On 01 April at 2 PM GMT/UTC and on 03 April at 6AM GMT/UTC, ISES is pleased to welcome the IEA SHC Solar Academy presenting a webinar on the topic of Compact Thermal Energy Storage Materials: Better Material Characterization and Determination of Material Degradation Mechanisms.

Compact thermal energy storage technologies can be applied in cases where specific storage temperatures are desired or where a limited volume is available. The materials that provide compact storage are phase change materials or thermochemical materials. Within Task 67 of the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling programme, further work has been done on materials development, materials characterisation, state of charge determination, and component development. In this webinar, the activities and results of the work will be highlighted, and specific attention will be paid to the materials characterization subtask and the materials performance degradation subtask.

Webinar Speakers
Wim van Helden, AEE INTEC (Austria): Compact Thermal Energy Storage: Advances in Materials and Performance Insights from IEA SHC Task 67
Daniel Lager, AIT (Austria): Compact thermal energy storage materials characterisation techniques
Christoph Rathgeber, ZAE Bayern (Germany): How to determine and categorise materials performance degradation

The webinar will be moderated by Bärbel Epp.

About the Webinar
The webinar is organized by the Solar Academy of the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme and hosted by ISES, the International Solar Energy Society.
The recordings of the webinars as well as the presentations given will be made available after the webinars.

Registration
ISES and the IEA SHC Solar Academy are pleased to present this webinar at two different times to best cater to our global audiences from all around the world.
The webinar on 03 April will consist of a broadcast of the presentations given on 01 April which will be followed by a live Q/A session with the moderator and speakers.

Register for the webinar on 01 April here.
Register for the broadcasted webinar + live Q/A on 03 April here.