National Technical University of Athens Athens, December...

“Development of an advanced, innovative,

energy autonomous system for the treatment

of brine from seawater desalination plants”

SOL-BRINE

Deliverable 7.20 Information kiosk at International Exhibition

Action 7 Dissemination Activities

Prepared by:

National Technical University of Athens

Athens, December 2013

LIFE+ Environment project: LIFE09 ENV/GR/000299

Sol - Brine

Deliverable 7.20: Information kiosk at International Exhibition

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Acknowledgements

This report was produced under co-finance of the European financial instrument for the

Environment (LIFE+) as the 20th Deliverable (D7.20) of the seventh Action of Project “SOL-

BRINE” (LIFE 09 ENV/GR/000299) entitled “Dissemination Activities”.

SOL-BRINE team would like to acknowledge the European financial instrument for the

Environment (LIFE+) for the financial support1.

Disclaimer

The information included herein is legal and true to the best possible knowledge of the

authors, as it is the product of the utilization and synthesis of the referenced sources, for

which the authors cannot be held accountable.

1 The authors can be contacted for enquiries, corrections or other remarks at [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


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Contents

1 INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION “CSP TODAY – SEVILLA 2013” ...................... 3

1.1 Date and place ........................................................................................................................................................ 3

1.2 Participants ............................................................................................................................................................. 3

1.3 Thematic area: CSP and Sea Water Desalination (SWD) .................................................................... 3 1.3.1 Introduction to the CSP-SWD technology ............................................................................... 3

1.3.2 Fresh water demands in Gulf Countries .................................................................................. 4

1.3.3 Extending the value chain of CSPSWD in India ....................................................................... 4

2 SOL-BRINE INFORMATION KIOSK ........................................................................... 5

2.1 Information kiosk ................................................................................................................................................. 5

2.2 Dissemination material used .......................................................................................................................... 5

3 VISIT TO PSA ................................................................................................................... 7

4 PHOTOS ............................................................................................................................ 8

List of figures

Figure 2-1: Top view of the conference room and exhibition area. The information kiosk of

SOL-BRINE was placed at the kiosk 20 ...................................................................................... 6

Figure 4-1: Visit to the installations of PSA in Almeria, Spain ................................................... 8

Figure 4-2: View of information kiosk and of the banners used ............................................... 9

Figure 4-3: Dissemination material distributed during the Exhibition .................................... 10

Figure 4-4: Photographs from the information kiosk in the International Exhibition "CSP

TODAY - SEVILLA 2013", Mr. Dimitris Xevgenos (NTUA) explains the SOL-BRINE process to Dr.

Eduardo Zarza, Head of the PSA R+D Unit on Solar Concentrating Systems .......................... 12


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1 International exhibition “CSP Today – Sevilla 2013”

1.1 Date and place The CSP Today – Sevilla 2013 (7th International Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Summit)

was realized on 12-13 November 2013 and was held at Seville (Barceló Sevilla

Renacimiento), Spain.

1.2 Participants

More than 300 participants

1.3 Thematic area: CSP and Sea Water Desalination (SWD)

1.3.1 Introduction to the CSP-SWD technology

The participants had the opportunity to:

Acquire in-depth knowledge on how CSP technology can be used for solar thermal

desalination and maximize opportunities for your business with new customers

See how co-generation CSP plants can significantly increase efficiency by using

residual thermal heat for SWD procedures, allowing your business to reduce costs

Learn how a CSP-SWD application is fuelling horticultural systems in South Australia,

so you can take your business beyond the electricity market

http://www.csptoday.com/csp/


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Speakers:

Costas Papanicolas, Head of Solar Energy and Desalination, The Cyprus Institute

Antonio Casañas, Account Manager, Dow Water & Process Solutions

Miriam Balaban, Secretary General, European Desalination Society

Manuel Rubio Visiers, President, AEDyR

1.3.2 Fresh water demands in Gulf Countries


Obtain in depth details on how Qatar plans to get fresh water from solar power, so

you can design your own strategy for CSP- SWD plants in the country

Envision how Saudi Arabia´s huge fresh water demand can be satisfied by CSP

technology, so you are the first to seize this lucrative opportunity

Speakers:

Dr Ibrahim Altisan, DG Manager, Saline Water Conversion Corporation - Saudi

Arabia

Mohamed Darwish, Solar Desalination Scientist, Qatar Environment & Energy

Research Institute

Karen Stummeyer, Desalination Expert, Fichtner

1.3.3 Extending the value chain of CSPSWD in India


Learn how hybridisation at a CSP-SWD plant can ensure constant availability of

energy and fresh water to meet Indian demands

Understand how a CSP-SWD plant can be adapted to suit the multiple requirements

of rural communities in India so you can offer a solar solution even in remote

locations

Analyse how to improve the acceptability and economic viability of CSP through its

hybridisation with SWD in India to diversify your project pipeline

Speaker

Manoj Divakaran, President and COO, Empereal


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2 SOL-BRINE Information Kiosk

2.1 Information kiosk The information kiosk was installed at the place illustrated in Figure 2-1.

2.2 Dissemination material used During the conference the SOL-BRINE team networked with major CSP players (more than

300 conference attendees). It must be noted that the information kiosk attracted great

attention. The dissemination material used involved:

2 banners (see also Figure 4-2 and Annex I);

Leaflets (see also Figure 4-3); and

DVD (see also Figure 4-3).

It must be noted that during the conference many companies and universities/technical

institutions expressed interest for applying the system at bigger scale.

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Figure 2-1: Top view of the conference room and exhibition area. The information kiosk of SOL-BRINE was placed at the kiosk 20

SOL-BRINE

Information Kiosk


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3 Visit to PSA

The working team visited the PSA installations in Almeria on the 11th of November 2013. A

dedicated tour to the solar desalination installations was realized. The working team had

communicated with Dr. Zaragoza (invited speaker at the WIN4Life International Conference

organized in the context of the SOL-BRINE project) so as to organize a visit to the 14-effect

MED desalination unit. The trip contributed significantly in the capacity building of the

working team, particularly for making concrete full-scale suggestions for the SOL-BRINE

innovative process.


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4 Photos

Installations of PSA, Almeria, Spain

MED desalination unit (14 effects)

Piping and storage tanks of the desalination unit's solar system

Photo of the working team with Mr. Zaragoza and Dr. Diego Alarcón and Dr. Guillermo

Zaragoza

Figure 4-1: Visit to the installations of PSA in Almeria, Spain


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Figure 4-2: View of information kiosk and of the banners used


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Figure 4-3: Dissemination material distributed during the Exhibition


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Figure 4-4: Photographs from the information kiosk in the International Exhibition "CSP TODAY - SEVILLA 2013", Mr. Dimitris Xevgenos (NTUA) explains the SOL-BRINE process to Dr. Eduardo Zarza,

Head of the PSA R+D Unit on Solar Concentrating Systems


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Annex I: Banners developed for the CSP TODAY

SEVILLA 2013 Exhibition


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