The Executive Committee meets twice per year with the meetings being rotated around the Member Countries. Attendance is normally in the range 15-20 people, counting members and guests. Chairman Dr. Gilles Flamant CNRS-PROMES Gilles.Flamant(at)promes.cnrs.fr Executive...
NamPower has issued a Tender for the “Amendment of an ESEIA from Coal-fired Technology to Concentrated Solar Power Technology for Power Generation at Arandis”. Please visit the NamPower website http://www.nampower.com.na to download the Tender...
Browse all CSP Projects: detailed up-to-date data on all CSP projects globally: SolarPACES – NREL database View full size map: SolarPACES working with each of its member countries, acquires this data on concentrating solar power projects, that are under construction,...
Power from the sun
All concentrating solar power (CSP) technologies use a mirror configuration to concentrate the sun’s light energy onto a receiver and convert it into heat. The heat can then be used to create steam to drive a turbine to produce electrical power or used as industrial...
Task Representative: Dr. Manuel Silva, University of Seville, Spain Nature of Work and Objectives “Solar Resource for High Penetration and Large Scale Applications” is a joint IEA Task under the IEA PVPS (Photovoltaic Power Systems) Implementing Agreement in...
Operating Agent: Peter Heller, DLR, Germany Published Task Reports Silicone-Based Heat Transfer Fluids Guidelines (pdf) 2016 Aluminum Reflector Durability (pdf) Particle Reflectance Guideline (pdf, 2022) Subtasks and Working Groups Thermal Energy Storage Working Group...
Operating Agent: Dr Woei Saw, The University of Adelaide, woei.saw@adelaide.edu.au Nature of the work & Objectives Task II addresses the demonstration, scale-up, and market penetration of solar-driven thermochemical processes for the production of fuels (e.g....
Operating Agent: Mike Wagner, University of Wisconsin, USA Published Task Reports Full paper (pdf): SolarPACES Guideline for Bankable STE Yield Assessment Version 2017 Full paper (pdf) Utility-Scale Parabolic Trough Solar Systems: Performance Acceptance Test...
Chairman Manuel J. Blanco Research Group Leader – Solar Thermal CSIRO manuel.blanco@csiro.au
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For countries or institutions interested in a membership in SolarPACES, the attached documents from the International Energy Agency (IEA) can provide you with all the background information. Review the steps to join the SolarPACES international research ...
Task Operating Agents Mark Mehos Operating Agent - Task I NREL National Renewable Energy Laboratory Cole Blvd. 1617 Golden, Colorado 80401-3393 United States of America Dr. Anton Meier Operating Agent - Task II Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) ...
Introduction and Overview: The SolarPACES TCP focusses on concentrating solar thermal technologies, following the vision to achieve a significant contribution of these technologies to the delivery of clean, sustainable energy worldwide. Their specific value for the...
SolarPACES (Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems) SolarPACES is one of several Technology Collaboration Programmes (TCP) organized in a framework of the International Energy Agency (IEA). It operates as an international network of stakeholders, mostly research...
SolarPACES is an IEA Technology Collaborative Programme (TCP). As such, it has a structure similar to the more than 60 TCP programs currently operating through the IEA. Each of them reflect the need to efficiently coordinate between international organisations and...
The annual SolarPACES Awards honor the personal engagement of individuals and institutions that significantly contribute to the deployment of CSP technology. Two types of Awards can be given: 1. Technology Innovation Award Application Deadline: 31 July, 2024 For...
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