Annual Report 2006 - Plataforma Solar de Almería

EVENTS
The DLR (German Aerospace Center)
also contributed to making it a great day
with the attendance of several of their
highest officers, with special mention due
to Mr. Günther Hamacher, member of their
Board of Directors.
The ceremony was the perfect setting
for acknowledging the dedication of workers
who, like the PSA, had been in service
for 25 years. The Director General of CIE-
MAT, Dr. Juan Antonio Rubio Rodriguez,
gave them the award designed for the occasion
in a memorable ceremony.
Scientific congresses
The ‘13th SolarPACES Symposium’ took
place in the Seville School of Engineering
from June 20-23, 2006. This symposium is
considered the congress of the ‘concentrating’
solar community.
Figure 5.6 Presentation of 25-
year service awards
This year the Plataforma Solar staff was
particularly involved, serving on the Scientific and Organizing Committees and
a large number in attendance. The organization was done jointly by the
Seville School of Engineering (main campus) the ‘PROTERMOSOLAR’ association
and the PSA-CIEMAT.
This Symposium was especially successful, with over 400 participants. This
is because of the high point of maturity that solar thermal electricity is experiencing
in Spain. In fact, the Organizing Committee designed the distribution
of sessions in such a way that June 21 st , “Industry Day”, was devoted
exclusively to the current industrial interest in these technologies. The sessions
included a round table in which the main companies involved in the construction
of the first commercial solar thermal power plants in Spain participated.
To complete the day’s activities, SOLÚCAR offered a visit to the PS10
plant in Sanlúcar la Mayor (Seville), which will be the first commercial plant to
enter in service delivering solar thermal power to the Spanish electricity grid.
Figure 5.7 A Symposium session in the
Auditorium of School of
Engineering
Figure 5.8 ‘Industry Day’ round table
discussion
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