DLR Solar Colloquium 2025
Programme
Time | Presentation title | Speaker |
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From 09:00 | Arrival and registration | |
10:00 | Welcome and Introduction | Prof. Dr. Christian Sattler Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Robert Pitz-Paal Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernhard Hoffschmidt |
Part 1 10:15 - 11:35 | Reports and trends from industry | Session Chair: Dr. Nicole Janotte (DLR Institute of Future Fuels) |
10:15 | Decarbonisation in the sulphuric acid industry | Martin Kürten (GRILLO Chemicals GmbH) Dr. Dimitrios Dimitrakis (DLR Institute of Future Fuels) |
10:55 | HELISOL® – Innovative heat transfer fluids with unmatched versatility | Dr. Maximilian Moxter (Wacker Chemie AG) |
11:15 | Plant DAWN – Review of one year of operating experience | David Rutz (Synhelion SA) |
11:35 - 12:00 | Coffee break | |
Part 2 12:00 - 13:00 | New developments and networks | Session Chair: Dr. Martina Reichert (DLR Institute of Future Fuels) |
12:00 | John Cockerill Modular CSP Tower Plant | Stéphane Boulanger (John Cockerill Energy) |
12:20 | Overview of methanol projects at DLR | Dr. Jürgen Dersch (DLR Institute of Solar Research) Enric Prats (DLR Institute of Future Fuels) |
12:40 | HelioHub: A Cross-Border Solar Energy Excellence Hub to accelerate the Green Transition | Prof. Dr. Derek Baker (Middle East Technical University) |
13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch break | |
Part 3 14:00 - 15:30 | Research and infrastructure | Session Chair: Dr. Jana Stengler (DLR Institute of Solar Research) |
14:00 | An efficient and scalable approach to synthesizing sustainable fuels by way of solar thermochemistry | Prof. Dr. Kent Warren (ETH Zürich) |
14:20 | Solar-powered membrane reactors for hydrogen and syngas production | Dr. Nicole Neumann (DLR Institute of Future Fuels) |
14:40 | Solar conversion of various biomass for biofuel purpose | Dr. Clarisse Lorreyte (DLR Institute of Future Fuels) |
15:00 | GFE Jülich - unique test infrastructure for solar-thermochemical processes up to 10 MW | Dr. Kai Wieghardt (DLR Institute of Solar Research) |
15:20 | Closing remarks | Prof. Dr. Christian Sattler Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Robert Pitz-Paal Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernhard Hoffschmidt |
15:30 - 16:30 | Tour of the Solar Towers Jülich and the Synlight® Solar Simulator | |
15:30 | Get together |
Registration fee
Regular participant | Student |
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150,00 € excl. VAT | 50,00 € incl. VAT |