation at a multi-family house in Linz. In the course of retrofitting the building, a 240 m2 large solar thermal installation was integrated into the building’s facade and 120 m2 were mounted on the roof of the building. Hot water for the 126 flats is now provided by the sun.