DLR Solar Colloquium 2025
Following its first edition at the Jülich site last year, the motto of this year's Solar Colloquium was "Solar processes for the chemical Industry". It brought together experts from industry and research to discuss new methods, tools and technologies for sustainable industrial processes.
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 |
