The EU TOPCSP Project team participated in the 31st SolarPACES Conference, held in Almeria, Spain. The TOPCSP project was presented through a poster titled “The First EU MSCA Doctoral Network on Concentrated Solar Thermal: the TOPCSP Project”. In addition to the project presentation, all 10 Doctoral Candidates (DCs) showcased their ongoing research through 13 scientific contributions, reflecting the diversity and excellence of the TOPCSP network.
TOPCSP Contributions at SolarPACES 2025
DC1 – Sergio Diaz: Ray-level deep-learning-based correction for universal flux density predictions
DC2 – Israel Aguilera: Study of Horizontal Water Boiling Flow Patterns via Shadowgraphy for Enhancing Direct Steam Generation Solar Receivers
Thermo-hydraulic and thermo-mechanical evaluation of a Direct Steam Generation solar receiver using conjugate simulations
DC3 – Eylül Gedik: Revisiting the Key Performance Indicators for CSP
Impact of Power Block Modeling Simplifications on Performance Estimation of CSP Systems
DC4 – Vahid Safari: Molten Salt Compatibility of Alloys 602 CA and N06230: A Corrosion and Mechanical Study
DC5 – Vladimir Naumov: Preliminary analysis of CO2+GeCl4 and CO2+Cl3FSi mixtures for CSP application
DC6 – Hussein Al-Saaidi: Design and Optimization of a Shell and Tube Molten Salt Electrical Heater with a Novel Baffles Type
DC7 – Alejandro González: Solar driven biomass gasification for negative emission methanol production
Simultaneous solar field and absorbing gas receiver optimization for high temperature process heat
DC8 – Jorge Moreno: Heliostat mirror reconstruction via machine learning trained with synthetic data
DC9 – Tom Todtenhaupt: Reduced-Order-Model to optimize the thermohydraulic performance of a cavity receiver
DC10 – María Asunción Palmero: Environmental assessment of a Concentrated Solar Power plant with a Molten Salt Electrical Heater
