INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIALINSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIAL

Área de Energías RenovablesÁrea de Energías Renovables

Laboratorio de Sistemas de Energías Terrestres de “El Arenosillo”

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “New markets, new challenges for renewable energy and energy efficiency in the Mediterranean region”

12th, 13th and 14th November 2014

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Campus Tecnológico

Estación Espacial

Instalación Especial

Geographical location

Renewable Energy Department

The aim of the INTA Department of Renewable Energy is testing, integration and development of components and systems based on renewable energies, specially:• Low temperature solar thermal• Solar Cooling• Technologies of production, storage and use of hydrogen• Fuel Cells• Energy Efficiency• Photovoltaic solar energy• Wind Energy

Thermal Solar Energy LaboratoryLaboratory acreditated by ENAC

for SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTOR

testing under the Standards

UNE EN 12975-1 and 2, as well as

UNE-ISO 9806

Meteorologicalstation El Arenosillo

Thermal Solar Energy Laboratory

Testing of collector up to 10m2

Solar Solar ThermalThermal efficiencyefficiencytrackingtracking

Thermal Solar Energy Laboratory

DurabilityDurability andandreliabilityreliability teststests

Thermal Solar Energy Laboratory

Solar domestic water heating systems: Acreditated by ENAC for testing under standard UNE EN 12976-1 and 2. and UNE-ISO

9459-2.

8 Test 8 Test benchesbenches forfor Solar Solar DomesticDomestic systemssystems testingtesting

Automatic control and regulation

• Solar domestic water heating systems tests:• Solar domestic water heating systems tests:

Standards UNE EN 12976-1 & 2, and UNE-ISO 9459-2

Thermal Solar Energy Laboratory

Thermal Solar Energy Laboratory

• Solar absorption cooling:• Solar absorption cooling:

� Technical consultancy on the design, monitoring and evaluation of facilities.

� Project preparation of solar absorption cooling for AENA and IDEA.

� Definition of “IEA-Task on Solar Cooling / Air Conditioning”.

Thermal Solar Energy Laboratory

• Standardisation activities:• Standardisation activities:

Active participation in standardisationcomitees:

• AEN/CTN 94: Thermal Solar Energy• AEN/CTC 078: Thermal Solar Energy

• CEN/TC 312: Thermal solar systems and components; Custom built systems

Active participation in standardisationcomitees:

• AEN/CTN 94: Thermal Solar Energy• AEN/CTC 078: Thermal Solar Energy

• CEN/TC 312: Thermal solar systems and components; Custom built systems

Fuel Cells Testing Laboratory

Test Test BenchBench

12 12 kWkW

ControlControl

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Test Test BenchBench

4 4 kWkW

ControlControl

SystemsSystems

Fuel Cells Testing Laboratory

Solar hydrogen production plant. PEM and PAFC test benches

PhotovoltaicPhotovoltaic FieldField

ElectrolizerElectrolizer

Metal Metal hydridehydride andand highhigh pressurepressure storagestorage

PAFCPAFC PEMFCPEMFC