The Plataforma Solar de Almería (PSA), a dependency of the Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), is the largest concentrating solar technology research, development and test center in Europe. PSA activities are integrated in the CIEMAT organization as an R&D division of the Department of Energy.
RESEARCH UNITS
LINE-FOCUS CONCENTRATING SOLAR THERMAL TECHNOLOGIES UNIT
POINT-FOCUS CONCENTRATING SOLAR THERMAL TECHNOLOGIES
THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE UNIT
MATERIALS FOR CONCENTRATING SOLAR THERMAL TECHNOLOGIES UNIT
SOLAR PRODUCTION OF FUELS AND COMMODITIES UNIT
SOLAR THERMAL APPLICATIONS UNIT
SOLAR TREATMENT OF WATER UNIT
NEWS
La Plataforma Solar de Almería acoge el II Congreso del departamento de Energía del CIEMAT 04/12/2025
La directora general del Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Yolanda Benito, ha inaugurado el II Congreso del departamento de Energía, que tuvo lugar en la Plataforma Solar de Almería los días 25 y 26 de noviembre y que reunión al personal investigador, técnico y de gestión.
GREENOLIVE: Green Mediterranean through Solar Driven
CIEMAT’s Thermal Energy Storage Unit is proud to participate in GREENOLIVE, an ambitious project funded under the Interreg NEXT MED Programme. This forward-looking initiative addresses one of the Mediterranean’s most urgent challenges: reducing greenhouse gas emissions from industries while boosting innovation, sustainability, and regional cooperation.
