SOLWARIS is a project funded by European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme coordinated by TSK ELECTRONICA Y ELECTRICIDAD SA, Spain.
SOLWARIS targets to significantly reduce the water used by CSP plants. The project proposes to demonstrate the efficiency of innovations on solar field cleaning, power-block cooling, water recycling system, and plant operation strategy.
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- NEWSSOLWARIS at SOLAR PACES 2020SOLWARIS project has been presented at Solar Paces 2020 conference that was held online from September 28 to October 2, 2020, in Daegu. The 26th edition of SolarPACES 2020 was successfully held online for the first time. 530 participants from 36 countries joined this new experience and benefited from over 200 presentations and 140 posters. The SolarPACES community proofed that a pandemic does not stop inspiring research and progress, interactions, and lively discussions between experts worldwide. SOLWARIS results were presented through: poster presentation by Erlantz Fernández de Gorostiza (TEK) on the topic: Scattering Sensor Embedded in Mirrors for Continuous Soiling Monitoring of CSP Plants. poster presentation by Cristobal Villasante (TEK) on the topic: SMARTMIRROR®: Making CSP Plants Smarter and More Profitable. poster presentation by Dr. Patricia Santamaria (RIO SCH) on the topic: Evaluation of Optical Properties and Mechanical Resistance ofAntisoiling Layer on Antireflective Coated Glass Tubes for Solar. More information can be found here. ...
- NEWSSOLWARIS will be presented at INPOWER workshopOutcomes of the SOLWARIS project will be presented during the workshop dedicated to the topic “Materials & Processes for Thermal Solar System”. Half-day online workshop will be organized within the framework of H2020 funded project IN POWER on October 27, 2020. SOLWARIS project will be presented by Luis Millán Monte from TSK. More information on the event can be found here. ...
- NEWSSOLWARIS M24 meeting had to be organized remotelyOn the occassion of the M24 meeting, the SOLWARIS team met in the end of May 2020. Due to the travel restrictions, the meeting was held remotely via teleconference service. During one day meeting, SOLWARIS work progress in individual WPs was discussed. In addition, discussion and planning of the last phase dedicated to the testing of individual SOLWARIS technologies was held. ...
- NEWSSOLWARIS project concluded first developmental phaseFirst phase of the SOLWARIS project was concluded in the end of January by successful organization of official review meeting with the Project Officer. Initial phase was devoted to the development and upscaling of individual SOLWARIS technologies. All prototypes are currently being manufactured and prepared for the installation in the testing sites – La Africana and Plataforma Solar de Almería – where extensive testing and validation will be performed during the last year of the project. ...