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October 1, 2018The Heat and Mass Transfer Technological Centre (CTTC UPC) has participated in SIROCCO, a European project to create a solar heat generator based on the Fresnel concentrating system (a way of concentrating thermal solar energy).
Through a Fresnel solar field and thermocline thermal storage, a solution for industrial heat production has been developed based on renewable energies. The advantage of this solution lies in the use of technologies with low greenhouse gas emissions. The aim of this project was to implement a low-cost solution with a small carbon footprint based on an innovative solar field and thermal storage with beds of stone. The generator has been designed according to criteria of simplicity, thermal efficiency, mechanical resistance and integration of available materials.
CTTC UPC has worked intensely to study, optimise and design the receptor, heliostat and accumulator of thermal energy, as well as on the thermal and fluid dynamic analysis of systems under real conditions.
This new generator will be used to dry products within the food industry, to replace the fossil fuels that are currently used.
SIROCCO has been developed as part of the MAGHRENOV project, in which KIC Innoenergy participates along with five other international partners.
Related Projects
- The Centre for Sensors, Instruments and Systems Development (CD6) at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) is taking part in PhotonHub Europe. This is a European project to establish a single pan-European hub for innovation in photonics as a one-stop shop solution that brings together the pioneering photonics solutions, facilities, knowledge and experience of 53 European partners.
- The research group Barcelona Fluids & Energy Lab (IFLUIDS) and the Centre for Technological Innovation in Static Converters and Drives (CITCEA) of the UPC participate in the European project H-HOPE, which is focused on the development of solutions to produce clean energy based on water sources that have still not been exploited, such as pipes and water channels.
- Combining agricultural activity and the production of solar energy by means of photovoltaic panels is the aim of SYMBIOSYST, a project promoted by a consortium of 16 European partners including the UPC. As part of this project, technological tools will be developed to contribute to generating clean energy for the agricultural sector in Europe.
- The production of biogas through anaerobic digestion has been increasing exponentially in Europe in recent years. This is because it can be produced locally and has a clear positive effect on waste recycling, the generation of clean energy, sustainable development or climate action. In this context, the FertiLab project was launched, with the participation of researchers from the Department of Agri Food Engineering and Biotechnology (DEAB) of the UPC.
