Information in english
Solar Energy Association of Sweden (SEAS)
National organisation with more than 50 professional members representing Swedish industry, as well as Swedish research institutes, working with solar energy.
Vision
The utilization of solar energy (direct transformation from solar radiation to heat and electricity) plays an important role in a sustainable Swedish energy system and Swedish companies are among the leading in Europe.
Activities
- Calls on authorities in order to improve the conditions for solar energy in Sweden.
- Develops information material for the public and decision-makers, etc.,
- Awards annually a Solar Energy Award (Solenergipriset) for an exemplary plant and an exceptional contribution to the development of solar energy in Sweden.
- Organises meetings for the solar industry in order to discuss common activities,
- Collects branch statistics together with SP,
- Organises research seminars together with the Swedish Energy Agency et al in order to facilitate the exchange of knowledge between researchers and the industry,
- Stimulates enhanced knowledge of installers and other professionals in co-operation with member companies and SP,
- Supports product quality via Solar Keymark – voluntary EU-certification – took early part in the definition of the requirements for P-labelling of collectors (a Swedish concept for quality labelling) together with SP,
- Is member of Swedish Standards Institute (SIS), that administrates standardization work within ISO och CEN,
- Is member of the European Solar Thermal Industry Federation (ESTIF) – www.estif.org,
- Is associated member of the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) – www.epia.org,
- Is Swedish section of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) – www.ises.org,
- Has about 100 individual members and provides Energimagasinet as a news magazine for all members.
SP = SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden
Contact
The board members (styrelse) and the company members (medlemsföretag)are found under the heading Föreningen.
Requests for further info in English can be directed to international secretary
Jan-Olof Dalenbäck.
Svenska solenergiföreningen, Torsgatan 12, 11123 Stockholm |