1 July 03, 2017 Manuel Collares PereiraINIESC A new National Research Infrastructure on Solar Energy Concentration (Chairman) July 03, Manuel Collares Pereira

2 INIESC the opportunityBrings together the two leading institutions in Portugal with competence in Solar Concentration in its multiple aspects: U. Évora (Renewable Energies Chair) and LNEG High complementarity Presently with strong and active pursue of several important R&D topics in SEC Substantial Infrastructure type investment already made Strong integration with ESFRI and other European R&D networks, industry and projects

3 INIESC the task Conversion of solar energy at medium/high temperatures with SEC: technology development for marketable products and solutions, through: new concepts: new optical solutions capable of higher conversion efficiencies at different temperatures (and applications); new thermal energy storage concepts and their demonstration, new HTF. related fields: water desalination, industrial process heat, thermoelectricity, production or solar fuels, promoting technology transfer to the industry and enabling an holistic approach to the product development process study and development of other applications at different operating temperatures, including demonstration as integrated solutions addressing different needs and markets; support to industry, new concepts and engineering support in their own product development stage, with infrastructural and scientific framework enabling corresponding performance assessment and product certification process; capacity building: training of young researchers, development of training courses addressing the related engineering concepts at different levels. (…)

4 Out. 2016| Manuel Collares PereiraSolar Energy Heat- thermal applications (low and high temperature: heat and cold, process heat, dessalination, solar fuels (…)) Electricity Production : 1) Photovoltaics(PV) – decentralized and centralized production, no storage (>300 GW in the World); not dispatchable 2) Thermoelectricity (STE-CSP) (<4.3GW- in the World) but with low cost thermal energy storage : dispatchability!!!

5 CSP- 3 main technologies, still evolving stronglyStill quite an effort to bring costs down … <4.3GW

6 Motivation …energy storage…Out | Manuel Collares Pereira Motivation …energy storage… In bateries Today: euro/kWhe stored In 5 years (?!) – 180 a 300 euro/kWhe Life time: > 10 yr In thermal form: Today : 25 a 35 euro/kWhe In 5 years: 10 a 15 euro/kWhe Life time: >20 yr Factor of 20 X in cost , today (and in the future?!!)

7 Out. 2016| Manuel Collares Pereira…motivation… PV without bateries : the cheapest solar electricity today; costs for centralized production coming closer to those of fossil fuel produced electricity… little or no dispatchability STE- CSP centralized production with storage (7 to 15h at nominal power ); dispatchable electricity, much cheaper than that of PV with bateries; still able to come down in cost !

8 INIESC the partners and their location

9 INIESC University of ÉvoraHerdade da Mitra - platforms for concentrator testing and solar field + energy storage testing EMSP PECS Molten Salts Circuit (T<580ºC) - EMSP Platform for rehearsal of large dimension (18x13m2) solar concentrators (T<400ºC) - PECS

10 INIESC University of ÉvoraÉvora Molten Salt Platform T<580⁰C; with storage and steam production (540⁰C, 100bar) 1.6MWth - TSK-Flagsol 1.5MWth - LFR Ematched

11 Évora Molten Salt Platform - EMSPINIESC University of Évora Évora Molten Salt Platform - EMSP [U.Évora (CER) + DLR]

12 INIESC University of ÉvoraTesting Platform for Solar Concentrators 2-axis Tracking Platform (13x18m2); financed from QREN- InAlentejo Full large concentrator modules testing: Oil loop (T<400⁰C); pressurized water loop (T<250⁰C)

13 INIESC University of ÉvoraOther main projects Energy storage – advanced batteries PV in Buildings: system interface PV, water pumping, irrigation Soiling of PV panels and mirrors in concentrators (…)

14 Financial InstitutionsCompanies TUV PORTUGAL EFACEC EDP INOVAÇÃO SUNOK CapWatt Solar Balance Enercoutim Promanec Raúl César Ferreira R & D Institutions University of Évora INEGI ISQ Financial Institutions CRÉDITE - EGS Energy Agencies ADENE ENERGYIN AREANATejo Associates IPES, a not for profit association (Instituto Português de Energia Solar). Aims at being a catalyst for R, D&D+I in Solar Energy in Portugal, promoting technology transfer to its associates and among them, actively supporting the definition and the promotion of adequate energy policies for the sector.

15 DNI - solar radiation (beam) statisticsAvailability Long term performance prediction Forecasting Nowcasting (…)

16 INIESC LNEG Lisbon In solar:Oldest Portuguese institution doing R&D in Renewable Energies In solar: - solar collectors (development, testing, certification) solar passive buildings and thermal behaviour of buildings energy efficiency, PV , Hydrogen as fuel etc. It also investigates fossil fuel based energy solutions and technologies as well as Materials Science for Energy (a competence particularly interesting for its participation in INIESC)

17 INIESC LNEG Materials and Coatings LaboratoryArtificial aging laboratory Outdoor exposure testing sites Heat treatment laboratory X-Ray Diffraction Scanning Electron Microscopy Thermogravimetric Analysis Gasification pilot plant Elemental composition Water thermal hydrolysis Solar Fuels and Electrochemical Storage Modelling and simulation Model development Computational Fluid Dynamics Transient System Simulation Outdoor exposure testing sites Solar Fuels and Electrochemical Storage Artificial aging laboratory

18 INIESC in conclusion Thank you for your attention!INIESC: a new Research Infrastructure with the goal of being the leading institution for solar concentrating technologies in Portugal, bringing together and making the most of existing resources and financing, sustaining a coherent program, in a national and European context: establishing an essential network with the most active and important European R&D Institutions in the Solar field Already working with more tha 20 top European (and, in the future, with Portuguese) companies in this field Thank you for your attention!

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