Solar Multi-Generation in the Mediterranean Area, the Experience of the Sts-Med Project
Abstract
A solar multi-generation approach has been implemented through four demonstrative plants in Italy, Cyprus, Jordan and Egypt based upon solar concentrating collectors. Different design options have been developed, including technologies that have been adapted and downsized from the utility scale of CSP plants, with the aim to be integrated at building, settlement and community scale. Demo plants have been conceived as living labs in order to support the further development of the technologies in a real-life environment, supporting the local smart specialization strategies in collaboration with SMEs, local stakeholders and citizens.
Keywords
Multi-generation, Solar thermal, Csp, Storage, Concentrating solar collectors, Solar cooling, Building integration, Smart specialization, Living labs