Links to other CSP projects
CAPTURE
Objective: Demonstrating a new type of concentrating solar power plant that combines several towers and heliostat fields. Its main goal is to significantly reduce costs of concentrated solar power (CSP), in order to pave the way for its deserved competitiveness on the power market.
Website: http://capture-solar-energy.eu/
HORIZON-STE
Objective: Supporting the Implementation of the Initiative for Global Leadership in Solar Thermal Electricity (STE) which was adopted within the SET Plan of the European Commission.
Website: http://www.horizon-ste.eu/
HyCool
Objective: Increasing the current use of Solar Heat in Industry Processes. To do so, the project proposes the coupling of a new Fresnel CSP Solar thermal collectors (FCSP) system with specially build Hybrid Heat Pumps (HHP) for a wider output temperature range.
Website: https://hycool-project.eu/
IN POWER
Objective: developing and integrating new innovative material solutions into concentrated solar technology to increase the efficiency while simultaneously decreasing the energy production cost.
Website: https://in-power-project.eu/
INSHIP
Objective: Integrating National Research Agendas on Solar Heat for Industrial Processes
Website: http://www.inship.eu/
MOSAIC
Objective: Exceeding the goal of the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan of producing CSP electricity at a cost below 0.10 €/kWh
Website: https://mosaic-h2020.eu/
MUSTEC
Objective: Exploring and proposing concrete solutions to overcome the various factors that hinder the deployment of concentrated solar power (CSP) projects in Southern Europe.
Website: https://www.mustec.eu/
Next-CSP
Objective: Improving the reliability and performance of CSP plants through the development and integration of a new technology based on the use of high temperature (800°C) particles as heat transfer fluid and storage medium.
Website: http://next-csp.eu/
NEXTOWER
Objective: Demonstrating high-performance durable materials for the next generation of concentrated solar power (CSP) air-based tower systems, making them commercially competitive in the energy market beyond 2020.
Website: https://www.h2020-nextower.eu/
PEGASUS
Objective: Investigating a novel power cycle for renewable electricity production applying a solar particle receiver with a sulphur storage system for base load operation.
Website: https://www.pegasus-project.eu/
POLYPHEM
Objective: Improving the flexibility and the performance of small-scale Concentrated Solar Power plants, thanks to a solar-driven micro gas-turbine technology.
Website: https://www.polyphem-project.eu/
SHIP2FAIR
Objective: Fostering the integration of solar heat in industrial processes of the agro–food industry.
Website: http://ship2fair-h2020.eu/
SOCRATCES
Objective: Demonstrating the feasibility of the CSP-CaL integration by erecting a pilot-scale plant that uses cheap, abundant and non-toxic materials as well as mature technologies used in the industry, such as fluidized bed reactor, cyclones or gas-solid heat exchangers.
Website: https://socratces.eu/
SOLWARIS
Objective: Upscaling, implementing and demonstrating cost-effective technologies and strategies that bring about a significant reduction of water of CSP plants while ensuring excellent performance of electrical power production.
Website: https://solwaris.eu/
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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