Forum on Quality Assurance Schemes for Solar Water Heating in Latin America and the Caribbean

This event, co-organised with the German Metrology Institute (PTB), the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) and the Electricity Institute of Costa Rica (ICE), supported the development and implementation of regional quality assurance frameworks for solar water heaters (SWH) in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, by sharing international experiences in this area. The Regional Forum:

• Provided an opportunity to continue the regional experience exchange on quality infrastructure (QI) for SWH.
• Unveiled alternative approaches to address the challenges to develop a quality infrastructure in the region for solar thermal technologies.
• Facilitated the regional and international exchange of experiences through fostering existing communities of practice, networks and, in future, working groups on specific issues concerning regional QA frameworks for the LAC region.
• Matched responsible governmental institutions for regulating SWH markets with the technical QI institutions and producers of SWH in the LAC region.

Below please find a summary report of the event, as well as all material presented during the Forum.

Group work

Irene Cañas, Vice Minister for Energy of Costa Rica

Francisco Boshell, IRENA Renewable Energy Technology Standards and Markets Analyst

Forum participants

Summary Report

Draft Agenda

Summary of Latin America country information on quality infrastructure for solar water heaters (Information is in Spanish)

Compilation of country information from LAC on quality infrastructure for solar water heaters (Information is in Spanish)

Censo de Energía Solar Térmica 2016: Mapa del sector en Argentina