Areas of Technology

Presentation

Due to the wide range of technological horizontal applications that TEKNIKER has developed over recent years, the energy sector and its suppliers have found a technological provider that is noted for its ability to undertake multi-discipline projects, capable of providing integral solutions to specific problems.

Contact: renovables@tekniker.es.

Concentrating Solar Power

• Design of new components.
  • Stirling engines.
  • Solar collectors.
  • Precision trackers and solar sensoring.
  • Test benches.
•  Coatings. (PDF)
  • Functionalization of optical surfaces: selective, reflective or antireflecting coatings.
  • Development of hydrophobic, hydrophilic, biocide, self-cleaning or photocatalitic surfaces.
•  Heat transfer and storage.
  • Modeling and simulation of thermohydraulic systems.
  • Development characterisation and monitorization of HTFs.
  • Design and characterisation of Phase Change Materials (PCMs) for energy storage at different temperature ranges (PDF)
  • PCMs encapsulation and use of nanotechnology for improving thermal properties of storage and transfer materials.
  • Chemical and structural analysis of molten salts.
  • Chemical reactions for energy storage.
• Set-up, operation and maintenance.
  • Autonomous heliostats or throughs (wireless)
  • Predictive maintenance based on HTF analysis. (PDF)
  • Detoxification of water and soils contaminated by HTFs. (PDF)
  • New O&M strategies.
  • Taylor made systems for control and verification of assembly processes.
  • Geometric characterisation of collectors.
  • Energy-efficiency optimisation.

Reference customers: Abengoa Solar New Technologies, Sener, Torresol Energy, ACS-Cobra, Aries Ingeniería y Sistemas, Samca Renovables, Rioglass Solar, PSA.

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Photovoltaic Solar Energy (PDF)

• Development of CIGS (Copper indium gallium selenide)solar cells: chalcopyrite absorbers, CIGS, contacts and buffer layer.
• Development of transparent conductive oxite (TCO)
• Development of laser scribing processes for thin layer cells.

Reference customers:  Soliker, Saint Gobain, Acerinox.

Thermal and electrical storage

• Magnetically suspended flywheels.
• Vanadium redox batteries (VRB)
• Design of intelligent materials for thermal storage (PDF)

Reference customers: Corporación Zigor, Acciona Infraestructuras, Ciemat.

Wind Energy

• Advanced maintenance strategies.
• Lubrication of critical elements (Wearcheck Ibérica)
  • Developments of biolubricants.
  • Control in use of lubricants, on-line sensors, remaining useful live estimation, etc.
• Mechatronic simulation and design.
• Development of advanced control strategies.
• Equipment monitoring and instrumentation.

Reference customers:  Gamesa, Iberdrola Renovables, Acciona, GE-Wind, Alstom Wind, EDP Renovables.