News and events

Launch of the 1st ERA CSP Co-funded Joint Call for research projects

07 Oct 2019

CSP ERA NET would like to announce today, the official launch of the Cofund Joint Call 2019: "Joint programming actions to foster innovative CSP solutions"

A call with funding budget of 13 million €.

For further information about the guidelines and rules of participation: https://csp-eranet.eu/calls

Join the Webinar on 15 October 2019 to know a little bit more– Register now

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Europe acclaims the PNIEC (National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan 2021-2030) and points to the convenience of greater flexibility.

Europe acclaims the PNIEC (National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan 2021-2030) and points to the convenience of greater flexibility.

11 Sep 2019

Little by little; we begin to perceive in Europe the need to have that necessary piece in the Energy Transition that allows us to move towards a decarbonized electricity generation system.

The necessary and massive planned deployment of the cheapest renewables such as wind and photovoltaic leave in the air the question of what renewable will supply, in a sunny country like Spain, the electricity after sunset, once the photovoltaic stops its generation.

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Call PreAnnouncement and Webinar

Updated
Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 - 11:00 to 12:30

CSP-ERA.NET Cofund launched its Joint Call in CSP on 7 October 2019. 8 countries and regions participate in this call: Germany and North-Rhine-Westphalia, Greece, Israel, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and Turkey.

The total public funding budget is 13 million euros, covering topics in concentrating solar power (CSP). Innovative project proposals are sought on transnational level between different European countries strengthening the competitive position of the European solar power industry. Preproposals have to be submitted not later than 10 January 2020.

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Pre-announcement CSP Call

CSP JOINT CALL PRE- ANNOUNCEMENT

31 Jul 2019

The CSP Consortium announced today the launch of Co-fund joint call running from September 2019 on.

CSP-ERANET Joint Call topics are based on priorities identified in the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan resp. in the subsequent Implementation Plans for CSP (available on the website CSP-ERANET). They include strategic targets that shall serve as reference for this call and proposals to be submitted. Strategic targets of the Implementation Plans for CSP are as follows:

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Welcome to SolarPACES 2019

Tuesday, 1 October, 2019 - 09:00 to Friday, 4 October, 2019 - 18:00
Daegu, South Korea

We are happy to announce that SolarPACES 2019 will be in Daegu, South Korea from October 1-4, 2019. 

It will again offer a scientific and technical conference program that provides an opportunity for industry, research, political and financing...

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World’s tallest solar tower to be fitted with a CMI receiver

CMI Solar will provide the world’s tallest solar tower to the 700 MW CSP Plant in Dubai

26 Jul 2019

World’s tallest solar tower to be fitted with a CMI receiver

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CSP Madrid "International Solar Conference & Exhibition" November 2019

Tuesday, 19 November, 2019 - 11:00 to Wednesday, 20 November, 2019 - 16:00
Madrid, Hotel NH Ventas

2018 demonstrated a decline in CSP costs (26% reduction) and a rise in capacity factors (up to 45%). With intermittent renewable penetration growing in global grid systems, now is the time to secure your company’s future in the marketplace for clean dispatchable energy.

With a 13-year...

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MUSTEC

POLICY BRIEF #1: Potential Obstacles to the Use of Cooperation Mechanisms for CSP in the Future

22 Apr 2017

The first MUSTEC policy brief on the Potential Obstacles to the Use of Cooperation Mechanisms for CSP in the Future is available now. Renewable energy cooperation is expected to play an important role as a way to ensure an effective and affordable low-carbon energy transition in the EU, taking advantage of trade within the internal market, safeguarding security of energy supply, coordinating climate adaptation measures and optimizing the cost-effectiveness of actions (Caldés et al 2018).

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