FRIENDSHIP partners CEA, ISG and INES have joined the IEA Task on Solar Process Heat
(Task 64 SHC / Task IV SolarPACES) in the framework of the SolarPACES conference activities. The scope of the task is for solar thermal technologies to convert solar radiation into heat and further the intelligent integration of the produced heat into industrial processes (i.e., the subject that is covered by the Task starts with the solar radiation reaching the collector and ends with the hot air, oil, water or steam being integrated into the application). The aim of the FRIENDSHIP Consortium is to become the voice of the Task 64 SHC / Task IV SolarPACES and push the SHIP technology towards a wider use within industrial processes.