Objective Large solar heating systems are decisive to cover a major part of European low temperature heat demand by solar energy and therewith to meet European policy aims. However, today only a negligible share of solar heating systems installed in Europe are large units due to manifold technical and socio-economic obstacles. The challenge of solar thermal technology and the overall objective of the proposed initial training network is to supply heat in larger solar heating systems for applications like industrial processes, to feed-in into district heating networks, or sorption drying and cooling. The obstacles will be approached with an innovative inter-disciplinary consortium, including 13 PhD students. Six universities and five private sector participants from six different European countries will provide research and training in cooperation with four associated partners from the private sector. The SHINE project will cover detailed new experimental material-, component- and system studies, system integration analysis and numerical optimization, as well as chemical investigations on storage materials. A close cooperation with industry will ensure fast exploitation of the results. With the SHINE network, the critical mass of PhD students will be gathered on a European level to offer a specialized and structured PhD course programme of large solar heating systems. After the end of SHINE, the key course modules will be offered as a standard curriculum of European PhD education in solar thermal in the long term.The SHINE students will face excellent job perspectives, they will have a sound background in energy economics and complementary skills, regarded as important skills to reach a break through of solar thermal technology. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringthermodynamic engineeringsocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energysolar thermal Programme(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Topic(s) FP7-PEOPLE-2012-ITN - Marie-Curie Action: "Initial Training Networks" Call for proposal FP7-PEOPLE-2012-ITN See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MC-ITN - Networks for Initial Training (ITN) Coordinator UNIVERSITAET KASSEL Address Monchebergstrasse 19 34125 Kassel Germany See on map Region Hessen Kassel Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Sigrid Reinhard (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 1 050 449,96 Participants (10) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all FSAVE SOLARTECHNIK GMBH Participation ended Germany EU contribution € 103 097,27 Address Weserstrasse 9 34125 Kassel See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Roland Heinzen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window HOGSKOLAN DALARNA Sweden EU contribution € 270 925,15 Address 791 88 Falun See on map Region Norra Sverige Norra Mellansverige Dalarnas län Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Chris Bales (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET Denmark EU contribution € 295 579,46 Address Anker engelunds vej 101 2800 Kongens lyngby See on map Region Danmark Hovedstaden Københavns omegn Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Simon Furbo (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window AEE - INSTITUT FUR NACHHALTIGE TECHNOLOGIEN Austria EU contribution € 249 001,72 Address Feldgasse 19 8200 Gleisdorf See on map Region Südösterreich Steiermark Oststeiermark Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Margaretha Spencer (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window HSR HOCHSCHULE FUR TECHNIK RAPPERSWIL Switzerland EU contribution € 257 086,94 Address Oberseestrasse 10 8640 Rapperswil See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Elimar Frank (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window VELA SOLARIS AG Switzerland EU contribution € 254 886,95 Address Stadthausstrasse 125 8400 Winterthur See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Andreas Witzig (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITAET INNSBRUCK Austria EU contribution € 252 301,73 Address Innrain 52 6020 Innsbruck See on map Region Westösterreich Tirol Innsbruck Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Wolfgang Streicher (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS Spain EU contribution € 266 281,62 Address Carretera de valldemossa km 7.5 07122 Palma de mallorca See on map Region Este Illes Balears Mallorca Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Xavier Garcias (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window SAMPOL INGENIERIA Y OBRAS S.A. Spain EU contribution € 231 081,62 Address Calle gremio boneteros 48 07009 Palma de mallorca See on map Region Este Illes Balears Mallorca Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact María Calafat Ramírez (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window STEINBEIS GMBH & CO KG FUR TECHNOLOGIE TRANSFER Germany EU contribution € 230 868,88 Address Adornostrasse 8 70599 Stuttgart See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Harald Drueck (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window
