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Presentations

Fast-Track School #1

MS potential in carnot battery concepts – Ait El Cadi, Radia

MS potential in process heat applications – Horta, Pedro

Overview of molten salt use in CSP plants – Stengler, Jana

Solar salt – pushing an old material for energy storage to a new limit – Bonk, Alexander

Molten salt suitable components: requirements and operation – D’Auria, Marco

Molten salts as heat transfer fluids for chemical reactors – Turchetti, Luca

Compatibility of molten salt with metallic materials: corrosion procedures – Veca, Elisabetta

Salt mixtures for molten salt applications – Tizzoni, Anna Chiara

Molten salt thermal energy storage from current two-tank systems to thermocline technology – Odenthal, Christian

Potencial new applications for molten salt storage beyond CSP – Bauer, Thomas

Lessons learned from the commissioning/management of CSP MS plants operation – Russo, Valeria

Fast-Track School #2

What can we learn from laboratory tests? – Bauer, Thomas

Melting and freezing procedures TESIS – Odenthal, Christian

Prototype testing TESIS facility – Odenthal, Christian

Molten Salt Loop Operation at 620ºC – Klasing, Freerk

Hibernation of the EMSP – Dicke, Niklas

Overview and comparison on different approaches in ENEA/DLR/UÉvora facilities – Horta, Pedro; D’Auria, Marco; Bauer, Thomas

Preventive and corrective maintenance in MS facilities – Martins, Paula

MS thermophysical properties: modelling and experimental validation – Tizzoni, Anna Chiara

Salt melting procedures in PCS facility – Russo, Valeria

MATS facility – Liberatore, Raffaele

EMSP Facility: Control and monitoring – AIT EL CADI, Radia

HPS2 salt handling procedures – AIT EL CADI, Radia

Fast-Track School #3

Innovation and entrepreneurship for young researchers – Oliveira, Hernâni

Solar Thermal Energy Contracting: Sustainable and Cost-Efficient Process Heat on Demand – Scheuerer, Martin

Development and potential market launch of new molten salt technologies – Wenjing, Ding; Bauer, Thomas

Evaluation of electric heaters for heat storage power plants with molten salt – Sritharen, Nitha

Overview on operational procedures – Martins, Paula

Mechanical and corrosion risks – Veca, Elisabetta; Tizzoni, Anna Chiara

Molten Salt applications in other sectors – Rovense, Francesco

600ºC Nitrate salts operations at HPMS2 Molten Salt Tower Receiver Testing Jülich – Ingenwepelt, Kathrin

Overview of Molten Salt applications in Concentrating Solar Power plants – AIT EL CADI, Radia

Regional Specialization Forum (Évora)

Regional Specialization Forum #1 – Évora, Portugal

Regional Specialization Forum #2 – Évora, Portugal

Regional Specialization Forum #3 – Évora, Portugal

Energy-Strategy Symposium (Évora)

Power Profiles for Green Hydrogen Production – Manuel Costeira da Rocha, SMARTENERGY

Agenda ATE – ATE (Aliança para a Transição Energética)

Plano Nacional de Energia e Clima 2030 – António Vasconcelos, DGEG (Direção-Geral de Energia e Geologia)

ISQ – Centro de Interface e Tecnologia – Mário Ribeiro, ISQ

PLEXUS – Integração de Sistemas – David Pires, Plexus

Molten salt termal storage in the Portuguese renewable sector – Sara Freitas, APREN

Aplicações com impacto PNEC2030 – Pedro Horta, SALTOpower Coordinator

Competitividade – João Marchã and Tiago Eusébio, SALTOpower

Cadeia de Valor – João Marchã and Tiago Eusébio, SALTOpower

SoA e além do SoA Conceito e aplicações – Radia AIT EL CADI and Diogo Canavarro, SALTOpower

Energy Transition Symposium

SALTOpower Energy Transition Symposium Portuguese Day

SALTOpower Energy Transition Symposium Italy Day

SALTOpower Energy Transition Symposium German Day

SALTOpower Energy Transition Symposium International Day

3rd Energy and Water Innovation & Technology Trade Show

SOL4R | INIESC.Évora – Tandem to support innovation

Deliverables and Reports

Deliverable 1.2 – Data Management Plan providing guidance to data management procedures and their control along project duration

Deliverable 2.1 – MS driven energy system management and power/gas grid integration solutions

Deliverable 3.2 – PhD Programs

Scientific Publications

The Potential of Thermal Energy Storage for Sustainable Energy Supply at Chemical Sites– Prenzel, M., Klasing, F., Franck, R., Perrey, K., Trautmann, J., Reimer, A., Kirschbaum, S. Bauer, T. (2023). Proceedings of the International Renewable Energy Storage Conference (IRES 2022)

Corrosion behavior of Fe-Cr-Ni based alloys exposed to molten MgCl2-KCl-NaCl salt with over-added Mg corrosion inhibitor– Yu, R., Gong, Q., Shi, H., Chai, Y., Bonk, A., Weisenburger, A., Wang, D., Müller, G., Bauer, T. & Ding, W. (2023). Volume 17, pages 1608–1619

Solar Salt above 600°C: Impact of Experimental Design on Thermodynamic Stability Results– Steinbrecher, J., Braun, M., Bauer, T., Kunkel, S. & Bonk, A. (2023) Energies 2023, 16(14), 5241

Stabilization of Solar Salt at 650°C – Thermodynamics and practical implications for thermal energy storage systems– Steinbrecher, J., Braun, M., Bauer, T., Hanke, A. & Bonk, A. (2023) Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells Volume 258, 15 August 2023, 112411

Concentrating solar power at higher limits: First studies on molten nitrate salts at 600°C in a 100 kg-scale hot tank– Klasing, F., Kunkel, S., Hanke, A., Bonk, A. & Bauer, T. (2023). Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells Volume 258, 15 August 2023, 112412

Molten chloride salt technology for next-generation CSP plants: Selection of cold tank structural material utilizing corrosion control at 500°C– Gong, Q., Hanke, A., Kessel, F., Bonk, A., Bauer, T. & Ding, W. (2023). Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells – Volume 253, May 2023, 112233

Comparative study of models for packed bed molten salt storage systems– Klasing, F., Odenthal, C., Tombrink, J. & Bauer, T. (2023). Applied Thermal Engineering – Volume 226, 25 May 2023, 120245

Comparison of Parabolic Troughs and Solar Photovoltaic as Solar Field Technology in Dispatchable Solar Power Plants: A Competitiveness Assessment– Horta, P., Eusébio, T., Santos, A., Cadi, R., & Fialho, L. (2024). SolarPACES 2023

Solar Driven Syngas Production Potential in Portugal– Horta, P. Canavarro, D., Camilo-Alves, C., Brito, P. & Mota Panizio, R. (2024). SolarPACES 2023

Influence of atmosphere and austenitic stainless steel on the solar salt corrosivity– Kumar, S.; Hanke, A., Bonk, A. & Bauer, T. (2024). Heliyon – Volume 10, Issue 4, 29 February 2024, e25966

Effect of gas management on corrosion resistance in molten solar salt up to 620°C: Corrosion of SS316-types and SS347– Hanke, A., Bonk, A., Ding, W., Braun, M., Müller, J., Klein, S. & Bauer, T. (2024). Corrosion Science Volume 227, February 2024, 111700

Heat Supply to Industrial Processes via Molten Salt Solar Concentrators– D’Auria, M., Grena, R., Lanchi, M. & Liberatore, R.(2024). Energies 2024, 17(18), 4541

Comparative Techno-Economic Analysis of DifferentParabolic Trough CSP Plants for the Italian Market– Gaggioli, W., D’Auria, M., Russo, V., De Iuliis, S., Turchetti, L., Dersch, J., Wittmann, M., Hirsch, T. & Stengler, J. (2024). SolarPACES 2024, 30th International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power, Thermal, and Chemical Energy Systems

Corrosion characteristics of 316L stainless steel in oxide-rich molten solar salt at 600 °C– Swaminathan, S.; Kumar, S., Kranzmann, A., Hesse, R., Goldbeck, H. & Fantin, A. (2024). Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells Volume 278, December 2024, 113176

Understanding the effect of oxide ions on Solar Salt chemistry and corrosion mechanism of 316 L stainless steel at 600 °C–
Kumar, S., Swaminathan, S., Hesse, R., Goldbeck, H., Ding, W., Bonk, A. & Bauer, T. (2025). Volume 249, June 2025, 112849

Zero-emission chemical sites – combining power purchase agreements with thermal energy storage–
Prenzel, M., Klasing, F., Kirschbaum, S. & Bauer, T. (2025). Volume 114, Part B, 10 April 2025, 115667

Repurposing of supercritical coal plants into highly flexible grid storage with adapted 620°C nitrate salt technology– Prenzel, M., Klasing, F. & Bauer, T. (2025). Volume 377, Part B, 1 January 2025, 124524

Critical diameter for a single-tank molten salt storage – Parametric study on structural tank design– Klasing, F.; Schmitz, M., Gerdes, C., Odenthal, C. & Bauer, T. (2025). Journal of Energy Storage – Volume 101, Part B, 10 November 2024, 113870

Molten Salt Mixtures as an Energy Carrier for Thermochemical Processes of Renewable Gas Production: Review and Perspectives– D’Auria, M.; Tizzoni, A.; Rovense, F.; Sau, G.; Turchetti, L.; Canavarro, D.; Marchã, J.; Horta, P. & Lanchi, M. (2025). Advanced Solar Energy Materials: Methods and Applications

In the Media

Universidade de Évora recebe especialistas no simpósio nacional “Energy Strategy”

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Projetos da Universidade de Évora em destaque na feira internacional ENERH2O

Universidade de Évora leva inovação energética e hídrica à feira ENERH₂O no Porto

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Évora: Jovens investigadores capacitados em energias renováveis e soluções solares para a água

Capacitação de jovens investigadores em transição energética e água

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UÉ leva inovação à ENERH2O