ENEASHIP
About this facility
The ENEA-SHIP plant is a research infrastructure used to test innovative materials and components under real operating conditions. Its main objectives are: Industrial Heat: To provide “green” technological solutions for process heat in the industrial sector, particularly for industries requiring temperatures above 200°C (such as chemicals, food, beverages, and plastics). Hybridization: To experiment with the integration of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) with other renewable technologies and advanced thermal energy storage systems. Materials Development: To test self-cleaning coatings and innovative mirrors (both Back Surface Mirror and Front Surface Mirror). The plant, which enables the testing of innovative materials and components under real operating conditions, is currently suited for the study of small- to medium-scale industrial applications at medium to high temperatures (>200°C). These applications account for approximately 50% of the thermal energy demand in industry, yet for them there are currently no established “green” technological solutions.
Sectors and technologies
solar heat process, thermal storage, carnot battery, testing of innovative materials and components under real operating conditions
Technical specifications
9 parameters| Length and width of each row [m] | 40 |
|---|---|
| Row orientation | EAST-WEST |
| Type of receiver | ASE |
| Working fluid | Therminol-66 |
| Nominal power on target [kW] | 200 |
| Total reflective area [m 2] | 330 |
| Peak flux on target [kW/m 2] | 1000 |
| Maximum sun concentration | 10 |
| Nominal output pressure [bar abs] | Nominal power on target [kW] 200 |
Available services
- Solar Radiation Measurement and Weather Station
- Advising on Solar Radiation Measurement & Data Processing
- DNI Measurement and Analysis
- Characterization of Optical Properties of Solar Reflectors
- Outdoor exposure of Solar Reflectors
- Measurements on material properties
- Photogrammetry Measurement of Concentrator’s shape
- Geometrical assessment of Solar Concentrators (Single Facets, Point and Line Focus Collectors)
- Deflectometry Measurement of Concentrator’s shape
- Optical and thermal characterization of solar concentrators
- Outdoor optical and thermal performance of Linear Fresnel receivers
- Indoor qualification of linear receivers for LFC
- Linear Fresnel control algorithms
- Surface Properties of Anti-Reflective coatings for solar receivers
- Optical properties of solar glass envelopes with and without anti-reflective coatings
- Durability tests of Anti-Reflective Coatings on glass envelopes
- Characterization of Materials and Components for TES
- Development and characterization of Materials and Components for TES
- Qualification of Heat Storage using concrete under experimental conditions
- Qualification of Heat Storage using PCM under experimental conditions
- Simulation and modelling of thermal storage systems. Integration in STE plants or industrial heat processes
- Testing TES prototypes using oil as HTF
Contact & links
Marco D'Auria marco.dauria@enea.it