EU or co-funded R&D projects

Aalborg CSP places strong focus on R&D and participates in EU- and co-funded studies and projects worldwide aiming to create the leading-edge technologies of tomorrow as well as to optimize existing solutions and systems.

The company has participated in a wide range of international projects within receiver technology, storage technology, solar heating integration, etc and continues to do so.

Active and recent projects include:
 

Avanguard	Design and modelling of thermo-mechanical long-duration energy storage within cross-sector energy networks (power, heat, gas).
NeXt CO2 Vision	Integration of surplus heat from Power-to-X and carbon capture facilities into district heating networks in Northern Denmark.
LTES Task45	Development and assessment of large-scale thermal energy storage systems, including pre-standardisation and performance evaluation frameworks.
Gate2GreenFuel	Mapping and optimisation of CO₂ footprint across the CCUS value chain with focus on energy system integration.
WaterWarmth	Development and demonstration of aquathermal energy systems, including water-source heat pumps for renewable heating and cooling integration.
TASK 41	International assessment of the technical and economic performance of major energy storage technologies across electricity, heating, cooling, and mobility sectors.
HELIOTROPE	Development of advanced molten salt formulations and corrosion-resistant materials for high-temperature CSP thermal energy storage up to 850°C.
TREASURE	Development of large-scale underground thermal energy storage (UTES) solutions for renewable-based heating in communities and industry.
ASTER&CAES	Design and optimisation of CSP systems integrated with compressed air energy storage (CAES) for improved efficiency and grid flexibility.
SUNFLOWER	Development of advanced absorber materials and receiver designs for high-temperature open volumetric CSP systems (OVAR).
REINVEST	Designing the conversion of Danish coal plants into renewable energy hubs, Denmark
MOSAIC	Design and commissioning of innovative CSP central receiver and thermal loop, Spain
RESTORE	Renewable energy and waste heat integration for district heating networks, Europe
PHOTON	Next generation molten salt receiver design for solar tower plants, Europe
SunCharge/Hot Stone	Engineering and 3D modelling of steam generation system for stone-filled thermal storage, Denmark
POLYPHEM	Waste heat recovery exchanger for small-scale CSP plant with thermal storage, Europe
REACT-EU	High-temperature molten salt storage up to 700°C, Denmark
WeDistrict	Solar integration and simulation modelling for district heating and cooling, Europe
Desolination	Lead engineering for CSP and forward osmosis desalination demonstration plant, Saudi Arabia
DANIDA Egypt	Integrated CSP and desalination feasibility study for East Port Said Industrial Park, Egypt

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