COMMISSION κ I OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE Ispra Establishment Italy Ë ¡as* Esa <ív,.j :- f \ A ¡ Í | ' ·* -t tl £ûsa ._ *·"'■■''*■'-Λ ! COMMUNICATION EUR 7523 Category 1.9 U i·· 1 :ί Nr 3718 Solar Energy 166 Copy Ν! WARNING The information contained in this document is communicated confidentially by the Commission of the European Communities to Member States, persons and undertakings and should not be passed on to third parties. (Euratom-Treaty, Article 13,-and PROGRAMME PROGRESS REPORT Regulation (EEC) No. 2380/74 of the Council of Ministers). July - December 1979 Programme Progress Report JRC Ispra July- December 1979 Solar Energy Technologies Abstract The Solar Energy Programme is part of the Multiannual Research Programme 1977-1980 performed by the JRC of the European Communities. This Programme Progress Report is composed of two separate parts, the main report which is scientifically oriented and a summary which is directed towards non-specialized readers. The aim of the programme is to support European industrial development in solar energy and to carry out some exploratory studies. Project I : Habitat and Thermal Conversion (performance measurements of solar collectors, study of complete solar house systems, data collection, energy storage, high-temperature absorbers).