Twenty-first Cologne Solar Colloquium

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Once a year, the DLR Institute of Solar Research invites experts and interested researchers, industry representatives and government representatives to the Cologne Solar Colloquium at DLR’s Cologne headquarters. At this concentrating solar technologies scientific colloquium, DLR scientists and their cooperation partners, together with industry experts, present the latest research and development findings for an annually changing topic.

With over 100 participants, the event is the largest German-speaking industry event for solar thermal power plant technologies. The colloquium provides speakers and participants with a forum for professional exchange, stimulating discussions and the development of networks.

The focus of the 2018 Solar Colloquium is ‘more electricity from the Sun – intelligent operating and maintenance procedures in the solar thermal power plant’.

Experience from solar thermal and conventional power stations shows that the performance of critical components and the entire process must be regularly reviewed and corrected to safeguard yields throughout the service life of the power plant. Research institutions and companies in the solar thermal power plant industry are therefore working on new procedures for operational monitoring and maintenance. The speakers at this year’s solar colloquium will provide insights into the latest development work in this area.
After the presentation, attendees will have the opportunity to visit the research facilities at the DLR Institutes of Solar Research and of Engineering Thermodynamics.

Registration deadline: 24 June 2018.