Descrizione del progetto
Una ricerca eccezionale sull’energia solare a Cipro
Il Cyprus Institute (CyI) è un istituto di ricerca di punta con sede a Cipro dedicato alla ricerca, allo sviluppo e alla sperimentazione di soluzioni per le energie rinnovabili, con particolare attenzione all’energia solare. Per migliorare ulteriormente le sue capacità in questo campo, è stato avviato il progetto CySTEM, finanziato dall’UE. L’obiettivo primario di CySTEM è quello di consolidare e potenziare le attività del CyI nel campo dell’energia solare, in particolare nel solare termico e negli ambiti correlati. Il progetto intende attrarre un gruppo di ricercatori eccezionali, guidati da un professore di fama internazionale, che sfrutteranno e potenzieranno le strutture esistenti. Inoltre, CySTEM si propone di stabilire un programma di eccellenza a Cipro, con un’attenzione specifica al Mediterraneo orientale e alla regione del Medio Oriente.
Obiettivo
The CyI Solar Thermal Energy Chair for the Eastern Mediterranean (CySTEM – Chair) proposal aims in consolidating and upgrading the already substantial activity at the Cyprus Institute (CyI) in Solar Energy, principally solar-thermal and related activities. This will be accomplished by attracting and installing a cluster of outstanding researchers, led by a professor of international stature to maximally utilize and upgrade the existing facilities, and pursue a program of excellence in Cyprus with local and regional focus in the region of Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East (EMME).
The principal focus will be on Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technologies for electricity production, desalination, air conditioning and heating, either in isolation or in multi-generation modes. The Chair shall be embedded in CyI’s Energy Environment and Water Research Centre (EEWRC), a Centre with intense activity in climate change (and adaptation strategies), water management, and sustainability. CyI, being a technologically orientated research and educational institution, will provide the CySTEM Chair the opportunity to contribute to other related important activities of techno-economic nature, such as the definition of a road map for Renewable Energy Sources (and Solar in particular) development in the area in light of the recent discoveries of substantial Natural Gas deposits in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Following the template provided by the Commission, the proposal first presents the main objectives of the chair. This is arranged in subsections to describe what is proposed (research activities), who will carry it out (human capital), what infrastructure and tools will be employed to enable the realization of the proposed program and how the various tools and policies available to the program, including CyI’s educational programs, will be integrated and used to maximize its impact.
Campo scientifico
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfossil energynatural gas
- engineering and technologychemical engineeringseparation technologiesdesalination
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energysolar thermal
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringnatural resources managementwater management
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energyconcentrated solar power
Programma(i)
- H2020-EU.4.c. - Establishing ‚ERA Chairs’ Main Programme
Argomento(i)
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H2020-WIDESPREAD-2014-2
Meccanismo di finanziamento
CSA - Coordination and support actionCoordinatore
2121 Nicosia
Cipro