ESTELA-SOLAR

       

ESTELA SOLAR is a European Industry Association created to support the emerging European solar thermal electricity industry for the generation of green power in Europe and abroad, mainly in the Mediterranean region.

ESTELA SOLAR involves and is open to all main actors in Europe : promoters, developers, manufacturers, utilities, engineering companies, research institutions.

Objectives:

• To promote high and mid temperature solar technologies for the production of thermal electricity to move towards sustainable energy systems
• To promote thermal electricity in Europe at policy and administrative levels (local, regional, national al EU)
• To support Union's action in favour of European industry development and to contribute to reach the Union's energy objectives and its main renewable energy targets
• To support research and innovation, including vocational training, and favouring equal opportunities
• To promote excellence in the planning, design, construction and operating of thermal electricity plants
• To promote thermal electricity at international level, mainly in the Mediterranean area and developing countries
• To co-operate at international level to contribute to combat climate change
• To represent the solar thermal electricity sector at European and world level

Activities:

One of the main activities of ESTELA SOLAR and its members is to collaborate with EU Institutions to develop solar thermal electricity and its industry in Europe and abroad.

Another core activity in close collaboration with the academia is to produce and co-ordinate studies on scientific, technical, economic, legal or policy issues to further develop solar thermal electricity technologies.

Finally, ESTELA considers of paramount importance to raise awareness by disseminating information about solar thermal electricity and the European Association through means of organising meetings, workshops, conferences and other events to promote solar thermal electricity.