thermal

The European Council for Nuclear Research to develop a

SRB, a Valencia-based company, plans to invest 1 billion euros on solar power and will manage at global level the patent developed by the Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire (CERN, European Council for Nuclear Research) for a new prototype of solar thermal collector.

The CERN, which is located in Geneva (Switzerland) is about to complete the development of Ultra High Vacuum (UHV) collectors. The project is the most prestigious one in the center at the moment, according to SRB. The first pilot plant will be operational by the end of this year in Almussafes (Spain).

A different, bigger, plant will be ready in 2008 and will feature an impressive 52,000 square meters, with a production capacity of 10 megawatts per month.

SRB will manage the patent developed by Dr Cristoforo Benvenuti at the CERN. The prototype has been researched for a decade now, and features technical aspects that allow the collector to generate electricity and high and low temperature heat, according to SRB. The new collectors will achieve ultra high vacuum (UHV), which allows higher temperatures. This technology will have potential use in solar electric thermal plants to produce electricity. Additionally, it can be used in heating and cooling applications for malls and residential areas.

The advantages of these collectors range from a greater energy-conversion efficiency, a lower capital and installation cost and less cleaning needs. According to Mr Francisco Segura Hervás, CEO of SRB, the company "will have the best turnkey project for solar electric thermal plants, in industrial heating... (they will) have no competitors”.

For additional information:
www.cern.ch
www.fsegura.com
www.roig.es

Baterías con premio en la gran feria europea del almacenamiento de energía
El jurado de la feria ees (la gran feria europea de las baterías y los sistemas acumuladores de energía) ya ha seleccionado los productos y soluciones innovadoras que aspiran, como finalistas, al gran premio ees 2021. Independientemente de cuál o cuáles sean las candidaturas ganadoras, la sola inclusión en este exquisito grupo VIP constituye todo un éxito para las empresas. A continuación, los diez finalistas 2021 de los ees Award (ees es una de las cuatro ferias que integran el gran evento anual europeo del sector de la energía, The smarter E).