SOLITES - Steinbeis Research Institute for Solar and Sustainable Thermal Energy Systems

Solites is a Research Institute for Solar and Sustainable Thermal Energy Systems within the Steinbeis Foundation. Solites was founded in May 2005 by former members of the Institute for Thermodynamics and Thermal Engineering of the University of Stuttgart.

The Steinbeis Foundation was created by the State of Baden-Württemberg in 1971. Today it merges different business areas as a holding company. At present, the Steinbeis network comprises more than 700 Steinbeis Enterprises with more than 4600 employees and partners in more than 50 countries. Steinbeis Enterprises are professionally specialised and cover all technology and management areas. The turnover of the Steinbeis network was more than 100 Mio Euro in 2007.

Solites today is active in all areas of thermal energy systems that are sustainable in terms of a considerable reduction of CO2-emissions. Main focus of the work of Solites comprises research, project development, development of technical concepts, system simulation, -dimensioning and -optimisation of complex thermal systems, accompaniment of design, tendering and construction, commissioning, optimisation of operation, monitoring and evaluation as well as advice for political implementations.