Accompanying Project Owners and Professionals All the Way to Secure Solar Thermal Plants
Abstract
SOCOL is a collaborative platform gathering specialists, professionals and institutions operating within the solar thermal market in France. Dedicated to promoting multi-family and commercial solar thermal systems, SOCOL is fully representative of the industry. Operationally, SOCOL consists of working groups manned by solar thermal specialists, who regularly produce documents and other tools (such as software) and make them freely available online. For nine years, French experts working with SOCOL have been providing free access to technical and pedagogical tools, addressing ST experts and project-owners alike, targeting medium to large solar thermal installations in the residential sector. These tools now cover every step in solar thermal projects, from conception to daily maintenance, ensuring peace of mind for project-owners and performance in the long run for solar thermal systems.