Project description
A solid transfer of solar energy
Concentrated solar power (CSP) plants convert solar energy into electricity by using mirrors or lenses to concentrate a large area of sunlight onto a small area. The generated heat is usually transferred to a molten salt. The EU-funded HIFLEX project will demonstrate a flexible CSP prototype where conventional molten salts will be replaced with a suspension of solid particles that can store and transfer heat. The thermal storage system will operate at temperatures of around 700 degrees Celsius and is expected to provide a 2.5 times higher energy storage density at a 50 % lower energy storage cost. The pre-commercial prototype will be built and tested at a pasta plant in Foggia, Italy.
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IA - Innovation action
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00148 Roma
Italy
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00156 Roma
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51147 Koln
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43122 Parma
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4100 Seraing
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46930 Quart Poblet Valencia
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34400 Istanbul
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70563 Stuttgart
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00116 Warszawa
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71665 Vaihingen An Der Enz
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1024 Ecublens Vd
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