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Concentrating Solar Systems for the Generation of Heat, Electricity and Fuel

The Institute of Solar Research, headquartered in Cologne, was established by the German Aerospace Centre in 2011 to consolidate the various solar research activities of the Stuttgart-based Institute of Technical Thermodynamics in a single institution.

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Research and Development

The research and development in the field of concentrating solar technologies provided the basis for the commercial use of this technology. Subject of current research are the improvement of existing processes, materials and components and the development of innovations.

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Services

The Institute of Solar Research offers international industrial customers of the CSP industry extensive services. Thereby the institute transfers results of its research and development work into the commercial application.

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Infrastructure

The Institute of Solar Research operates large facilities, test rigs and laboratories at three locations in Germany and has access to the Spanish major research facility Plataforma Solar de Almería (PSA), operated by his cooperation partner CIEMAT. This infrastructure providea ideal conditions for solar researchers in basic research and application-oriented projects as well as for the development and deployment of managed services for industrial customers.

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Sonnenvisionen – Zurück ins Jahr 2050 mit Dr.-Ing. Martina Neises-von Puttkamer


Dienstag, 12. Januar 2021

Wie sieht wohl die Arbeit in einem solarthermischen Kraftwerk im Jahr 2050 aus? Unsere Kollegin Martina Neises-von Puttkamer nimmt uns in ihren „Sonnenvisionen“ mit auf eine Reise in die Zukunft der solarthermischen Kraftwerke. In ihrer Kurzgeschichte lernen wir die Ingenieurin Tanija und ihren Arbeitsalltag in einem Solarkraftwerk im Jahr 2050 kennen. Der Beitrag erschien in der ersten Ausgabe des diesjährigen Bunsen Magazins.
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Apply now for free access to Europe’s CSP-facilities with the project SFERA-III


Monday, 11 January 2021

The third campaign of the SFERA-III-project goes into another round and invites scientists to apply for an access to various top research infrastructures of the CSP-technology in Europe. 12 institutions in Spain, France, Turkey and five more countries offer 22 of their facilities. DLR grants access to its High Flux Solar Simulator Synlight in Juelich, near Cologne. Application deadline: 31 January 2021.
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The Institute of Future Fuels Starts the New Year with a Bigger Team: Staff of the department Solar Chemical Engineering and two large-scale facilities builds the core of the new institute


Friday, 08 January 2021

The research field solar chemical engineering that used to belong to our institute is since January 1st part of the DLR Institute of Future Fuels (FF). The staff from the corresponding division are the young institute’s core team. The large-scale facilities Solar Furnace and Solar Simulator in Cologne, as well as the Synlight facility in Juelich, will also be a part of the Institute of Future Fuels. Professor Christian Sattler, until now head of the Solar Chemical Engineering department in the Institute of Solar Research, has been leading the new institute as acting Director since its official foundation in July 2020.
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