Solar Facilities for the European Research Area - Third Phase

Project Information

SFERA-III

Grant agreement ID: 823802

DOI

10.3030/823802

Project closed

EC signature date 20 November 2018

Start date 1 January 2019

End date 31 December 2023

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Research Infrastructures

Total cost

€ 9 102 630,66

EU contribution

€ 9 102 630,66

Coordinated by

CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES ENERGETICAS MEDIOAMBIENTALES Y TECNOLOGICAS
Spain

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (35)

Strategy report on research infrastructure needs
New modelling capabilities for DWT RIs

Report on new modelling capabilities for DWT RIs

Test protocols for the execution of the pre-defined activities
Influence of using sky imager data on the accuracy of performance parameter determination

Report or publication on influence of using sky imager data on the accuracy of performance parameter determination

Mid-term report on the doctorial colloquia/schools, including booklet of abstracts/lectures

Midterm report on the doctoral colloquiaschools including booklet of abstractslectures

Strategy report for funding alignment
In-Situ evaluation of the mechanical health of tower solar receivers using acoustic emission methods

Report on inSitu evaluation of the mechanical health of tower solar receivers using acoustic emission methods

Round robin comparison of emissivity measurements for CST receivers

Report on Round robin comparison of emissivity measurements for CST receivers

Standardization of testing prototypes for storage systems

Report on standardization of testing prototypes for storage systems

Exploitable products/methodologies (protocols) for DWT RIs improvement and penetration to the market

Report on exploitable products/methodologies (protocols) for DWT RIs improvement and penetration to the market

Outlining and evaluating the developed algorithms for intrahour DNI forecasting

Report or publication outlining and evaluating the developed algorithms for intrahour DNI forecasting

Final report and assessment on the on-site trainings, including booklet of courses

Final report and assessment on the on-site training for industries, including booklet of training courses

State of the art of existing research infrastructure facilities and services
Accuracy of transient linear Fresnel collector testing

Report on accuracy of transient linear Fresnel collector testing

Increased robustness of the CyI Fresnel research infrastructure against DNI variations

Report about increased robustness of the CYI Fresnel research infrastructure against DNI variations

Publication on accuracy of test benches for PTR heat loss measurements

Report or publication on accuracy of test benches for PTR heat loss measurement

Final report on Standards, Protocols and Interoperability

Final report on Standards, protocols and interoperability

Standardization of testing procedures and capacity development

Report on standardization of testing procedures and capacity development

Final report on training visit for technical staff and scientists

Final report on training visit for technical staff and scientist

Final report and assessment on the doctorial colloquia/schools, including booklet of abstracts/lectures

Final report and assessment on the doctoral colloquia/schools, including booklet of abstracts/lectures

Mid-term report on the on-site trainings, including booklet of courses

Midterm report on the onsite training for industries including booklet of training courses

Final report on Exchange of Staff Personnel

Final report on Exchange of staff personnel

Ageing services improvements for CST applications

Report on ageing services improvements for CST applications

Better emissivity evaluation for CST solar receivers in laboratory and in the field

Report on better emissivity evaluation for CST solar receivers in laboratory and in the field

Testing procedures for new materials, components and collectors for DWT processes

Report on testing procedures for new materials, components and collectors for DWT processes

Techniques for shape measurements of heliostat units

Report on techniques for shape measurements of heliostat units

Definition and dissemination of the short-term trainings

Final report on Definition of the short-term trainings

Material durability test

Report on the testing of materials stability for utilisation in high temperature solar fuel reactors

Implementation of reactor and system control tools

Report on implementation of reactor and system control tools

Methodology implementation for heliostat fields

Report on methodology implementation for heliostat fields

Feasibility of materials as storage media

Report on feasibility of materials as storage media

Standardised figures of merit for reactors

Report detailing standardised figures of merit for solar fuel reactors

Chemically active material characterisation

Report on the thermodynamic and kinetic characterisation procedures for materials in thermochemical fuel production cycles

Testing of benchmarking techniques

Report on testing of optimisation strategies and benchmarking techniques in ongoing experimental campaigns within the consortium

Guidelines for reporting the performance of DWT systems

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

Description of facilities participating to the TA programme

Description of facilities proposed for access describing the services offered

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (47)

Mechanical Properties and Thermal Shock Behavior of Al2O3-YSZ Ceramic Layers Obtained by Atmospheric Plasma Spraying

Author(s): Luțcanu, M.; Cimpoeșu, R.; Abrudeanu, M.; Munteanu, C.; Moga, S.G.; Coteata, M.; Zegan, G.; Benchea, M.; Cimpoeșu, N.; Murariu, A.M.
Published in: Crystals, 2023, ISSN 2073-4352
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/cryst13040614

Study on the Performance of Optical Lenses under High Fluxes of Solar Radiation

Author(s): Rosa, L.G.; Pereira, J.C.G.; Rahmani, K.; Almeida, G.D.; Santos, L.F.
Published in: applied sciences, 2021, ISSN 2076-3417
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/app11115174

Advance surface reconstruction method for solar reflective concentrators by flux mapping

Author(s): A. Martínez-Hernández, R. Conceiçao, C.-A. Asselineau, M. Romero, J. González-Aguilar
Published in: Solar Energy, Issue 266, 2023, Page(s) 112163, ISSN 0038-092X
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2023.112162

Experimental assessment of woody biomass gasification in a hybridized solar powered reactor featuring direct and indirect heating modes

Author(s): Axel Curcio, Sylvain Rodat, Valéry Vuillerme, Stéphane Abanades
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2021, ISSN 0360-3199
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.09.008

Improved thermocline initialization through optimized inlet design for single-tank thermal energy storage systems

Author(s): Julius Weiss, Iñigo Ortega-Fernández, Ralf Müller, Daniel Bielsa, Thomas Fluri
Published in: Journal of Energy Storage, 2021, ISSN 2352-152X
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2021.103088

Performance Indicators for Benchmarking Solar Thermochemical Fuel Processes and Reactors

Author(s): Bulfin, Brendan; Miranda, Miguel; Steinfeld, Aldo
Published in: Frontiers in Energy Research, Vol 9 (2021), Issue 4, 2021, ISSN 2296-598X
Publisher: Frontiers in Energy Research
DOI: 10.3929/ethz-b-000497079

Control Strategies Applied to a Heat Transfer Loop of a Linear Fresnel Collector

Author(s): Rowida Meligy; Alaric Christian Montenon
Published in: Energies; Volume 15; Issue 9; Pages: 3338, Issue 19961073, 2022, ISSN 1996-1073
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/en15093338

Toxic and Microbiological Effects of Iron Oxide and Silver Nanoparticles as Additives on Extended Ram Semen

Author(s): Ioannis A. Tsakmakidis, Theodoros Samaras, Sofia Anastasiadou, Athina Basioura, Aikaterini Ntemka, Ilias Michos, Konstantinos Simeonidis, Isidoros Karagiannis, Georgios Tsousis,Mavroeidis Angelakeris and Constantin M. Boscos
Published in: Animals, 2021, ISSN 2076-2615
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ani11041011

Oxygen separation via chemical looping of the perovskite oxide Sr0.8Ca0.2FeO3 in packed bed reactors for the production of nitrogen from air

Author(s): S. Capstick, B. Bulfin, J.M. Naik, M. Gigantino, A. Steinfeld
Published in: Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022, ISSN 1385-8947
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.139289

Drift analysis in tilt-roll heliostats

Author(s): Alejandro Martínez-Hernández, Iván B. Gonzalo, Manuel Romero, José González-Aguilar
Published in: Solar Energy, Issue 211, 2020, Page(s) 1170-1183, ISSN 0038-092X
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2020.10.057

Stable Emissions from a Four-Rod Nd:YAG Solar Laser with ±0.5° Tracking Error Compensation Capacity

Author(s): Catela, M.; Liang, D.; Almeida, J.; Costa, H.; Garcia, D.; Tibúrcio, B.D.; Guillot, E.; Vistas, C.R.
Published in: Photonics, 2023, ISSN 2304-6732
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/photonics10091047

Solar-pumped dual-rod Ce:Nd:YAG laser with 58 W continuous-wave output power and 5.1° tracking error compensation width

Author(s): Almeida, Liang, Catela, Costa, Garcia, Tibúrcio, Guillot, Vistas
Published in: Optics Express, 2023, ISSN 1094-4087
Publisher: Optical Society of America
DOI: 10.1364/oe.507258

Reversible Phase Transformations in Novel Ce‐Substituted Perovskite Oxide Composites for Solar Thermochemical Redox Splitting of CO 2

Author(s): J. Madhusudhan Naik, Clemens Ritter, Brendan Bulfin, Aldo Steinfeld, Rolf Erni, Greta R. Patzke
Published in: Advanced Energy Materials, Issue 11/16, 2021, Page(s) 2003532, ISSN 1614-6832
Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag
DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202003532

Thermodynamic comparison of solar methane reforming via catalytic and redox cycle routes

Author(s): B. Bulfin, S. Ackermann, P. Furler, A. Steinfeld
Published in: Solar Energy, Issue 215, 2021, Page(s) 169-178, ISSN 0038-092X
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2020.11.076

Thermal decomposition of δ-MoN and ε-Fe2N synthesized under concentrated solar radiation in NH3 gas stream

Author(s): Inmaculada Cañadas; Fernando de Almeida Costa Oliveira; José Rodríguez; Nobumitsu Shohoji
Published in: Thermochimica Acta, Issue Volume 719, 2023, ISSN 0040-6031
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.tca.2022.179394

Finding the Limits of Magnetic Hyperthermia on Core-Shell Nanoparticles Fabricated by Physical Vapor Methods

Author(s): Carlos Martinez-Boubeta, Konstantinos Simeonidis, Judit Oró, Antonios Makridis, David Serantes, Lluis Balcells
Published in: Magnetochemistry, Issue 7/4, 2021, Page(s) 49, ISSN 2312-7481
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/magnetochemistry7040049

Intercomparison of opto-thermal spectral measurements for concentrating solar thermal receiver materials from room temperature up to 800 °C

Author(s): Simon Caron, Meryem Farchado, Gema San Vicente, Angel Morales, Jesus Ballestrín, Maria Joao Carvalho, Soraia Pascoa, Estelle le Baron, Emmanuel Guillot, Christophe Escape, Jean-Louis Sans, Yaniv Binyamin, Mubeen Baidossi, Florian Sutter, Marc Röger, Francisco Manzano-Agugliaro
Published in: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2023, ISSN 1556-5068
Publisher: Social Science Research Network
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4591393

Erosion Effect in the Degradation of Coated and Uncoated Glass Solar Mirrors Highlighted by Coupled Accelerated Erosion/Aging Tests.

Author(s): Lakhouil, S.; Boukheir, S.; Bouaouine, H.; Baron, E.L.; Disdier, A.; Vuillerme, V.; Naamane, S.
Published in: Coatings, 2022, ISSN 2079-6412
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/coatings12081087

Uniform and Non-Uniform Pumping Effect on Ce:Nd:YAG Side-Pumped Solar Laser Output Performance

Author(s): Cláudia R. Vistas; Dawei Liang; Dário Garcia; Miguel Catela; Bruno D. Tibúrcio; Hugo Costa; Emmanuel Guillot; Joana Almeida
Published in: Energies; Volume 15; Issue 10; Pages: 3577, Issue 19961073, 2022, ISSN 1996-1073
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/en15103577

Solar dissociation of zirconium silicate sand: A clean alternative to obtain zirconium dioxide

Author(s): Fernández-González, Piñuela-Noval, Ruiz-Bustinza, González-Gasca, Gómez-Rodríguez, García Quiñonez,Fernández, Verdeja, L. F.
Published in: Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023, ISSN 0959-6526
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138371

Experimental Devices to Investigate the Long-Term Stability of Phase Change Materials under Application Conditions

Author(s): Christoph Rathgeber, Stefan Hiebler, Rocío Bayón, Luisa F. Cabeza, Gabriel Zsembinszki, Gerald Englmair, Mark Dannemand, Gonzalo Diarce, Oliver Fellmann, Rebecca Ravotti, Dominic Groulx, Ali C. Kheirabadi, Stefan Gschwander, Stephan Höhlein, Andreas König-Haagen, Noé Beaupere, Laurent Zalewski
Published in: Applied Sciences, Issue 10/22, 2020, Page(s) 7968, ISSN 2076-3417
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/app10227968

High-purity nitrogen production from air by pressure swing adsorption combined with SrFeO 3 redox chemical looping

Author(s): B. Bulfin, L. Buttsworth, A. Lidor, A. Steinfeld
Published in: Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020, Page(s) 127734, ISSN 1385-8947
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2020.127734

Lowest-threshold solar laser operation under cloudy sky condition

Author(s): Garcia, Liang, Almeida, Catela, Costa, Tibúrcio, Guillot, Vistas,
Published in: Renewable Energy, 2023, ISSN 0960-1481
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2023.03.124

Design and validation of reactant feeding control strategies for the solar-autothermal hybrid gasification of woody biomass

Author(s): Axel Curcio, Sylvain Rodat, Valéry Vuillerme, Stéphane Abanades
Published in: Energy, 2022, ISSN 0360-5442
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2022.124481

A Combined Experimental and Numerical Thermo-Hydrodynamic Investigation of High-Temperature Fluidized-Bed Thermal Energy Storage

Author(s): Mehdi Mehrtash, Esra Polat Karadiken, Ilker Tari
Published in: Processes, 2022, ISSN 2227-9717
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/pr10061097

A Method for Determination of the Transmission Efficiency of a Silica Optical Fiber Cable Using a Solar Power Tower

Author(s): Luís Guerra Rosa; Guilherme De Almeida; José Carlos Garcia Pereira; Alejandro Martínez-Hernández; José González-Aguilar
Published in: Materials; Volume 15; Issue 4; Pages: 1511, Issue 2, 2022, ISSN 1996-1944
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/ma15041511

Study of parameters influence on the measurement of vacuum level in parabolic trough collectors’ receivers using infrared thermography

Author(s): María Elena Carra, Eneko Setién, Loreto Valenzuela, Rafael López-Martín, Carmen Amador, Simon Caron, Jesús Ballestrín, Jesús Fernández-Reche, José A. Carballo, Antonio Ávila-Marín,
Published in: Infrared Physics & Technology,, Issue Volume 131, 2023, ISSN 1350-4495
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.infrared.2023.104657

Computation of canting errors in heliostats by flux map fitting: experimental assessment

Author(s): Alberto Sánchez-González, Benjamin Grange, Cyril Caliot
Published in: Optics Express, Issue 28/26, 2020, Page(s) 39868, ISSN 1094-4087
Publisher: Optical Society of America
DOI: 10.1364/oe.412116

KSEMAW: an open source software for the analysis of spectrophotometric, ellipsometric and photothermal deflection spectroscopy measurements

Author(s): Montecchi M, Mittiga A, Malerba C et al.
Published in: Open Research Europe, 2021, ISSN 2732-5121
Publisher: Open Research Europe
DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.13842.1

A comparative analysis of opto-thermal figures of merit for high temperature solar thermal absorber coatings

Author(s): Simon Caron; Jorge Garrido; Jesus Ballestrín; Florian Sutter; Marc Röger; Francisco Manzano-Agugliaro
Published in: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Issue 8, 2022, ISSN 1364-0321
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2021.111818

Experimental soiling assessment, characterization and modelling of a highly-compact heliostat field in an urban environment

Author(s): R. Conceição, A. Martínez Hernández, M. Romero, J. González-Aguilar
Published in: Solar Energy, Issue 262, 2023, Page(s) 111812, ISSN 0038-092X
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2023.111812

40 W Continuous Wave Ce:Nd:YAG Solar Laser through a Fused Silica Light Guide

Author(s): Almeida, J.; Liang, D.; Garcia, D.; Tibúrcio, B.D.; Costa, H.; Catela, M.; Guillot, E.; Vistas
Published in: Energies, Issue 5, 2022, ISSN 1996-1073
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/en15113998

Methane dry reforming via a ceria-based redox cycle in a concentrating solar tower

Author(s): Mario Zuber, Moritz Patriarca,Simon Ackermann, Philipp Furler, Ricardo Conceição, José Gonzalez-Aguilar, Manuel Romeroc  and  Aldo Steinfeld
Published in: Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2023, ISSN 2398-4902
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemestry
DOI: 10.1039/d2se01726a

Synthesis of Non-Cubic Nitride Phases of Va-Group Metals (V, Nb, and Ta) from Metal Powders in Stream of NH3 Gas under Concentrated Solar Radiation

Author(s): Nobumitsu Shohoji; Fernando A. Costa Oliveira; José Galindo; Jose A. Rodriguez; Inmaculada Cañadas; Jorge Cruz Fernandes; Luís Guerra Rosa
Published in: ChemEngineering, Vol 5, Iss 19, p 19 (2021), Issue 4, 2021, ISSN 2305-7084
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/chemengineering5020019

Isothermal relaxation kinetics for the reduction and oxidation of SrFeO 3 based perovskites

Author(s): B. Bulfin, J. Vieten, S. Richter, J. M. Naik, G. R. Patzke, M. Roeb, C. Sattler, A. Steinfeld
Published in: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Issue 22/4, 2020, Page(s) 2466-2474, ISSN 1463-9076
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/c9cp05771d

High redox performance of Y 0.5 Ba 0.5 CoO 3−δ for thermochemical oxygen production and separation

Author(s): M. Ezbiri, A. Reinhart, B. Huber, K. M. Allen, A. Steinfeld, B. Bulfin, R. Michalsky
Published in: Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, Issue 5/4, 2020, Page(s) 685-695, ISSN 2058-9883
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/c9re00430k

Forty Shades of Black: a Benchmark of High Temperature Sprayable Black Coatings Applied on Haynes 230

Author(s): Simon Caron, Jorge Garrido, Eneko Setien, Luca Noč, Ivan Jerman, Marc Röger, Florian Sutter
Published in: AIP Conference Proceedings (SolarPACES Conference 2019), 2020, ISSN 1551-7616
Publisher: AIP conference proceedings
DOI: 10.1063/5.0028773

Development of a new methodology for validating thermal storage media: Application to phase change materials

Author(s): Rocío Bayón, Esther Rojas
Published in: International Journal of Energy Research, Issue 43/12, 2018, Page(s) 6521-6541, ISSN 0363-907X
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
DOI: 10.1002/er.4589

Treatment of laundry wastewater by solar photo-Fenton process at pilot plant scale

Author(s): Ana Belén Esteban García, Kacper Szymański, Sylwia Mozia, José Antonio Sánchez Pérez
Published in: Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Issue 28/7, 2021, Page(s) 8576-8584, ISSN 0944-1344
Publisher: Springer Verlag
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-11151-x

Intensification of the reverse water–gas shift process using a countercurrent chemical looping regenerative reactor

Author(s): B. Bulfin; M. Zuber; O. Gräub; A. Steinfeld
Published in: Chemical Engineering Journal, 461, Issue 2, 2023, ISSN 1385-8947
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2023.141896

Laboratory intercomparison of solar absorptance and thermal emittance measurements at room temperature

Author(s): Simon Caron, Leslie Herding, Yaniv Binyamin , Mubeen Baidossi, Yelena Vinetsky Angel Morales Christina Hildebrandt, Reine Reoyo-Prats Olivier Faugeroux, Alina Agüero, Sergio Rodriguez, Florian Sutter, Marc Röger, Francisco Manzano-Agugliaro
Published in: Solar EnergybMaterials and Solar Cells, 2022, ISSN 0927-0248
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2022.111579

Soiling effect in solar energy conversion systems: A review

Author(s): Conceição, R.; González-Aguilar, J.; Merrouni, A.A.; Romero, M.
Published in: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Issue 13640321, 2022, ISSN 1364-0321
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2022.112434

Most efficient simultaneous solar laser emissions from three Ce:Nd:YAG rods within a single pump cavity

Author(s): Dawei Liang, Claudia R. Vistas, Dario Garcia Bruno D. Tibúrcio, Miguel Catela, Hugo Costa, Emmanuel Guillot, Joana Almeida
Published in: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2022, ISSN 0927-0248
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2022.111921

VISproPT: A high-precision instrument for 3D shape analysis of parabolic trough panels

Author(s): Marco Montecchi; Giuseppe Cara; Arcangelo Benedetti
Published in: Open Research Europe, 2023, ISSN 2732-5121
Publisher: Open Research Europe
DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.15967.1

Controlling Magnetization Reversal and Hyperthermia Efficiency in Core–Shell Iron–Iron Oxide Magnetic Nanoparticles by Tuning the Interphase Coupling

Author(s): K. Simeonidis, C. Martinez-Boubeta, D. Serantes, S. Ruta, O. Chubykalo-Fesenko, R. Chantrell, J. Oró-Solé, Ll. Balcells, A. S. Kamzin, R. A. Nazipov, A. Makridis, and M. Angelakeris
Published in: ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2020, ISSN 2574-0970
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.0c00568

The Influence of Solar Sintering on Copper Heat Exchanger Parts with Controlled 3D-Printed Morphology

Author(s): Mihai Alin Pop, Cătălin Croitoru, Tibor Bedo, Virgil Geamăn, Irinel Radomir, Aurel Crișan, Emmanuel Guillot, Ioan Miloșan, Sebastian Marian Zaharia and Lucia Antoaneta Chicoș
Published in: Materials, 2022, ISSN 1996-1944
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/ma15093324

Thermochemical Hydrogen Storage via the Reversible Reduction and Oxidation of Metal Oxides

Author(s): Brinkman, L.; Bulfin, Brendan; Steinfeld, Aldo
Published in: Energy & Fuels, 35 (22), Issue 1, 2021, ISSN 0887-0624
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.3929/ethz-b-000516044

Conference proceedings (23)

The influence of optical characterization at different angles of incidence on optical efficiency calculation of a novel small-size parabolic trough collector for process heat applications

Author(s): Leticia Aldaz, Xabier Randez, Amaia Mutuberria, Fabienne Sallaberry, Estelle Le Baron, Angela Disdier
Published in: AIP Conference Proceedings, Issue 2445, 2022, ISSN 1551-7616
Publisher: AIP Publishing
DOI: 10.1063/5.0085907

Assessing the Long-Term Stability of Fatty Acids for Latent Heat Storage by Studying their Thermal Degradation Kinetics

Author(s): Rocío Bayón, Aristides Bonanos and Esther Rojas
Published in: EuroSun 2020 Proceedings, 2020
Publisher: International Solar Energy Society
DOI: 10.18086/eurosun.2020.07.10

Segregation of Influences on Flexible Pipe Connectors (REPA) Force Under Field Operation Condition for Parabolic Trough Collector Plants

Author(s): Saliou Guillaume, Christoph Hilgert, Rafael López-Martín, Eckhard Lüpfert
Published in: AIP Conference Proceedings, Issue Volume 2815, Issue 1, 2023
Publisher: AIP Publishing
DOI: 10.1063/5.0149397

Comparison of advanced parameter identification methods for linear Fresnel collectors in application to measurement data

Author(s): Peter Schöttl, Alaric C. Montenon, Costas Papanicolas, Stephen Perry, and Anna Heimsath
Published in: 2022
Publisher: AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI: 10.1063/5.0085892

Estudion de la resistencia frente a la corrosión por nitratos fundidos de recubrimientos basados em aluminuros en condiciones dinámicas

Author(s): Rodríguez S., Audigié P., Agüero A., Pedrosa F., Paiva T., Diamantino T.
Published in: XVII Congresso Ibérico e XIII Congresso Ibero-americano de Energia Solar (CIES2020), Issue November 2020, 2020
Publisher: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia
DOI: 10.34637/cies2020.1.5093

Thermocline Storage Tank with Concrete Filler

Author(s): Margarita M. Rodriguez-Garcia; Esther Rojas; Alain Ferriere; Lester Padill and Juan Caruncho
Published in: TIB Open Publishing, 2024
Publisher: TIB Open Publishing
DOI: 10.52825/solarpaces.v1i.658

Hybrid intrahour DNI forecast model based on DNI measurements and sky-imaging data

Author(s): Pauline Audigié, Sergio Rodríguez, Alina Agüero, Fatima Pedrosa, Teresa Paiva, Teresa C. Diamantino Youssef Karout, Stéphane Thil, Julien Eynard, Stéphane Grieu
Published in: Solar Energy, 2023
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2022.11.032

A DIRECT COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE CORROSION BEHAVIOUR OF Si-FREE AND Si-RICH SLURRY ALUMINIDE COATINGS IN MOLTEN CARBONATE MELTS

Author(s): Pauline Audigié, Sergio Rodríguez, Alina Agüero, Fatima Pedrosa, Teresa Paiva, Teresa C. Diamantino
Published in: CPM 2022 - Jornadas de Corrosão e Proteção de Materiais: Comunicações, 2022
Publisher: LNEG
DOI: 10.34637/xhq0-qz71

Sustainable processing of metal components using Fused Filament Manufacturing technology, Keys to accelerate innovation with Additive Manufacturing

Author(s): Rodriguez
Published in: Issue CSIC-FAB3D, 2023
Publisher: CSIC-FAB3D

ANÁLISE DO COMPORTAMENTO DE LENTES EM VIDRO DE SÍLICA PERANTE A UTILIZAÇÃO DE RADIAÇÃO SOLAR CONCENTRADA

Author(s): De Almeida, G.; Guerra Rosa, L.; Pereira, J.C.G.; Bravo Gonzalo, I.; Franco, P.; Fernandes, J.C.; González-Aguilar, J.
Published in: XVII Congresso Ibérico e XIII Congresso Ibero-americano de Energia Solar (CIES2020), Issue November 2020, 2020
Publisher: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia
DOI: 10.13140/rg.2.2.12077.92648

Enhanced equivalent model algorithm for solar mirrors

Author(s): Marco Montecchi, Florian Sutter, Aránzazu Fernández-Garćıa, Anna Heimsath, Francisco Torres, Cristina Pelayo
Published in: SOLARPACES 2019: International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, 2020, Page(s) 100005
Publisher: AIP Publishing
DOI: 10.1063/5.0028768

DERIVA INTRÍNSECA EN HELIOSTATOS

Author(s): Martínez-Hernández, A., Bravo, I., Romero, Manuel, González-Aguilar, J.
Published in: XVII Congresso Ibérico e XIII Congresso Ibero-americano de Energia Solar (CIES2020), 2020
Publisher: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia
DOI: 10.34637/cies2020.1.2048

Recentes Avanços na Literatura de Reactores Termoquímicos para Produção de Combustíveis Solares

Author(s): Miranda M., Bulfin B.
Published in: XVII Congresso Ibérico e XIII Congresso Ibero-americano de Energia Solar (CIES2020), 2020
Publisher: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia
DOI: 10.34637/cies2020.1.2055

Diseño de un controlador multivariable para la regeneración de aguas con nanofiltración

Author(s): L. Roca, J.M. Serrano, F. Rodríguez, F. Iaconis, I. Oller, S. Malato
Published in: XLIII Jornadas de Automática, 2022
Publisher: Ingeniería de control
DOI: 10.17979/spudc.9788497498418

Study of Thermal Degradation of Adipic Acid as PCM Under Stress Conditions: A Kinetic Analysis.

Author(s): Rocío Bayón , Redlic J. García,Laura Quant, Esther Rojas
Published in: EuroSun 2022 Proceeding, 2022
Publisher: International Solar Energy Society
DOI: 10.18086/eurosun.2022.13.02

Photovoltaic Mini-Panel and Thermoelectric Generator Under Concentrated Light

Author(s): Cotfas, D. T., Cotfas, P. A., Rekeraho, A., Madhiarasan, M.
Published in: 15th International Symposium on Electronics and Telecommunications, ISETC 2022, 2022, Page(s) pp. 1-4
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/isetc56213.2022.10010280

Análise do comportamento de lentes em vidro de sílica perante a utilização de radiação solar concetrada

Author(s): De Almeida, G.; Guerra Rosa, L.; Pereira, J.C.G.; Bravo Gonzalo, I.; Franco, P.; Fernandes, J.C.; González-Aguilar, J.
Published in: Livro de Comunicações CIES2020, 2020, ISBN 978-989-675-076-3
Publisher: LNEG
DOI: 10.34637/cies2020.1.2022

Device for Measuring Forces and Torques in Flexible Connection Joints for Parabolic Trough Collector

Author(s): Rafael López-Martín, Loreto Valenzuela, and Carmen M. Amador-Cortés
Published in: 2024
Publisher: TIB Open Publishing
DOI: 10.52825/solarpaces.v1i.724

A supervised deep learning model for cloud/sky image segmentation

Author(s): Youssef KAROUT; Stéphane THIL; Julien EYNARD; Stéphane GRIEU
Published in: 33rd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, 2020
Publisher: ECOS 2020 Organizing Committee
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4923143

High-temperatures corrosion of AISI 316L and AISI 430 steels in dynamic conditions with molten solar salt

Author(s): Fatima Pedrosa, Teresa Paiva, Isabel F. Vasques, Teresa C. Diamantino
Published in: CPM 2022 - Jornadas de Corrosão e Proteção de Materiais: Comunicações, 2022
Publisher: LNEG
DOI: 10.34637/hs87-jt55

Towards a fair evaluation of Thermal Energy Storage prototypes – Guidelines for CSP applications

Author(s): P. Garcia, R. Liberatore, W. Gaggioli, J. Weiss, T. Fluri, I. Tari, T. Ribeiro Eusébio, D. Canavarro, P. Azevedo, M. Georgiou, E. Rojas
Published in: IRES 2022, International Renewable Energy Storage Conference, 2022
Publisher: IRES

Solar-driven Calcination of Natural Limestone and Marble Wastes for Calcium Looping Processes

Author(s): Teixeira, Ferreira, Dias, Haeussler, Flamant, Pinheiro,
Published in: Issue CQE Days 2023, 2023
Publisher: CQE

Calcination of natural limestone and marble wastes in a directly irradiated solar fluidized bed reactor

Author(s): Teixeira, Ferreira, Dias, Pinheiro,
Published in: Issue CQE Days 2023, 2023
Publisher: CQE

Other (1)

Report on preliminary damage localization testing on SiC Solar receiver using acoustic emission

Author(s): Chotard, Thierry; Guillot, Emmanuel
Published in: 2019
Publisher: SFERA-III
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3961413

Intellectual Property Rights

Patent (1)

DEVICE FOR MEASURING FORCES AND MOMENTS IN JOINTS FOR CYLINDROPARABOLIC SOLAR COLLECTORS (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Application/Publication number: 20 2030703
Date: 2020-07-09
Applicant(s): CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES ENERGETICAS MEDIOAMBIENTALES Y TECNOLOGICAS