HYBRIDplus

Adding renewable energy sources helps fight climate change and reducing the cost and improving the efficiency of solar power is one way to do this. The EU-funded HYBRIDplus project will pioneer the next generation of concentrated solar power systems, providing greater energy storage capacity and increased dispatchability with lower environmental impacts. Utilising phase change material technology and integrating recycled metal wool, researchers will convert concentrated solar energy into stored thermal energy utilising a new high-temperature supercritical CO2 cycle, providing abundant energy ready for use. This ground-breaking approach will provide high volume, efficient and accessible energy without environmental drawbacks.

Duration: 1 October 2022 - 30 September 2026