HIgh storage density solar power plant for FLEXible energy systems

Project Information

HIFLEX

Grant agreement ID: 857768

DOI 10.3030/857768

Project terminated on 26 July 2023

EC signature date 1 August 2019

Start date 1 September 2019

End date 31 August 2023

Funded under

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Secure, clean and efficient energy

Total cost € 18 297 070,54

EU contribution € 13 557 625,00

Coordinated by

KT - KINETICS TECHNOLOGY SPA
Italy

Deliverables

Other (2)

Workshops and training conducted and publications released

Dissemination of obtained results to relevant scientific, administrative and industrial communities through scientific publication, conference contribution, press release and organization of workshop and training course.

Public hearing organized

Organization of public hearing relevant to project idea and basic engineering. It will be open to any interested person to gather comments, answer, questions and get input for the licensing process

Documents, reports (1)

Basic engineering document completed

The objective of the basic engineering is to fix the main parameters of all components (receiver, electric heater, back-up heater, particle transport system, heliostat field considering heliostat number, heliostat positions, mirror accuracy, tracking accuracy, storage volume, steam generator capacity)

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (1)

Project web site and Linked-In group created

Design of Project Web site and definition of LinkedIn Group.

Publications

Conference proceedings (6)

Lessons Learnt from Permitting Process of the HiFlex Project

Author(s): Luca Ruini, Gaetano Iaquaniello, Annarita Salladini, Matti Lubkoll, Miriam Ebert, Reiner Buck, Lars Amsbeck
Published in: SolarPaces 2021, 2021
Publisher: Solarpaces

Evaluation of Ceramic Proppants as Heat Transfer and Storage Medium

Author(s): Gözde Alkan, Peter Mechnich, Hicham Barbri, Ferdinand Flucht, Johannes Pernpeintner, Dmitry Sergeev, Michael Müller
Published in: AIP Conf. Proc. Solarpaces Conference 2021, Issue 2815, 2023, Page(s) 160002, ISSN 1551-7616
Publisher: AIP Conf. Proc. 2815, 160002 (2023)
DOI: 10.1063/5.0150215

Detailed Engineering of a High Storage Density Solar Power Plant for Flexible Energy Systems

Author(s): Miriam Ebert, Deniz Akcura, Lucia Alfieri, Lars Amsbeck, Gabriele Bertoni, Reiner Buck, Sara Costa, Thorsten Duermeier, Antoine Guillick, Julian Hertel, Gaetano Iaquaniello, Matti Lubkoll, Barbara Masciocchi, Kevin Misse, Annarita Salladini, Wladimir Schewtschenko, Manuel Smolders, Martina Neises-von Puttkamer, Luca Ruini, Wei Wu
Published in: ASME ES Conference 2021, 2021
Publisher: ASME

(2020) HIFLEX and PreMa Innovative Solar Particle Technology for Power and Heat

Author(s): Buck, Reiner
Published in: Materials & Processes for Thermal Solar Systems, 2020
Publisher: INPOWER Workshop

Development Progress of the CentRec Particle Receiver Technology

Author(s): M. Lubkoll, M. Ebert, L. Amsbeck, A. Hirt, C. Frantz, J. Rheinländer, R. Buck
Published in: Solarpaces Conference 2020, 2020
Publisher: Solarpaces

Basic Engineering of a High Storage Density Solar Power Plant forFlexible Energy Systems

Author(s): Miriam Ebert, Matti Lubkoll, Reiner Buck, Gabriele Bertoni, Annarita Salladini, Lucia Alfieri, Luca Ruini, Kevin Misse, Manuel Smolders, Antoine Guillick, Xavier Mas, Sara Costa, Deniz Ackura, Lars Amsbeck, Wei Wu, Wladislaw Schewtschenko, Thorsten Durmeier, Tereza Levova
Published in: Solarpaces Conference 2020, 2020
Publisher: Solarpaces

Intellectual Property Rights

Patent (1)

HEAT EXCHANGER DEVICE, METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEAT EXCHANGER DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HEAT EXCHANGER DEVICE

Application/Publication number: 20 20063866
Date: 2020-05-18
Applicant(s): HELIOHEAT GMBH