TOPCSP Participation in 2nd EU-SOLARIS Doctoral Colloquium
Vladimir Naumov (UNIBS) and Eylül Gedik (RWTH) participated in the EU-SOLARIS 2nd Doctoral Colloquium and 1st Summer School, held in Almería, Spain, 2–6 June 2025. They presented their ongoing research to fellow Ph.D. candidates and senior researchers from leading European solar thermal research institutions. Vladimir Naumov shared his work on “sCO₂ and CO₂ mixture cycles […]
Successful Completion of TOPCSP Project Training Activities
We are thrilled to announce the successful completion of our recent training activities as part of the TOPCSP project. Our online training course on “New Solutions and Improved Understanding of CSP Plants” attracted 67 participants, while the online workshop on “High Temperature & Pressure Systems in CSP Plants” engaged 42 attendees. We would like to […]
TOPCSP Presents: Online Training Course and Workshop
We are pleased to announce two engaging training opportunities as part of the TOPCSP project: We warmly invite all interested participants to join us. Detailed agendas for both events can be found below. Online Training Course 29 April | 09:00–13:00 (CET)Topic: “New Solutions and Improved Understanding of CSP Plants” Register here Online Workshop 7 May | […]
TOPCSP Fellows Visited the Commercial CSP Plants in Seville
The DCs of the EU TOPCSP project, Hussein Al-Saaidi (USE), María Asunción Palmero (UC3M), and Eylül Gedik (RWTH), visited the commercial CSP plants located in Seville. The visit included the Solnova complex, consisting of parabolic trough collectors, and PS10 and PS20, central receiver plants. The visit was co-organized with the EU HYBRIDPlus Project and supervised […]
TOPCSP Project at the 30th SolarPACES Conference
The EU TOPCSP project team attended the 30th SolarPACES Conference in Rome, Italy. All doctoral candidates of the TOPCSP Project presented their research at the conference. Below are the contributions of our DCs: The conference concluded with a technical tour of the ENEA Casaccia Research Center.
TOPCSP project was represented at the EU ISOP Workshop
The EU TOPCSP project was represented at the EU ISOP Workshop held at the University of Seville on 9 September 2024. Eylul Gedik was invited to present the EU TOPCSP project to the DCs of the EU ISOP Project and to share her experience as a DC of a Marie-Curie fellow with her peers. The […]
TOPCSP Interviews at SolarPACES
The coordinator and the doctoral candidates (DCs) of the TOPCSP Project participated in an interview series, which are now available online at SolarPACES . The first part of the interview series is dedicated to the need for qualified solar energy researchers. Our coordinator Celia Sobrino (UC3M) described the motivation for the TOPCSP project, and our DCs Sergio […]
The DCs and students of Carlos III University of Madrid at Manchasol II Plant
The doctoral candidates (DCs) hosted by Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M) attended a site trip to the Manchasol II plant organized for the students of Solar Energy course offered by the university. María Asunción Palmero (DC10) and Vahid Safari (DC4) accompanied and supervised the students during the visit. The DCs of the TOPCSP project […]
TOPCSP Participation at EU Solaris Doctoral Colloquium
TOPCSP project was represented by Israel Aguilera (CNRS), Sergio Díaz (DLR), and Eylül Gedik (RWTH) at the 1st Doctoral Colloquium of EU-Solaris (also known as 18th Sollab Doctoral Colloquium) held in CNRS-PROMES facilities on 3-5 July 2024. The Ph.D. candidates of the TOPCSP project presented their work to world experts and their peers from the […]
TOPCSP Workshop 1 and Cologne Solar Colloquium 2024, June 25-26, 2024
The first workshop of the TOPCSP Project focusing on advanced materials and working fluids applied to CSP plants was organized and hosted by DLR on June 25, 2024, at DLR Jülich premises. The workshop was followed by the technical tour of Solar Tower Jülich and Synlight facilities. The next day, the TOPCSP researchers attended the […]
