SolarPRO - Development of a heat supply system based on concentrated SOLAR beam: testing and characterization of its application to several high-temperature industrial and waste removal PROcesse

Participants:

• Plataforma Solar de Almeria, CIEMAT (Spain) Coordinator.

• Mechanical and Material Engineering Dept., University of Seville (Spain)

• Institute of Ce-ramics Technologies. Castellón (Spain)

• Fluid Me-chanics Dept., Polytechnic Catalonian University (Spain).

Assembly of processing plant with volumetric receiver at the PSA Solar Furnace

Fluidized bed with volumetric receiver in the
PSA Solar Furnace
 

Contact:

• Diego Martínez Plaza, Plataforma Solar de Almería-CIEMAT

• Spanish Science and Technology Ministry. National Program of Scientific Research, Development and Technology Innovation 2000-2003 (REN2003-09247-C04-01)

The aim of this project is to demonstrate the technological feasibility of using solar thermal energy to supply different in-dustrial processes, other than electricity generation and common denominator of which is their high process temperature. For this purpose, the experience and knowledge gathered during the various central receiver technology projects and materials treatment activities will be combined in the Solar Furnace.

Processes studied have been classified in two basic groups:

• Industrial manufacturing processes.

• Solid wastes treatment processes.

SolarPRO has verified the enormous potential of applying solar thermal energy to the ceramic industry, solid waste treat-ment, and some materials treatments, such as sintering.

Publications:  

• [Cañadas, I.; Téllez, F.; Rodríguez, J.; Martínez, D. “‘SOLARPRO’: A survey of feasible high temperature in-dustrial applications of concentrated solar energy”. Proceedings of 13th International Symposium on Con-centrated Solar Power and Chemical Energy Technolo-gies. ISBN: 84-7834-519-1. Seville (Spain) 20-23 June 2006
• Cañadas, I.; Martínez, D.; Téllez, F.; Rodríguez, J. “Feasi-bility Use of Solar Thermal Energy in High Temperature Industrial Processes” Proceedings of International Confe-rence On Renewable Energies and Water Technologies. Roquetas de Mar - Almería (Spain). 6-8 Octubre 2006
• Cañadas, I.; Martínez, D.; Rodríguez, J.; Gallardo, J. M. Sintering of Multilayered Copper Wires in a Solar Furnace. PM 2004 Conference Proceedings Vol 2. 143-148. ISBN: 1899072152
• Rojas, E.; Cañadas, I.; Calor Solar en Procesos Industria-les; Congreso Nacional sobre Energías Renovables (CONEERR2005). 14-16/11/2005 Murcia (SPAIN).