Renewable energy sources like solar, wind, and hydro are pivotal for sustainable development. ISO standards in this area focus on maximizing efficiency and reliability of these technologies. They ensure that renewable energy systems are designed and operated to provide a stable, sustainable power supply while minimizing environmental impacts.

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Bioenergy: Transforming organic matter into energy

Bioenergy isn’t just powering our homes, but empowering our communities, fuelling innovation, and energizing our path to a sustainable future. The waste-to-energy revolution is here – and it’s time for you to be a part of it.

The circular economy: building trust through conformity assessment
Standards and conformity assessment provide assurance on aspects of the circular economy including product lifetime and recyclability, safety and efficiency.
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The power of the sun
ISO standards bolster confidence in an expanding solar energy market.

Top standards

Standard
ISO 9459-2:1995
Solar heating
Domestic water heating systems

Part 2: Outdoor test methods for system performance characterization and yearly performance prediction of solar-only systems

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Standard
ISO 5370:2023
Solid biofuels
Determination of fines content in pellets
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Standard
ISO 9459-5:2007
Solar heating
Domestic water heating systems

Part 5: System performance characterization by means of whole-system tests and computer simulation

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