Condition monitoring of concentrated Solar Thermal Plants

SOLARIZE Workshops

SOLARIZE Workshop

  • Date:
    24th October, 2025
  • Time:
    14:00 – 16:05 CET
  • Participation:
    Free online via Microsoft Teams

This SOLARIZE Workshop on Condition Monitoring in Concentrating Solar Thermal (CST) Plants will gather experts from research and industry to highlight the role of monitoring systems in improving plant reliability, efficiency, and lifetime. To support the broader deployment of CST, advanced diagnostic and predictive tools—ranging from thermographic inspections to data-driven digital twins—are becoming essential for early fault detection operation and maintenance optimisation.
The event will review the current state of technologies and research initiatives, presenting ongoing developments in model-based monitoring, field measurements, and collaboration opportunities within European infrastructures.
A focused round-table session will encourage exchange between academia and industry to share perspectives and experiences on:

  • The role of condition monitoring in reducing operation and maintenance costs
  • Pathways toward standardisation and industrial implementation
  • Future R&D needs for reliable, cost-effective, and sustainable CST operation

Participants will work to identify cooperation areas and define priorities for future European research, supporting cost reduction, higher availability, and the sustainable operation of CST plants.

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SOLARIZE team reserves the right to make changes to the workshop program

Organizers

EU SOLARIS ERIC logo SOLARIZE Coordinator
EU SOLARIS ERIC (Spain)
Workshop organizers logos Workshop Organizers
DLR: German Aerospace Center (Germany)
University of Évora (Portugal)

Agenda

14:00 Introduction to the Workshop
Benedikt Kölsch, Sonja Kallio (DLR)
14:05 Model-Based Condition Monitoring
Alex Brenner (DLR)
14:25 Latest Developments and Collaboration Opportunities at University of Evora – EMSP Research Infrastructure
Radia Ait El Cadi (UEVORA)
14:45 Solar Field Measurements to Increase Performance – Recent Project Results
Michael Nieslony (DLR)
15:05 Session 2: Condition Monitoring in Solar Plants - A Round table discussion
Moderated by Benedikt Kölsch, Sonja Kallio (DLR)

Participants:
  • Axel Schweitzer — Senior Project Director, sbp sonne GmbH (Germany)
  • Dr.-Ing. Ahmet Lokurlu — CEO, Soliterm Group GmbH (Germany)
  • Martin Scheurer — Founder & Commercial Director, Protarget AG (Germany)
  • Dennis Kok — Supply Chain Manager, SUNCOM Energy (Netherlands)
  • Dr.-Ing. Marc Röger — Senior Scientist, DLR (Germany)
  • Dr.-Ing. Eckhard Lüpfert — Department Head Concentrating Solar Technologies, DLR (Germany)
15:55 Wrap-up and Conclusions
Benedikt Kölsch (DLR)
16:05 End of the workshop
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