Solites stands for research, development, consultancy and promotion for solar and sustainable thermal energy systems in particular large scale solar heating systems with seasonal storage.

Solites is a research institute of the Steinbeis Foundation, founded in 1971.

Today the Steinbeis Foundation is operating in technology and know-how transfer with more than 600 Steinbeis-business companies and a staff of more than 4.000 experts.

Solites is part of a team formed together with its partners to answer questions about feasibility, practicability, application and market penetration of renewable energies in the technically and economically most effective way.