Site Visits

The visits will take place on November 10th and November 13th (the day before and after the summit) - and they will feature Andasol I and II and the grounds of Plataforma Solar de Almería.

You can select up to 2 visits to attend, one on the 10th of November and another on the 13th of November. The event schedule will look like this:

November 2009	Mon 9th	Tue 10th	Wed 11th	Thur 12th	Fri 13th
Site Visits Identification Badge Collection (for visits taking place on the 10th)Â
Site Visits Identification Badge Collection (for visits taking place on the 13th)Â
Summit Identification Badge Collection
Visit to PSA
Visit to Andasol
3rd Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Summit
CSP Today Networking Party
CSP Today Award Ceremony
CSP Expo (attendees only)Â
CSP Expo Set Up (exhibitors only)

These site visits are one-of-a-kind CSP experience is only available to delegates of the 3rd Concentrated Solar Power Summit 09. Places are limited and will sell out fast so book your ticket today!

Trip I - Plataforma Solar de Almería
Trip II - Andasol

TRIP I - Tuesday 10th of Nov - Plataforma Solar de Almería

The province of Almeria in SE Spain,is the location for the Plataforma Solar de Almeria (PSA).

On this large desert-like site, the full force of the Andalusian sun has been exploited since 1980 for the testing and optimisation of a variety of high-temperature solar technologies under nearly practicable conditions.

These facilities in the the largest test centre in Europe for concentrating solar technologies, and the leader in the world in its variety. Every year, the site fascinates not only solar enthusiasts, but numerous scientific and private visitors.

Currently the PSA holds:

Solar Tower Power Plant CESA-1, 300 heliostats with 40 m² each, 7 MWth, 83 m height, 4 test levels
Solar Tower Plower Plant SSPS, 92 heliostats with 40 m² each, 2.7 MWth, 43 m height, 2 test levels
DISS loop: direct generation of steam, 500 m LS-3-Collector, 2.5 MWth, 100 bar steam
Parabolic trough collector test field: Eurotrough Collector (75 m) and LS3-collector (50 m)
Parabolic trough ACUREX-field (2700 m², 1.3 Mwth Parabolic Trough Sector, 500 m)
Parabolic trough field MAN
Solar furnace
6 EuroDish facilities
Solar chemical test facilities for water detoxification
Desalination facility

In this trip you will be able to visit the PSA and all its test facilities and you will be guided by PSA staff will tell you about their past and current R&D task forces open to collaboration.

Duration of the whole trip: All day
Pick up/Drop off: Will be adjacent to the NH Central Convenciones, the Hotel where the event will take place
When? The trip will take place on Tuesday Nov 10th (pre conference)
Bus Journey: Over 4 hours in length per journey departing from Sevilla very early on Tuesday 10th
Coffee breaks: We will have two per journey
Lunch: Before we leave we will provide you with some snacks and we will stop in the journey for a sit down lunch. You should take water and any extra food that you would like with you.
More details: We will be providing more details closer to the date for those who have signed up

Sign up right away (exclusively for attendees of the 3rd Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Summit)

TRIP II - Thursday 13th of Nov - AndaSol I & II

Andasol I & II are a scenic bus ride away in a different province in Granada, but still in the Andalusian region. The ride will pass quickly as our route will take us through some of the most beautiful landscapes Spain has to offer and that many tourists pay good money to see!

The Andasol solar power station is Europe’s first commercial parabolic trough solar thermal power plant. Andasol I went online in November 2008 and Andasol II and III are currently under construction. We will visit the plants so that you can see for yourself the pioneering PT solar field and also the record breaking molten salt tanks, the first ever tanks that provide 8 hours thermal storage for a full size plant.

We will go for lunch before we depart back towards Sevilla - giving you another excellent opportunity to network in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere and discuss what ideas you can take away from the trip.

Duration of the whole trip: All day
Pick up/Drop off: Will be adjacent to the NH Central Convenciones, the Hotel where the event will take place
When? The trip will take place on Thursday 13th of Nov (post conference)
Bus Journey: Over 3 hours in length per journey departing from Sevilla very early on Thursday 13th
Coffee breaks: We will have two per journey
Lunch: Before we leave we will provide you with some snacks and we will stop in the journey for a sit down lunch. You should take water and any extra food that you would like with you.
More details: We will be providing more details closer to the date for those who have signed up

Sign up right away (exclusively for attendees of the 3rd Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Summit)