SOLARSCO₂OL

In light of the EU’s commitment to remove carbon emissions from the energy system, the market for concentrated solar power (CSP) is growing. With improvements in CSP technology advancing rapidly, an estimated 11 % of the EU’s electricity may be produced by CSP by 2050. Countries with huge solar resources in the south, like Spain, could export CSP electricity to northern countries, such as Germany. The EU-funded SOLARSCO₂OL project will present sCO₂ cycles as a key enabling technology to facilitate a larger deployment of CSP in the EU. Led by an industry-oriented consortium, the project aims to be fully marketable by 2030.