Objective Concentrated solar energy is a very promising renewable source of energy. The solar resource in the Mediterranean countries of the EU and in North Africa is huge. The best known application so far is bulk electricity generation through thermodynamic cycles, but other applications have also been demonstrated, such as production of hydrogen and solar fuels, water treatment and research in advanced materials. Europe is a leader in research and development of this technology. Most of the large R&D infrastructures are European and our industry is leading the way in its commercial deployment, now in an early stage. All the most important European R&D infrastructures on concentrated solar energy are participating in this proposal. Five of them, CIEMAT-PSA, DLR, PROMES-CNRS, ETH and PSI were already part of a virtual laboratory consortium known as ‘Sol LAB’, which has initiated several networking activities since its creation in 2004. ENEA and WIS now join the consortium submitting this proposal, thus looking to consolidate a partnership as the reference European Solar Research Laboratory. This proposal concerns three activities: - Networking: Aiming at the creation of a stable framework for co-operation in which resources are shared, common standards developed, duplication of research effort is avoided and interaction with European research, education and industry is encouraged. - Transnational access: Opening the doors of the most relevant R&D infrastructures to interested users, optimizing the use of the facilities and creating critical mass for new research initiatives. - Joint Research: developing common standards and procedures for better consortium performance and development of advanced instrumentation and new RI thus improving the services offered to the user community. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energyengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineeringpower engineeringelectric power generationnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationsvirtual reality Keywords Concentrated solar energy free access high temperature process heat large solar research facilities networking renewable energy sources solar fuels standardization Programme(s) FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research infrastructures Topic(s) INFRA-2008-1.1.2 - Targeted approach: Integrated Activities to support the specific needs of thematic priority areas Call for proposal FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2008-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-CSA-Infra - Combination of CP and CSA Coordinator CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES ENERGETICAS MEDIOAMBIENTALES Y TECNOLOGICAS EU contribution € 2 160 281,73 Address AVENIDA COMPLUTENSE 40 28040 MADRID Spain See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Ana Collados Martín-Posadillo (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (11) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV Germany EU contribution € 1 195 999,32 Address LINDER HOHE 51147 Koln See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Georg Boehm (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS France EU contribution € 1 641 746,14 Address RUE MICHEL ANGE 3 75794 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Jocelyn Mére (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT Switzerland EU contribution € 649 846,84 Address FORSCHUNGSTRASSE 111 5232 Villigen Psi See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Nordwestschweiz Aargau Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Irene Walthert (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH Switzerland EU contribution € 98 759,04 Address Raemistrasse 101 8092 Zuerich See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Zürich Zürich Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Peter Chen (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE Israel EU contribution € 692 189,34 Address HERZL STREET 234 7610001 Rehovot See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Talia Tzahor (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data AGENZIA NAZIONALE PER LE NUOVE TECNOLOGIE, L'ENERGIA E LO SVILUPPO ECONOMICO SOSTENIBILE Italy EU contribution € 708 240,48 Address LUNGOTEVERE GRANDE AMMIRAGLIO THAON DI REVEL 76 00196 Roma See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Mariella Caffarelli (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data DIN DEUTSCHES INSTITUT FUER NORMUNG EV Germany EU contribution € 29 801,56 Address BURGGRAFENSTRASSE 6 10787 Berlin See on map Region Berlin Berlin Berlin Activity type Other Administrative Contact Siglinde Kaiser (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITE PAUL SABATIER TOULOUSE III France EU contribution € 79 361,60 Address ROUTE DE NARBONNE 118 31062 Toulouse Cedex 9 See on map Region Occitanie Midi-Pyrénées Haute-Garonne Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Anne Molinié (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data AUNERGY THERMOSOLAR S.R.L. 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