June 6, 2023

Project HEHTRES: New particle receiver installed on the multifocus tower

Video: Project HEHTRES - Installation of the new particle receiver on the multifocus tower in Jülich
In the HEHTRES (High Efficiency High Temperature Receiver System) project, DLR is testing a particle receiver and a particle transport system on an industrially relevant scale. The receiver is a further development of the centrifugal receiver (CentRec®) developed at DLR. In it, hot ceramic particles absorb the concentrated solar radiation and store it. One advantage of the particles: They can be heated to 900 degrees Celsius.

And up it is! The new HEHTRES receiver is now enjoying the magnificent view of our heliostat field in Jülich and is waiting for its first sunbath. In an operation lasting several hours, the particle receiver weighing several tonnes was lifted to the top research level of the multifocus tower at a height of 40 m and installed there. In our short video we give you an impression of this.

In the HEHTRES project (High Efficiency High Temperature Receiver System), DLR is testing a particle receiver and a particle transport system on an industrial scale. The receiver is a further development of the centrifugal receiver (CentRec®) developed at DLR. In it, hot ceramic particles absorb the concentrated solar radiation and store it. One advantage of the particles: They can be heated to 900 degrees Celsius. The connected transport system can then forward the particles to various applications such as the generation of CO2-neutral electricity, process heat or green hydrogen and then return them to the receiver.

We look forward to the upcoming experiments and results.

Contact

Elke Reuschenbach

Head of Communications
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Institute of Solar Research
Linder Höhe, 51147 Köln-Porz
Germany
Tel: +49 2203 601-4153