CIEMAT

Plataforma Solar de Almeria

Ricardo SanchezCIEMAT-PSA

ricardo.sanchez@psa.es

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• CIEMAT

• Photovoltaic Solar Energy Unit

• Energy Efficiency in Buildings Research Unit

• Solar Concentrating Systems Unit

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• CIEMAT

• Photovoltaic Solar Energy Unit

• Energy Efficiency in Buildings Research Unit

• Solar Concentrating Systems Unit

CIEMAT: Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas

Human resources: 1,326

Budget (2013): 98.1 M€ Income from R&D (2013): 44.3 M€

OPI: Public Research Organisation

CIEMAT: Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas

Madrid

Soria

Almería

Trujillo

(Cáceres)

CIEMAT (Madrid)

Almeria Solar Platform (PSA)

Information Technologies(CETA – CIEMAT)

Barcelona

Socio Technical Studies (CISOT)

Territorial centres

Renewable Energy (CEDER) Studies in

Environmental Law(CIEDA)

• Promote and execute R&D activities, in accordance with ministerialguidelines, in the fields of energy, environment and technology,including specific fields of basic research.

• Collaborate with other national R&D centres, universities andenterprise.

• Carry out its activities in the framework of the EU and cooperatewith intergovernmental bodies and R&D centers from other countries.

CIEMAT Objectives

• Promote the activities derived from its R&D in terms of scientific-technical communication and dissemination, education andtechnology transfer.

• Provide first-rate technical services in the areas of its expertise.

• Advise the public administrations and public and private institutions,and represent Spain in the appropriate international forums.

CIEMAT Objectives

Energy activities at CIEMAT

Pioneer team from 1985 with a strong international projection

Staff more then 300 people

• Pioneer team from 1985 with a strong international projection

• With more than 300 staff members

Energy activities at CIEMAT

Content

• CIEMAT

• Photovoltaic Solar Energy Unit

• Energy Efficiency in Buildings Research Unit

• Solar Concentrating Systems Unit

Photovoltaic Solar Energy UnitThe activity focuses primarily on cost reduction of PV systems,through enhancement of performance, development of low-cost,high-throughput manufacturing processes, and improvement oflifetime and reliability of PV systems and components.

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S • PV devices based on deposited Si

• Advanced PV thin-film materials

• PV Solar cells, PV modules & sensors

• Characterisation and reliability of PV components

• Self-consumption & PV building integration

• Off-grid and grid-connected PV plants

2014

Researchers (PhD) 20 (17)

Technicians 7

Fellowships 2

Total 29

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PV Solar Cells, Modules & Sensors

Calibration of PV Sensors R+D on PV Cells and Modules

14

Power determination of commercial PV modules

Techniques for Defect and Failure Detection:Electroluminescence and IR Thermography

PV Solar Cells, Modules & Sensors

15

Characterisation & Reliability of PV Components:Testing, Modelling and Improvement

Batteries & Load Regulators PV Water Pumping PV CSP

16

Grid-connected Inverters PV Marker test Hail-stones Impact test

Characterisation & Reliability of PV Components:Testing, Modelling and Improvement

17

• Development of new design of PV modules for building integration

• Investigation on optical, thermal and electric behaviour of PVmodules

• Characterisation of inverters & management and control systemsfor self-consumption applications

Self-Consumption & PV Building Integration

18

PV Inverter and management andcontrol systems for self-consumptionTesting of BIPV module

Self-Consumption & PV Building Integration

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Grid- Connected & Off-grid PV Plants• In-situ calibration and testing

• Modelling and evaluation

• Degradation analysis

• Sun trackers control develop

• Sizing and optimisation

• Third-countries cooperation

• Organization of seminar and courses

• Host for stays, scholarships and PhD’s

• Technical assessment

• Design of testing labs

EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES

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• CIEMAT

• Photovoltaic Solar Energy Unit

• Energy Efficiency in Buildings Research Unit

• Solar Concentrating Systems Unit

Energy Efficiency in Buildings Research UnitOverall energy analysis of buildings: R&D in integration of passiveand active solar systems and strategies for thermal conditioningreducing heating and cooling loads

Through the use of:Bioclimatic strategies.Renewable energies integration.Distributed poligeneration.

Energy Efficiency in Buildings Research Unit25 years of experience on national and international R&D projects.20 researches: physicists, architects, engineers, chemists,mathematicians and programmers.

R&D activitiesEnergy analysis and Smart Cities

• Modelling, simulation and energetic analysis:- District and building environment.- Passive techniques modelling.- Active systems simulation.- Holistic optimization of the systems.

Energy analysis and Smart Cities

• Smart Cities. Large areas analysis: urban scale. Energy efficiency and demand reduction by

distributed Poligeneration. R&D of passive solar systems and active

solar systems – solar cooling at urban scales.

R&D activities

Feasibility analysis of the different systems. Precomercial proposal. Distributed micro generation. District heating and cooling. Distributed poly generation. System integration into the district heating network: Hot sanitary

water, heating, cooling, electricity… Energetic management andcontrol.

Experimental analysis of buildings and building components

Methodology development in:

• Measurements in building and building components• Handling and documenting data sets• Energy performance analysis• Empirical modelling of passive systems (Grey-Box modelling)• Comfort evaluation• Validation & calibration of simulation models

R&D activities

Experimental analysis of buildings and building components

Applications:• Characterization• Standardisation and regulations• Forecasting• Simulation• Control

R&D activities

LABORATORIES

Outdoors full scale test facilities:• LECE laboratory at PSA• ARFRISOL building prototypes

- Energy performance analysis- Empirical modelling of passive

systems- Comfort evaluation- Simulation models validation and

calibration

Test facilities and Laboratories

(CEDER) CIEMAT. Lubia SORIA

Fundación Barredo

Siero ASTURIAS

Edificio 70-CIEMAT.

MADRID

PSA - CIEMAT

Tabernas ALMERIA

CIESOL - UAlm - CIEMAT.

ALMERIA

LABORATORIES

Digital particle image experimental Lab for Building Fluid Mechanics (PIV)

Physical models development to describe the "element" using mathematical equations.

Indoor Air Quality LaboratoryContaminants levels and indoor air quality analysis.

Test facilities and Laboratories

Content

• CIEMAT

• Photovoltaic Solar Energy Unit

• Energy Efficiency in Buildings Research Unit

• Solar Concentrating Systems Unit

GOAL: facilitate and promote the use of solar concentrating systems by:• Improving the profitability of these solar systems:

- Developing more efficient and economical components

- Reducing O&M costs

- Developing new application for solar thermal concentratingsystems

• Developing design, simulation and evaluation tools:- For pre-feasibility studies

- To optimize design using correct dimensioning of key components

- To predict system behavior in critical situations

Solar Concentrating Systems Unit

GOAL: facilitate and promote the use of solar concentrating systems by:• Creating and strengthening a Spanish industry in this field by:

- Involving Spanish industrial partners in R&D projects

- Providing technical and scientific support to industrial partners

- Transferring knowledge and technology to industrial partners

Solar Concentrating Systems Unit

Group of Medium-Temperature Solar Technology• Development of innovative components for line-focus

solar fields and applications for using solar energy in the

mid-temperature range: 125°C-500°C.

– Design, Testing and Evaluation of line focusing

concentrators (parabolic-trough and linear Fresnel)

and their components (reflectors, linear receivers,

optical coatings, sun-tracking systems…)

– Research on new heat transfer fluids (direct steam

generation and pressurized gasses)

– Durability and accelerated aging of solar components

(reflectors, receivers, etc.)

– Simulation tools of complete systems.

• Thermal energy storage (TES) systems for the mid-

temperature range (sensible and latent heat storage;

materials for TES; integration concepts)

Group of High-Concentration solar technology

• Development of cost-effective systems and components for

high solar concentration and temperature

– Testing and Evaluation of Solar Central Receivers for the

different technologies & cooling fluids

– Testing, Evaluation and Durability of components for Solar

Central Receiver Power Plants

• Improvement of the O&M procedures and system automation

• Development of evaluation and simulation tools for Central

Receiver Plants

• Characterization of optical & thermal properties and durability

of materials used in high solar concentration and high

temperature

• Design, testing and evaluation of Dish-Stirling systems

Group of Solar Fuels & IPH at High Temperature

Research activities related to Solar Fuels:

Development of solar thermochemical hydrogen

production technologies and other solar fuels

R+D activities related to hydrogen production:

Decarbonization of hydrocarbons for hydrogen

Thermochemical water splitting

Aplication of concentrated solar energy to endothermal

processes at high temperate (up to 2000ºC) demanding a

reduction of CO2 emissions (ceramic industry and powder

metallurgy processes).

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