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PROTERMOSOLAR joins Solar Impulse foundation to visit Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge

On Friday, 21 April 2023, PROTERMOSOLAR, a Spanish Association for CSP Industry and ESTELA Member, joined Solar Impulse Foundation and three other renewable associations (EuroACE, Energy Efficiency Capital Advisors and Vertex Bioenergy) to discuss the upcoming National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) update. With more than 50 concentrated solar power plants in Spain, the country …

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ESTELA joins forces with Solar Impulse Foundation and other associations to help Members States to better their NECPs

Last fall ESTELA and other RES associations joined Solar Impulse Foundation, an environmental non-profit project that aims to address sustainability challenges while enabling economic growth. Since then the group has jointly prepared 146 recommendations to help Member States reach their goals to deploy renewable energies and increase energy efficiency. The recommendations come at critical time, as …

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ESTELA to join Solarex İstanbul 2023

Within SolarEx Istanbul 2023, Turkey’s first and only solar energy-themed expo, our colleagues from ODTU-GUNAM and METU are organizing a mini-conference targeting market opportunities for CST with a focus on Solar Heat for Industrial Processes (SHIP) to decarbonize industry. We are pleased to announce that Bérénice Crabs, the Secretary General of ESTELA, will be one of …

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Secretary General of ESTELA to deliver an introductory talk on CST at K.EY – the Energy Transition Expo on 24 March at 09.30 CET

The K.EY – the Energy Transition Expo, to be held in Rimini from 22 to 24 March 2023, offers comprehensive showcase of technology, integrated solutions and services that can drive the energy transition towards a carbon neutral economy, connecting and bringing together stakeholders, players and leaders from the world of renewables. Our Secretary General Bérénice …

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Join us at “Thermal Technologies For The Energy Transition”, a Official Side Event of the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue

The heat sector is often referred to as the “elephant in the room”. However – a broad range of technologies is already available on the market to tackle this problem.   Thermal technologies like concentrated solar power and thermal energy storage are key for decarbonizing energy systems. They enable the reliable provision of green heat, …

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Electricity Market Design proposal: A good step in the right direction

ESTELA and all of ASPIRE members welcome the European Commission’s proposal on the Electricity Market Design and its focus on creating favourable market conditions to boost investment in our essential technologies which provide stable and predictable supplies of renewable electricity to accelerate the replacement of the use of fossil fuels. Our Secretary General Bérénice Crabs …

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Position paper from ESTELA, DCSP and Protermosolar on New Electricity Market Design

The European Commission has published a Consultation on the Electricity Market Design. The Commission is particularly concerned about high electricity prices and has the objective to ensure consumers – both households and companies– can access affordable and secure energy from sustainable and renewable sources both now and in the long term. ESTELA, DCSP and Protermosolar …

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HORIZON_STE final deliverables – available now

Following the successful execution of HORIZON_STE project, ESTELA and project partners CIEMAT, ENEA, DLR and METU are happy to share the final deliverables of the project: Final Country Reports, that include the research, key findings, conclusions and recommendations for 11 reviewed countries Report on Options for Future European Joint Programme for the CSP Sector Compilation …

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Prof. Valeriano Ruiz, co-founder of ESTELA and a pioneer of solar thermal technology since the 1970s, has passed away

European Solar Thermal Electricity Association, ESTELA, is sorry to bear the sad news of the passing of Prof. Valeriano Ruiz, a co-founder of ESTELA in 2007 and its Vice-President until 2011 and a pioneer of solar thermal technology since the 1970s. Prof. Valeriano Ruiz, a co-founder of ESTELA in 2007 and its Vice-President until 2011, …

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