ABOUT US
POLYPHEM is a Horizon 2020 project funded under the Energy programme (LCE-07-2016-2017 - Developing the next generation technologies of renewable electricity and heating/cooling). The consortium is coordinated by CNRS and implemented by a total of 9 partners from 4 EU member countries. The project runs from April 2018 to August 2022 and will receive a 4,975 M€ EC grant over these 4 years.
POLYPHEM aims at improving the flexibility and the performance of small-scale Concentrated Solar Power plants, thanks to a solar-driven micro gas-turbine technology. As a final result, the project will build a 60 kW prototype plant with a 1,3 MWh thermal storage unit and will validate this innovative power cycle in a relevant environment (TRL 5), at the Themis solar tower in Targassone.
PROJECT DATA
CONSORTIUM
9 partners
5 countries
START-END DATE
01/04/2018
31/08/2022
TECHNOLOGY
Concentrated
Solar Power
PROJECT CONCEPT
NEWS
ENLIT 2021 & EU Projects Zone Podcast: Interview with Alain Ferriere
Wednesday 4 May 2022, the EU Projects Zone Podcast published an interview with Alain Ferriere from CNRS-PROMES about the POLYPHEM project. Discover it below! Context From 30 November to 2 December 2021, POLYPHEM took part in the ENLIT Europe Conference with a showcase booth in the EU projects zone, in Milan, Italy. As a reminder, ENLIT Europe Conference…
Watch the POLYPHEM 1st webinar!
The webinar, including the presentations, organised by POLYPHEM on « Small-scale Concentrated Solar Power (CSP): Challenges & Opportunities » are now online!
POLYPHEM at ENLIT Europe 2021
From 30 November to 2 December 2021, POLYPHEM took part in the ENLIT Europe Conference with a showcase booth in the EU projects zone, in Milan, Italy. Read more below!
COVID-19: POLYPHEM is extended by 5 months
Since most facilities were closed during the COVID-19 context, the European Commission has approved an extension of 5 months for POLYPHEM. Therefore, the project will end in August 2022 instead of March 2022.
