An EU-funded project, focuses on decarbonising industrial processes through an integrated Solar Energy-based Heat Upgrade System (SEHUS). This innovative system combines solar energy (both thermal and photovoltaic), high-temperature heat pumps, thermal energy storage, and waste heat recovery to significantly reduce carbon emissions in the industrial sector.
The main pilot sites represent three key industrial sectors: food, paper, and rubber industries. These pilot projects will showcase the effectiveness, sustainability, and cost-efficiency of SEHUS in supplying medium-grade heat at temperatures up to 280°C, considering various factors such as plant capacities, operational configurations, land constraints, and fuel usage.
SOLINDARITY will address major technical challenges in integrating these modules into existing process plants. Through following processes the project aims to optimise resource management, matching available resources with industrial power and heat needs.
With a consortium comprising 18 partners from 6 EU countries (Greece, Spain, Italy, Lithuania, Germany, Belgium), Switzerland, Morocco, and Jordan, SOLINDARITY strives to advance the energy transition in the industry by further developing and demonstrating sustainable energy solutions.
April 2, 2024. The SOLINDARITY project officially started in January 2024 with a collaborative meeting among partners in Athens, Greece. This initial gathering laid the groundwork for the project’s objectives over the next four years. The kick-off meeting provided the space for collaboration and valuable insights, enabling partners to clarify roles and initiate their work. With an ambitious aim of advancing industry decarbonisation, the consortium looks forward to partnering with stakeholders to achieve this goal, leveraging the outcomes of SOLINDARITY.
SOLINDARITY is advancing with its efforts to integrate innovative technologies to decarbonise industrial processes. The development of the high-temperature heat pump (HTHP), that will help upgrade the solar heat to industrial process levels, is being carried out collaboratively by the German Aero Space Center (DLR), BOGE KOMPRESSOREN Otto Boge GmbH & Co. KG (BOGE) and ASCORI. The execution of the
In recent months, the SOLINDARITY partners have actively disseminated the project, including its objectives, activities, and preliminary results, through participation in several international conferences. The latest dissemination efforts include DLR’s participation in the 10th BAPT Conference, held in Athens from 9 to 11 July 2025, organised by the National Technical
On May 27 and 28, the University of Genoa (UNIGE) hosted the Steering Committee meeting of the SOLINDARITY project. The event brought together representatives from the 18 partner organisations that are part of the SOLINDARITY consortium. Each partner shared detailed updates on key milestones and progress within their respective Work
Dr. Nikolaos Rogkas – Project Manager/Technical Coordinator
Dr. Dimitrios Rakopoulos – Principal Investigator
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