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 March 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
31/03/2022
TECHNOLOGY
Concentrated
Solar Power
PROJECT CONCEPT
NEWS
POLYPHEM Project Meeting M36
The 6th POLYPHEM project meeting took place on 17th November 2020. Due to COVID-19, it was held virtually through an online platform.
Conference Proceedings: SolarPACES 2019
Discover the paper about POLYPHEM featured in the proceedings of the SolarPACES 2019 conference (Daegu, South Korea).
H2020 CSP Projects Newsletter – January 2021 Edition
POLYPHEM was featured in the 8th edition of the joint Horizon 2020 CSP Project Newsletter, that was released on 28 January 2021.
Save the date: POLYPHEM at Enlit Europe 2021
From 30 November to 2 December 2021, POLYPHEM will take part in the Enlit Europe Conference in Milan (Italy) with a showcase booth in the EU projects zone.
