TA68 – IMDEA-IME-VHCST

Location

Av. Ramón de La Sagra, 3

28935 Móstoles, Spain

Description

The Very High Concentration Solar Tower (VHCST) offers a unique testing environment for components and devices under extremely high solar fluxes. It features a customized heliostat field that employs the latest advancements in small-sized heliostats and a tower with a reduced optical height of 15 meters to minimize visual impact. The heliostat field, with a capacity of 250 kWth and a reflective surface area of 500 m², is located adjacent to IMDEA Energy’s premises at the Technology Park of Móstoles, Spain. It consists of 169 small heliostats (1.9 m x 1.6 m), and when all heliostats are aligned, it achieves a specified flux above 2500 kW/m² for at least 50 kW with an aperture of 16 cm, and a peak flux of 3000 kW/m². The services offered include characterization of optical properties of solar reflectors, testing of solar absorbers under high flux conditions, and development and characterization of thermal energy storage components.

Testing Capabilities

characterization of optical properties, testing of solar absorbers, and development of thermal energy storage components under extremely high solar fluxes. The facility features a heliostat field with 169 small heliostats and a peak flux of 3000 kW/m²

Technical Equipment

a heliostat field with 169 small heliostats, a 15-meter tower, a reflective surface area of 500 m², and a peak flux capability of 3000 kW/m²

Additional information

Technology Readiness Level: 7 or above

Technology clusters: CSP/STE, Energy Storage

Availability: All the year

Provision of tools to prepare data sets in a FAIR way:  Yes