CNRSRI-045
Thémis (foyer principal Pégase)
4500Nominal power on target [kW]
1500Peak flux on target [kW/m 2]
About this facility
High performance 4.5 MWth solar tower with 2 focal points
Sectors and technologies
Anything, usually CSP & CST related
Technical specifications
10 parameters| Central receiver | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Tower height [m] | 115 |
| Number of heliostats and field arrangement | 107 heliostats |
| Heliostats size [m2] | 54 |
| Nominal power on target [kW] | 4500 |
| Total reflective area [m 2] | 5800 |
| Reflectivity of reflective area (when clean) [%] | 85 |
| Peak flux on target [kW/m 2] | 1500 |
| Maximum sun concentration | 1300 |
| Special features | water, dedicated weather station on site. |
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
- Optical Properties of Mirrors. Reflectance measurement. Facets characterization
- Measurements on material properties
- Heliostat control algorithms
- Optical and thermal characterization of solar concentrators
- Heliostat(s) Performance Qualification
- Parabolic Trough Collector’s Characterization
- Accelerated Aging of absorbers & absorbing coatings
- Optical Properties/Characterization of Absorbers & Receivers and their coating
- Surface Properties of Absorbers & Receivers and their coating
- Outdoor optical and thermal performance of PTC linear receivers
- Testing of components for parabolic troughs solar fields with oil under real operating conditions
- 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
- Thermal and Thermodynamic characterization of prototype Receivers for Central Receiver on Tower Technologies under Real Operating Conditions
- Qualification HTF based on particles
- Characterization of HTF thermal properties
- Characterization of HTF/HSM chemical stability
- Sensor development and testing
- Heat Exchangers Characterization
- Characterization of Materials and Components for TES
- Feasibility of Materials for Sensible and Latent Thermal Storage Systems
- Qualification of Heat Storage using Packed beds under Real Operating Conditions
- Thermal & thermochemical properties evaluation for thermal storage materials
- Development and characterization of Materials and Components for TES
- Advanced solid concepts for thermal energy storage
- 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
- Testing of Solarized Stirling Engines in Real Conditions
- Testing of Solarized gas turbine in Real Conditions
- Testing of small steam turbines powered by molten salt steam generator
- Online and offline diagnostics
- Calibration of Concentrated solar irradiance sensors
- High flux sensors qualification
- Qualification of high radiative flux processes
- Calibration of Infrared sensors for temperature measurement
- Non-Contact Temperature Measurement at Solar Furnaces
- High temperature optical properties measurement
- Calibration of synthetic oil mass flow meters
- Calibration of solar Irradiation, Temperature and pressure measurement sensors
- Solar photocatalytic treatment of urban and industrial wastewaters
- Solar Photocatalytic Water Disinfection
- Solar Reactors Development for Water Treatment
- Solar Thermal Desalination by Multi-Effect Distillation
- Low-temperature solar collectors for thermal water treatment
- High Temperature Thermochemical Research Units
- Thermal and Thermodynamic characterization of prototype Reactors for Central Receiver on Tower Technologies under real operating conditions
- Solar Fuels and Thermochemistry
- Qualification of Solar Driven Processes under realistic conditions
- Solar Hydrogen Production Process Qualification
- Solar Thermochemical Hydrogen/Syngas
- Water splitting thermochemical cycles
- Solar Hydrogen production and wastewater treatment
- Surface materials treatment
- Metallography. Micro-hardness analysis. Thermogravimetric analysis
- Advanced materials analysis and characterization techniques
- Material synthesis
- Analytical Services (Other Materials)
- Gas analysis
- Organic Coatings Qualification
- Surface Treatment and Metallic Coatings
- Thermal analysis
- 3D Optical surface metrology
- Testing of high temperature processes
- Testing of materials at high temperature
- Synthesis of materials at high temperature
- Deposits of coatings at high temperature
- Thermal treatment of materials at high temperature
- Testing of materials at high flux
Contact & links
Emmanuel Guillot sisia@promes.cnrs.fr