The development and set-up of a mobile, stand-alone test facility for solar thermal collectors and systems based on a 20 foot office container as well as the test facilities required for durability and reliability testing were described.

For the future it is intended to extend the mobile, stand-alone solar thermal test facility in such a way that it additionally allows for testing of hot water stores according to ENV 12977-3. Furthermore, it is intended to deliver turn-key test facilities to several other test institutes, manufacturers and universities.

References

[1] The European Standards (EN and ENV) and the International Standards (ISO) mentioned above are available from: www. beuth. de, or www. cen. eu/cenorm/standards_drafts/index. asp