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3D Optical surface metrology

Accelerated Aging of absorbers & absorbing coatings

Advanced materials analysis and characterization techniques

Advanced solid concepts for thermal energy storage

Advising on Solar Radiation Measurement & Data Processing

Analytical Services (Other Materials)

Atmosferic air packed bed test bench for simulation models validation

Calibration of Concentrated solar irradiance sensors

Calibration of Infrared sensors for temperature measurement

Calibration of RSP Solar Irradiation Sensors

Calibration of solar Irradiation, Temperature and pressure measurement sensors

Calibration of synthetic oil mass flow meters

Characterisation and Testing of Membranes for Water treatment

Characterization of HTF thermal properties

Characterization of HTF/HSM chemical stability

Characterization of Materials and Components for TES

Characterization of Materials and Components for TES systems with molten salts

Characterization of Optical Properties of Solar Reflectors

Characterization of Polymeric Materials (elastomers and other polymers)

Characterization of thermal performance of prototype Receivers for solar dish technology coupled with MGT engine

Corrosion and material protection studies under artificial aging tests

Corrosion and material protection studies under outdoor exposure

Deflectometry Measurement of Concentrator’s shape

Deposits of coatings at high temperature

Development and characterization of Materials and Components for TES

DNI Measurement and Analysis

Durability of Solar Reflectors under Accelerated Aging

Durability tests of Anti-Reflective Coatings on glass envelopes

Efficiency improvement of low temperature distillation processes by absorption heat pumps

Efficiency improvement of MED processes by absorption heat pumps

Feasibility of Materials for Sensible and Latent Thermal Storage Systems

Flexible or ball-joints connections testing for molten salt loop

Gas analysis

Geometrical assessment of Solar Concentrators (Single Facets, Point and Line Focus Collectors)

Heat Exchangers Characterization

Heliostat control algorithms

Heliostat(s) Performance Qualification

High flux sensors qualification

High temperature optical properties measurement

High Temperature Thermochemical Research Units

Indoor qualification of linear receivers for LFC

Indoor qualification of linear receivers for PTC

Innovative membrane desalination technologies (MD, FO)

Lab-scale test bed used for the evaluation of open volumetric receivers

Linear Fresnel control algorithms

Low-temperature solar collectors for thermal water treatment

Material synthesis

Measurements on material properties

Metallography. Micro-hardness analysis. Thermogravimetric analysis

Molten salt pool to steam heat exchangers

New photocatalytic materials testing and evaluation under natural solar radiation

Non-Contact Temperature Measurement at Solar Furnaces

Online and offline diagnostics

Optical and thermal characterization of solar concentrators

Optical Properties of Mirrors. Reflectance measurement. Facets characterization

Optical properties of solar glass envelopes with and without anti-reflective coatings

Optical Properties/Characterization of Absorbers & Receivers and their coating

Optimization of exhaust gas / molten salt heat exchangers by means of numerical simulation and experimental test

Organic Coatings Qualification

Outdoor exposure of Solar Reflectors

Outdoor optical and thermal performance of Linear Fresnel receivers

Outdoor optical and thermal performance of PTC linear receivers

Parabolic Trough Collector’s Characterization

Photogrammetry Measurement of Concentrator’s shape

Qualification HSM/HTF

Qualification HTF based on particles

Qualification of Heat Storage using concrete under experimental conditions

Qualification of Heat Storage using Packed beds under Real Operating Conditions

Qualification of Heat Storage using PCM under experimental conditions

Qualification of high radiative flux processes

Qualification of Solar Driven Processes under realistic conditions

Sensor development and testing

Simulation and modelling of thermal storage systems. Integration in STE plants or industrial heat processes

Solar Fuels and Thermochemistry

Solar Hydrogen production and wastewater treatment

Solar Hydrogen Production Process Qualification

Solar Photocatalytic and photochemical Water Disinfection

Solar photocatalytic treatment of urban and industrial wastewaters

Solar Photocatalytic Water Disinfection

Solar photocatalytic/photochemical treatment and reuse of urban and industrial wastewaters

Solar Radiation Measurement and Weather Station

Solar Reactors Development for Water Treatment

Solar Reactors Development for Water Treatment and reuse

Solar Thermal Desalination by Membrane Distillation

Solar Thermal Desalination by Multi-Effect Distillation

Solar Thermochemical Hydrogen/Syngas

Static Contact Angle measurements on the surface of Anti-Reflective Coatings

Study on molten salts in Parabolic Trough Collectors and pipe section

Surface materials treatment

Surface Properties of Absorbers & Receivers and their coating

Surface Properties of Anti-Reflective coatings for solar receivers

Surface Treatment and Metallic Coatings

Synthesis of materials at high temperature

Testing in molten salt loop of auxiliary components (valves, heat tracing, instrumentation)

Testing of components for parabolic troughs solar fields with direct steam generation under real operating conditions

Testing of components for parabolic troughs solar fields with oil under real operating conditions

Testing of cooling circuits in CSP plants

Testing of high temperature processes

Testing of materials at high flux

Testing of materials at high temperature

Testing of Rotating Connections for PT receivers (Flexible hoses, ball-joints, etc.)

Testing of small steam turbines powered by molten salt steam generator

Testing of Solarized gas turbine in Real Conditions

Testing of Solarized Stirling Engines in Real Conditions

Testing TES prototypes using oil as HTF

Thermal & thermochemical properties evaluation for thermal storage materials

Thermal analysis

Thermal and Thermodynamic characterization of prototype Reactors for Central Receiver on Tower Technologies under real operating conditions

Thermal and Thermodynamic characterization of prototype Receivers for Central Receiver on Tower Technologies under Real Operating Conditions

Thermal treatment of materials at high temperature

Two-tank molten salt storage system for simulation models validation

Water splitting thermochemical cycles

CERTH

RI-057

Solar simulator

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CERTH

RI-056

Solar furnace

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University of Evora

RI-049

ALFR-NEWSOL Loop

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CNRS

RI-044

Thémis (foyer secondaire Mini Pégase)

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CNRS

RI-043

MWSF (Grand Four d’Odeillo)

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ENEA

RI-072

Sputtering Plant

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ENEA

RI-068

Forecast Laboratory

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ENEA

RI-066

ENEASHIP

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LNEG

RI-065

Computation Simulation

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LNEG

RI-064

Material characterization

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LNEG

RI-063

Solar Catalysis

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LNEG

RI-062

LES

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