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July 2019
CSP Training course for industry – Central receivers: optics of heliostats fields
The course will include theoretical and practical modules covering the following topics: Central receivers technologies and qualification: Typical thermodynamic processes for electricity and material production; storage technologies for solar tower; metrology of their power measurement; infrared receiver temperature measurement using UAV (drones). Heliostats fields design and operation: Heliostat field design optimisation techniques and constraints such as latitude influence; raytracing software and design tools for heliostats fields; training with the free Solstice raytracing software; practical test case: visit of the wireless…
Find out more »September 2019
SFERA III 1st Summer School – Thermal Storage
The 1st Summer School of the SFERA-III project will be held from September 9th 8:00 am to September 11th 2019 2:00 pm at the premises of the CNRS-PROMES laboratory, 7 rue du Four Solaire, 66120 Font-Romeu FRANCE. TOPIC Thermal energy storage systems, solar fields and new cycles for future CSP plants Announcement and programme You can download the full announcement here with more information on registration conditions, access, and the full programme : SFERA III Summer School _ 2019 announcement…
Find out more »SFERA III – 1st Doctoral Colloquium – Internal project event
The 1st Doctoral Colloquium of the SFERA-III project will be held from September 11th 2:00 pm to September 13th 2019 5:00 pm at the premises of the CNRS-PROMES laboratory, 7 rue du Four Solaire, 66120 Font-Romeu FRANCE. The doctoral colloquium is opened only to PhD students from the organizations participating in SFERA-III (https://sfera3.sollab.eu/ ), who should submit an abstract of the PhD work to be presented. This is an internal project event. External participants are not allowed. PhD students from…
Find out more »March 2020
[Postponed] CSP free training course for industry: Optimization of CST plant output by optical and thermal characterization and target-oriented O&M
Location: Plataforma Solar de Almería (PSA), 04200 Tabernas, Spain Date: 30th March - 3rd April 2020 (to be confirmed) Target group: The course is designed for engineers, researchers and representatives from European CSP industry and companies who want to be trained on real CSP/CST hardware Course Language: English Trainers: Scientists and Specialists from DLR and CIEMAT Objective: The course will include theoretical and practical modules covering the following topics: Airborne qualification: optical and thermal measurement and characterization of parabolic trough collectors…
Find out more »December 2020
SFERA-III/ACES2030 Joint Online Workshop: MST-Materials for Solar Thermochemistry
The SFERA-III / ACES2030 joint online workshop on "MST-Materials for Solar Thermochemistry" will take place on 10th December 2020, from 14:30 to 17:40. This virtual event is organised by SFERA-III partner IMDEA (Spain), in the context on the Joint Research Activity 3 "Dynamic control and diagnostics of integrated systems for the production of solar fuels" (WP8). Presentation of the workshop The energy transition to a climate neutral economy by year 2050, based upon the massive deployment of renewable energy and…
Find out more »October 2021
Save the date: SFERA-III 2nd Summer School and Doctorial Colloquium
Postponed last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2nd Summer School and Doctoral Colloquium of SFERA-III have been now rescheduled from 5 to 8 October 2021. These events hosted by CIEMAT will be held in Almeria (Spain) in early October 2021* : Fall School: 5-6 October 2021 (including technical visit of PSA facilities on 6 October afternoon). Topic: “Solar process heat for Industrial applications and Desalination”. Open to a large audience Doctoral Colloquium: 6-8 October 2021 (starting with technical visit of PSA facilities on…
Find out more »SFERA-III 2nd Summer School and Doctorial Colloquium
The 2nd Summer School of the SFERA-III project will be held by the CIEMAT-PSA from October 5th 8:00 am to October 6th 2021 2:00 pm at the premises of the Hotel Avenida, located at Avda. del Mediterráneo, 281 in Almeria (SPAIN). TOPIC Solar Heat for Industrial Processes (SHIP) and Solar Desalination The SolLab Doctoral Colloquium, restricted to SFERA-III members, will take place from October 7th to 9th, 2021 at the premises of the Hotel Avenida, located at Avda. del Mediterráneo,…
Find out more »Save the date: Short-term training at Fraunhofer ISE
The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE will organise a Short-term training for Technical staff and Scientists that will be held from 13 to 14 October 2021, in Freiburg (Germany). Entitled "Optical characterization of reflectors and receivers" and presented by Scientists and Specialists from Fraunhofer ISE, the course is designed for: engineers, researchers and representatives from European CSP industry and companies, who want to be trained on real CSP hardware. Besides, the overall objective of this training is sharing…
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 823802