Solar Thermal Energy

CRES - Solar Thermal Systems Department is engaged in designing, developing and monitoring of innovative solar thermal systems. It has participated in a large number of European, national and international projects, as a coordinator or partner.

Main expertise areas are focused on the following sectors:

A. Solar Thermal Systems
Large scale solar thermal systems for:

• Sanitary hot water
• Solar assisted heating
• Solar air conditioning
• Air systems (solar systems with air collectors, solar assisted heat pumps)
• Hybrid systems with solar and another RES or RUE technology (solar combined with biomass boilers, helio-geothermal systems for cooling and heating, solar systems
• Solar Combi systems (solar systems for combined hot water and space heating)

Concentrated solar thermal systems for:

• Industrial purposes
• Steam production
• Electricity generation
• Desalination

Services for the above mentioned solar thermal systems

• Solar potential analysis
• Conceptual design, pre-design/design studies for commercial application and for pilot and demonstration plants
• Modelling and Dynamic simulations
• Commissioning
• Monitoring and Performance evaluation
• Dissemination actions of the above mention technologies tailored to specific target group buildings (hotels, hospitals, industry, public buildings)

B. Solar Thermal Collectors

• Solar potential analysis
• Flat plate collectors
• Vacuum Tube Collectors
• Concentrating solar collectors

Services for the above mentioned solar thermal products

• Energy modelling
• Thermo-hydraulic analysis
• Optics modelling
• Simulation

C. Solar Thermal Department Infrastructures

• Solar cooling system in CRES premises in Pikermi (35 kW absortion chiller/ 150 m2 collector area)
• Desiccant Evaporative Cooling unit in the Park of Energy Awareness of CRES, in Keratea, Attiki