As Next-CSP is coming to an end, the project consortium is organising the Final Info Day on Thursday, 8 July 2021, from 09:30 to 13:00 CET. Due to the health context, the Info Day will be organised online, through the Zoom platform. There is also an option to attend the Info Day on site at the CNRS-PROMES facilities in Font Romeu Odeillo, France (limited, register here)

Come and find out about the innovative technologies for Concentrated Solar Power and the main results of the project! In the programme:

  • 09:30 – Concentrated solar power in particles, concepts and challenges (Gilles Flamant, CNRS, France)
  • 10:00 – Particles in solar heat capture, heat storage and heat recovery (Jan Baeyens, EPPT, Belgium)
  • 10:30 – Construction and implementation of the Next-CSP prototype (Ken Whittaker, WEL, UK)
  • 11:00 – First operation results of the Next-CSP prototype (Alex Le Gal , CNRS, France)
  • 11:30 – Scaling-up the Next-CSP concept at commercial size :
    • High efficiency conversion cycles (Manuel Romero, IMDEA Energy, Spain)
    • Positioning of CSP in Future Electricity Networks (Frédéric Siros, EDF, France)
  • 12:30 – Q&A and closing session

The registration is free (but mandatory)!

An onsite visit of the CNRS-PROMES facilities will be organised after the Virtual InfoDay on 8 July PM. This visit is upon invitation. However, if you wish to participate, please contact us!