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
LINEAR FOCUSING TECHNOLOGIES UNIT
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
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"Present and future of decarbonization with solar thermal concentration in Spain" - Genera 2023
Open debate with the participation of speakers and public on the role concentrating solar power should play in the decarbonisation objectives in the different industrial sectors.
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La tesis doctoral de la investigadora Ilaria Berruti reconocida con el premio accésit Planeta y Desarrollo Sostenible de la UPV
ELa tesis doctoral de la investigadora Ilaria Berruti titulada "Assessment of novel Advanced Oxidation Processes for the simultaneous disinfection and decontamination of water" y dirigida por Inmaculada Polo López de la Plataforma Solar de Almería del CIEMAT ha sido galardonada con el premio Accésit en la categoría Planeta y Desarrollo Sostenible durante la VIII edición de los premios del Instituto Universitario de Investigación de Ingeniería del Agua y Medio Ambiente (IIAMA) de la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia.
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Satellite photographs of some of the main Solar Thermal Concentration facilities in the world
The DLR, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, has published on its website satellite photographs of some of the main Solar Thermal Concentration facilities in the world, including the Plataforma Solar de Almería.
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