Project description DEENESFRITPL A spherical concentrator mosaic slashes concentrated solar power costs Concentrated solar power (CSP) systems focus the sun’s rays using mirrors or lenses. Typically, they have expensive and complex moving parts to control mobile trackers that enable mirrors to track the sun as it moves across the sky. These reflect and focus light onto a single stationary receiver at a significant distance. The EU-funded MOSAIC project has developed an innovative modular CSP plant based on a fixed mosaic of spherical concentrators. This approach aims at minimising both the number of moving parts and distances from concentrator to receiver, reducing capital costs and significantly increasing efficiency and reliability. It could bring the cost of CSP electricity below EUR 0.10/kWh exceeding the European Commission’s goals for CSP. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective MOSAIC project aims to exceed the goal of the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan - European Commission of producing CSP electricity at a cost below 0.10 €/kWh. To exceed this goal a commercial CSP plant of > 1GW of nominal capacity is foreseen, in which high nominal capacity of CSP plant is reached in a modular way where each MOSAIC module delivers thermal energy to linked thermal energy storage systems that supply their energy to a high capacity power block (>1GW). This modular configuration guarantees reliability, flexibility and dispatchability according to the needs of the electrical grid while reduces significantly the specific cost of the Power block (€/MW installed). Each MOSAIC module consists of an innovative fixed spherical mirror concentrator arranged in a semi-Fresnel manner and an actuated receiver based on a low cost closed loop cable tracking system. This configuration reduces the moving parts of the whole system decreasing solar field cost while keeping high concentration ratios. This will assure high working temperatures thus high cycle efficiencies and a cost effective use of thermal storage systems. Energy from the sun is collected, concentrated and transferred to the heat transfer fluid at module level where, due to the modular concept, distances from the solar concentrator to the receiver are much shorter that those typical from solar tower technologies. As a result, the efficiency of energy collection is maximized, atmospherical attenuation is minimized and accuracy requirements can be relaxed.All these technical benefits contribute to a much lower capital cost of the whole system while keeping efficiency and reliability. This has consequently a strong impact in the final cost of electricity production. First figures show LCOE estimated values below 0.10€/kWh for CSP power plants of 100 MW nominal power based in MOSAIC concept, additional cost reductions are expected for greater capacities (>1GW) exceeding the goal of the SET plan Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineeringpower engineeringelectric power generationengineering and technologymechanical engineeringthermodynamic engineeringheat engineeringengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energyconcentrated solar power Keywords CSP LCOE spherical concentrator fixed solar field modular plant Concentrated Solar Power parallel kinematics tracking Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.3. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Secure, clean and efficient energy Main Programme H2020-EU.3.3.2. - Low-cost, low-carbon energy supply Topic(s) LCE-07-2016-2017 - Developing the next generation technologies of renewable electricity and heating/cooling Call for proposal H2020-LCE-2016-2017 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-LCE-2016-RES-CCS-RIA Funding Scheme RIA - Research and Innovation action Coordinator FUNDACION TEKNIKER Net EU contribution € 1 031 090,50 Address Calle inaki goenaga 5 20600 Eibar guipuzcoa Spain See on map Region Noreste País Vasco Gipuzkoa Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Participants (11) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all AMIRES SRO Czechia Net EU contribution € 186 250,00 Address Na okraji 335/42 162 00 Praha 6 See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Česko Praha Hlavní město Praha Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 JOHN COCKERILL Participation ended Belgium Net EU contribution € 30 494,49 Address Rue jean potier 1 4100 Seraing See on map Region Région wallonne Prov. Liège Arr. 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ASON ELECTRONICA AERONAUTICA SA Spain Net EU contribution € 36 362,50 Address Cardenal marcelo spinola 10 28016 Madrid See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 FUNDACION CENER Spain Net EU contribution € 1 059 250,00 Address Avenida ciudad de la innovacion 7 31621 Sarriguren See on map Region Noreste Comunidad Foral de Navarra Navarra Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 POLITECNICO DI TORINO Italy Net EU contribution € 103 187,50 Address Corso duca degli abruzzi 24 10129 Torino See on map Region Nord-Ovest Piemonte Torino Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 RIOGLASS SOLAR SA Spain Net EU contribution € 289 500,00 Address Poligono ind. sovilla sta. cruz s/n 33612 Santa cruz de mieres asturias See on map Region Noroeste Principado de Asturias Asturias Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 SENIOR FLEXONICS GMBH Germany Net EU contribution € 140 436,25 Address Frankfurter street 199 34121 Kassel See on map Region Hessen Kassel Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 SOCIETE D'INGENIERIE DE REALISATIONS ELECTRIQUES ET D'AUTOMATIS_MES France Net EU contribution € 450 287,50 Address 69, rue de l'industrie, zi de melou 81100 Castres See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Occitanie Midi-Pyrénées Tarn Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 AALBORG CSP AS Denmark Net EU contribution € 1 052 500,01 Address Hjulmagervej 55 9000 Aalborg See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. 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