2018 study of the collective solar thermal market in France

This report presents the results of the 2018 study of the collective solar thermal market in France: 1 - Methodology; 2 - General feeling of interviewed actors; 3 - Market trends: 2017 sales evolution, activity during the first half of 2018, main obstacles to market development; 4 - Market structure: competition, distribution per market segment and type of application, the challenge of the on-line installations follow up, feeling regarding design office skills, feeling regarding dynamical implementation; 5 - Development perspectives: short and medium-term vision, reactions with respect to the 'Solar Plan', acting against the sluggish performances of the sector, the perspectives offered by the ecological taxation, efforts made on communication, large-scale installations perspective (industrial solar heating, district heating), perspectives of solar coverage rate increase, R and D actions; 6 - Public authorities action; 7 - Synthesis.