- Objectives -
The Solar Thermal Systems and Aplications (STSA) Unit has as main objective the optimization and integration of Solar thermal systems and Thermal Energy Storage (TES) in various applications, with a primary focus on the use of line-focusing concentrating Thermal Collectors (e.g, QS-CPC, Parabolic Trough, Linear Fresnel), Thermal and Hybrid Storage Concepts (e.g, Sensible/Latent Storage, Carnot Batteries and Thermochemical Storage), and their applications in medium and high-temperature processes.
The STSA unit aims to advance the utilization of solar thermal systems in various sectors, including industrial process heat, electricity production, and thermochemical processes in order to make these systems more efficient, effective, and economically feasible by collaborating with partners from industry and academia to advance the use of solar thermal energy and integrate it with the electricity grid/Industrial processes.
- Topics -
The main topics of the unit are:
- CSP Application for High and Medium temperatures
- Thermal and Hybrid Storage concepts
- System Simulation and integration
- Solar Heat for Industrial Processes
- Projects -
AGROVOLTEP: Promote cross-border Spain-Portugal AGROVOLTAIC, improving public policies and strengthening technical capacities and the involvement of the whole value chain
Funding: INTERREG POCTEP
Duration: 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2026
Status: Ongoing
Agerar+: Renewable Energy Storage and Management for the promotion of small and medium-sized prosumers’ participation in smart grids
Funding: INTERREG POCTEP
Duration: 01/09/2023 – 31/08/2026
Status: Ongoing
NEXOMAR: CROSS-BORDER LINK TO BOOST MARITIME LOGISTICS ACTIVITY
Funding: INTERREG POCTEP
Duration: 01/09/2023 – 31/12/2025
Status: Ongoing
NEXUS: Transição Verde e Digital para Transportes, Logística e Mobilidade
Funding: PRR Agendas Mobilizadoras
Duration: 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2025
Status: Ongoing
NGS: New Generation Storage
Funding: PRR Agendas Mobilizadoras
Duration: 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2025
Status: Ongoing
ATE: Aliança para a transição Energética
Funding: PRR Agendas Mobilizadoras
Duration: 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2025
Status: Ongoing
AURORA: Achieving a new European Energy awareness Demonstrator
Funding: “Green Deal” Call LC-GD-10-3-202
Duration: 01/12/2021 – 31/05/2025
Status: Ongoing
POCITYF: A POsitive Energy CITY Transformation Framework
Funding: H2020 (LC-SC3-2018-2019-2020)
Duration: 01/10/2019 – 30/09/2024
Status: Ongoing
SOLAQUA: Accessible, reliable and affordable solar irrigation for Europe and beyond
Funding: H2020-LC-SC3-2018-2019-2020
Duration: 2020-2023
Status: Ended
HYBRIDSTORAGE: Hybrid Energy Battery Systems
Funding: PT2020 Copromoção
Duration: 2012-2023
Status: Ended
EERES4WATER: Promoting Energy-water Nexus resource efficiency through Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Funding: Interreg Atlantic Area Programme
Duration: 01.04.2019 – 30.03.2022
Status: Ended
GRECO: Fostering a Next GeneRation of European Photovoltaic SoCiety through Open Science
Funding: H2020-SwafS-2016-17 (Science with and for Society)
Duration: 01/06/2018 – 31/05/2021
Status: Ended
AGERAR: Renewable energy storage and management in commercial and residential applications
Funding: INTERREG POCTEP
Duration: 2017-2019
Status: Ended
PVCROPS: PhotoVoltaic Cost r€duction, Reliability, Operational performance, Prediction and Simulation
Funding: H2020
Duration: 2015-2018
Status: Ended
MASLOWATEN: MArket uptake of an innovative irrigation Solution based on LOW WATer-ENergy consumption
Funding: H2020
Duration: 2015-2018
Status: Ended
PEARL-PV: Performance and reliability of photovoltaic systems: valuations of large-scale monitoring data (PEARL-PV)
Funding: COST Association
Duration: 05/10/2017 – 30/04/2022
Status: Ended
- Projects -
Adviamos: Advancing innovations in molten salt
Funding: CSP ERA-NET Grant ID N°838311
Duration: 2023-2026
Status: Ongoing
SALTOpower: European Facility on Molten SALT technologies TO power and energy system applications
Funding: HEurope Grant ID 101079303
Duration: 2022-2025
Status: Ongoing
Solarsco2ol: SOLAR based sCO2 Operating Low-cost plants
Funding: H2020 Grant ID: 952953
Duration: 2022-2025
Status: Ongoing
PRR- H2Driven TES: PRR-Agenda Mobilizadora-H2DRIVEN Green Agenda
Funding: PRR Grant ID C644923817-00000037
Duration: 2022-2025
Status: Ongoing
PRR-ATE Carnot Battery: PRR-Agenda Mobilizadora-Aliança para a Transição Energética
Funding: PRR Grant ID C644923817-00000037
Duration: 2022-2025
Status: Ongoing
Europatmos: European Parabolic Trough with Molten Salt
Funding: ERA-NET COFUND, GA N°838311
Duration: 01/12/2020 – 30/11/2023
Status: Ended
SOLARTECH: Technology and Knowledge Transfer in Solar Energy and Energy Storage
Funding: ALT2020
Duration: 02/12/2020 – 30/06/2023
Status: Ended
MSOpera: Optimization of Operation of Molten Salt based parabolic trough systems
Funding: BMWi (Verbundvorhaben 01190913/1)
Duration: 01/06/2019 –31/12/2023
Status: Ended
NewSOL: New Latent and Sensible storage concept for high efficient CSP Plants
Funding: Horizon 2020 Grant ID: 720985
Duration: 01/01/2017 – 31/07/2021
Status: Ended
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- Team -
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