CENER
The National Renewable Energy Centre of Spain (CENER) develops applied research in renewable energies and provides technological support to companies and energy institutions in five areas: wind, solar thermal and photovoltaic solar energy, biomass, energy storage and energy transition in cities, and grid integration of energy. CENER is a technology centre with worldwide recognised prestige, activity and experience.
The Board of Trustees consists of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, CIEMAT, the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, and the Government of Navarre.
CENER’s headquarter is located close to Pamplona (Navarre-Spain). The centre has also cutting-edge technological infrastructures, such as the Wind Turbine Test Laboratory (LEA) and the Biorefinery and Bioenergy Centre (BIO2C) and an office at Seville (Andalusia –Spain).
CENER´s expertise is focused on three main areas:
Development of R+D+i projects for industrial application.
Highly skilled testing services and certification for components.
Technical assistance and feasibility studies for renewable energy technologies.
CENER’s activity covers the entire renewable energy generation process:
Renewable Resource Assessment.
Development of Simulation and Design Tools.
Development of Renewable Energy Generation Technology.
Definition and Performance of Tests on complete systems and components.
Technological Risk Assessment.
Feasibility Studies.
Development and Application of Regulatory Law
Competence relevant to SUNFLOWER
Improvement of active volumetric solar absorbers
Website
Contact person
Fritz Zaversky
fzaversky(at)cener.com