CIEMAT-PSA-HYWATOX

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CIEMAT-Plataforma Solar de Almería (PSA)-HYWATOX

TA17 – CIEMAT-PSA-HYWATOX 

Location

Ctra. de Senés, km. 4,5

04200 Tabernas,  Spain 

Description

The Plataforma Solar de Almería (PSA) is recognised as a Major European Scientific Facility by the European Commission and is also the largest and most complete R&D centre in the world dedicated to Solar Thermal Concentrating Systems, Solar Desalination and Photochemistry. It is a privileged place for the development, evaluation, demonstration, and transfer of solar concentrating technologies, both for thermal applications and for chemical processes. It offers researchers a location with insolation and climate characteristics similar to those of the developing countries of the equatorial belt with the advantages of owning the largest scientific facilities among European countries. The PSA consists of solar concentrating and solar water treatment facilities that are unique in the world due to their variety and size.
Solar Hydrogen production and wastewater treatment: This facility is connected to a CPC photo-reactor for the simultaneous removal of organic contaminants contained in aqueous solutions This is the first photo-reactor at pilot plant scale in Europe devoted to the application of this technology for the generation of solar hydrogen. The exploitation of this new facility is tackled from the fundamental research point of view within a highly trending topic which is Solar Fuels. According to recently approved ERA-NET projects in this specific topic, there is a high interest on scientific outputs which could be obtained by using this facility. In consequence, interesting scientific achievements from possible international proposals are envisaged.

Testing Capabilities

Solar hydrogen production and wastewater treatment using a CPC photo-reactor for simultaneous removal of organic contaminants and generation of solar hydrogen, at the first pilot-scale facility in Europe dedicated to this technology.

Technical Equipment

The facility is used for solar hydrogen production and wastewater treatment through a CPC photo-reactor that removes organic contaminants and generates solar hydrogen, focusing on fundamental research in solar fuels.

Additional information

Technology Readiness Level: 7 or above

Special considerations: N/A 

Technology clusters: CSP/STE, Hydrogen

Website: https://www.psa.es

Availability: All year

Provision of tools to prepare data sets in a FAIR way:  Yes 

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