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.
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POINT-FOCUS CONCENTRATING SOLAR THERMAL TECHNOLOGIES
MATERIALS FOR CONCENTRATING SOLAR THERMAL TECHNOLOGIES UNIT
THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE UNIT
SOLAR PRODUCTION OF FUELS AND COMMODITIES UNIT
SOLAR THERMAL APPLICATIONS UNIT
SOLAR TREATMENT OF WATER UNIT
NEWS
Patricia Palenzuela y Lidia Roca, galardonadas en los EU-Solaris Annual Awards 2025
Las investigadoras de la Unidad de Aplicaciones Solares Térmicas de la Plataforma Solar de Almería PSA-CIEMAT, Patricia Palenzuela y Lidia Roca, han sido reconocidas en los EU-SOLARIS Annual Awards 2025, unos premios que destacan la excelencia en el ámbito de la energía solar térmica de concentración y las infraestructuras científicas asociadas.
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Los investigadores de la PSA, Aarón Poyatos y Robinson Ramírez, premiados por la Universidad de Almería por la excelencia en sus trabajos de fin de máster
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CIEMAT and CENER Join Forces to Organize the 2nd International Workshop on Solar Tower Innovation at PSA
We’re pleased to announce that the 2nd International Workshop on Solar Towers Performance Enhancement and Cost Reduction will take place on September 18–19, 2025, at the CIEMAT-Plataforma Solar de Almería (PSA), in Spain. The event is jointly organized by CIEMAT and CENER (National Renewable Energy Centre of Spain) within the framework of the EU-SOLARIS project (financed by EU-SOLARIS ERIC Internal Project 2024): “In-depth Beam Characterization System Study in Terms of Commercial Solar Fields Analysis.”
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