Annual Report 2006 - Plataforma Solar de Almería

PLATAFORMA SOLAR DE ALMERÍA
3.4.2 SolarPRO
Materials surface treatment and sintering. Development of a
concentrated solar radiation heat supply system; testing and
characterization of its application to various high-temperature
production processes and waste elimination.
Participants: CIEMAT, Univ. Sevilla, Instituto de Tecnología Cerámica, Polytechnic
Univ. Cataluña
Contact:
Diego Martínez; diego.martinez@psa.es
Funding: Ministry of Science and Technology National R&D Plan (2003-
2006). Total budget: 370.6 k€. CIEMAT Budget 176.6 k€.
Duration: November 15, 2003 – November 14, 2006
Motivación: Solar thermal energy is the renewable energy which, because of
its characteristics, must take on a relevant role in industry, as it provides,
either directly or through transfer to a fluid or absorber material, the thermal
energy necessary for many industrial processes, and can supply solar process
heat at different temperatures.
The industrial processes that usually require the largest energy share are
those that take place at high temperatures. For the future implantation of the
solar thermal concentrating technology in high-temperature industrial processes,
a strong boost for research is required and for each particular process,
its technological feasibilitiy must be demonstrated, adapting the design and
production parameters.
Purpose: The purpose of SolarPRO is to demonstrate the technological feasibility
of using solar thermal energy as the energy source in high-temperature
industrial processes. The processes studied in this project are classified in two
basic groups:
• Industrial production processes
• Waste treatment processes
The first such processes selected are the following:
Table 3.1 First processes selected
Ceramic industy processes
100ºC < T
Drying of raw pieces