Obiettivo SOLAR ENERGY MAY PLAY A KEY ROLE TO SECURE AND MAINTAIN PRESENT AND FUTURE ENERGY REQUIREMENTS, WHILE CONSERVING NATURAL RESOURCES AND PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT, SINCE THEIR USE INVOLVES NONE OR NEGLIGIBLE EMISSIONS OF CO2, SO2, AND NOx. HOWEVER, THE WIDESPREAD USE OF SOLAR ENERGY IS RESTRAINED BY THE HIGH INVESTMENT/PROFIT RATIO OF THIS TYPE OF INSTALLATION WHEN COMPARED WITH OTHER TRADITIONAL ALTERNATIVES. ONE IMPORTANT PROBLEM POSED BY SOLAR ENERGY LIES IN THE RELATIVELY FEW HOURS OF EQUIPMENT OPERATION, WHICH MAKES INVESTMENT RETURNS DIFFICULT. AN ADDITIONAL INCONVENIENCE LIES IN THE LACK OF CORRELATION BETWEEN THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND, DUE TO THE INTERMITTENT NATURE OF THE ENERGY SOURCE AND THE HIGH COST OF ENERGY STORAGE. AN APPROPRIATE SOLUTION IS TO COMPLEMENT THE POWER SUPPLY OF THE GENERATING SYSTEMS WITH FOSSIL FUELS, TO INCREASE THE USE OF THE EQUIPMENT AND BETTER ADAPT TO THE DEMAND. A MOST PROMISING CONCEPT IS A HYBRID SOLAR ENERGY-NATURAL GAS SYSTEM, WHERE SOLAR CENTRAL RECEIVER TECHNOLOGY IS COMBINED WITH FOSSIL FUEL TO MAKE THE INSTALLATION MORE PROFITABLE, INCREASING ITS USE AND VERSATILITY. THUS, THE HYBRID SYSTEM BENEFITS FROM THE ADVANTAGES OF A CENTRAL RECEIVER, RATHER THAN PARABOLIC TROUGH, SYSTEM: A SMALLER RECEIVER SURFACE, WHICH ENABLES OPERATING AT HIGHER ENERGY FLUXES AND HIGH ENERGY CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; A BETTER COSINE FACTOR WHICH YIELDS SUPERIOR FIELD EFFICIENCY; AND LOWER TECHNOLOGICAL REQUIREMENTS (EASY TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN). CONCEPTUALLY, THE FOSSIL FUEL IS USED MORE EFFICIENTLY AND INTELLIGENTLY, OVERCOMING THE DEFICIENCIES ENCOUNTERED IN RENEWABLE ENERGY. THUS, THE CONVENTIONAL ENERGY INCREASES THE VALUE OF THE INSTALLATION, IN ADDITION TO THE PURELY ENERGETIC CONTRIBUTION. THE GOAL OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO CARRY OUT THE PREPARATORY PHASES (FEASIBILITY STUDY AND ASSESSMENT OF MARKET POTENTIAL IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AREA) OF THE SO-CALLED SOL-GAS PROJECT. A PROJECT WHICH AIMS TO BUILD A SOL-GAS COGENERATION PLANT IN ANDALUSIA (SPAIN) THAT FULFILLS THE ABOVE MENTIONED REQUIREMENTS.THE PLANT WOULD BE IN THE RANGE OF 35MWe AND PRODUCE APPROXIMATELY 40t/h OF SATURATED STEAM AS PROCESS HEAT. IT COULD SERVE AS A EUROPEAN PROTOTYPE FOR OTHER SOL-GAS COGENERATION PLANTS TO SUPPLY THERMAL PROCESS ENERGY FOR INDUSTRIAL PLANTS OR SEAWATER DESALINATION Campo scientifico engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energyengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineeringpower engineeringelectric power generationcombined heat and powerengineering and technologychemical engineeringseparation technologiesdesalinationengineering and technologychemical engineeringseparation technologiesdistillationengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsenergy conversion Programma(i) FP3-RENA - EU Preparatory action on renewable energies, 1994 Argomento(i) Data not available Invito a presentare proposte Data not available Meccanismo di finanziamento CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinatore Sociedad para el Desarrollo Energetico de Andalusia SA Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 11,Calle Bolivia 41012 Sevilla Spagna Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (6) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto CENTER FOR SOLAR ENERGY AND HYDROGEN RESEARCH BADEN-WÜRTEMBERG Germania Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 21 C,Hessbrühlstrasse 21 C 70565 STUTTGART Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES ENERGETICAS, MEDIAMBIENTALES Y TECNOLOGICAS Spagna Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo S/N,Carretera Senes S/N 04200 TABERNAS Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Compañòa Sevillana de Electricidad SA Spagna Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 5,Avenida de la Borbolla 41004 Sevilla Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato EDP - ELECTRICIDADE DE PORTUGAL SA Portogallo Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 55/2,Av. Estados Unidos da America 55/2 1749-061 LISBOA Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato INSTALACIONES ABENGOA SA Spagna Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo C/ Manuel Velasco Pando 7 41007 SEVILLA Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Instituto Nacional de Engenharia e Tecnologia Industrial Portogallo Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Estrada do Paço do Lumiar 1699 Lisboa Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato