SUBTASK A:

Many buyer group approaches have been developed:

• Local approaches appear to work best
  • Sustainable market approaches like the “Call the Sun” concept have been developed.
  • Contracts for approximately 4,200 systems were signed, 3,785 of which were installed.
• A cost reduction of 7-30% was achieved External influences, like the abolition of the Danish subsidies, appeared to be important for the results of the Subtask.
• There has been a lot of synergy between the participating countries.
• The Subtask was followed up and the projects running were continued after the end of the Task. Task results were used in the “Soltherm Europe Initiative” project.

SUBTASK B:

• Task 24 website including the Task 24 manual “Book of Tools/Business Tools”.
• Brochure and background report (published at the beginning of the Task)
  • “Large Scale Solar Purchasing – A Business Opportunity”.
  • “Opportunities for Large-Scale Purchase of Active Solar Systems”.
• Evaluation reports of the 1st Round.
• 6 Newsletters.

This website together with a number of reports and materials that can be downloaded from the “Downloads and references” section of this site describe in detail the results of the IEA task 24.