August 2021 – MPC based on deep learning

Model predictive control based on deep learning for solar parabolic-trough plants Sara Ruiz-Moreno, José Ramón D.Frejo, Eduardo F.Camacho  Abstract: In solar parabolic-trough plants, the use of Model Predictive Control (MPC) increases the output thermal power. However, MPC has the disadvantage of a high computational demand that hinders its application to some processes. This work proposes…

October 2021 – Market-based clustering of MPC

Market-based clustering of model predictive controllers for maximizing collected energy by parabolic-trough solar collector fields  Eva Masero, José M. Maestre, and Eduardo F. Camacho  Department of Ingeniería de Sistemas y Automática, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain  Abstract This article focuses on maximizing the thermal energy collected by parabolic-trough solar collector fields to increase the production of the plant. To this end, we propose…

European City Facility: third call opens on 15 October

The European City Facility (EUCF) assists municipalities with fast and simplified financial support of €60,000 for developing investment concepts delivering local sustainable energy projects. More than €2 million of funding are available through a series of regional calls to support over 200 municipalities over the next two years. The EUCF funding is open to municipalities/local authorities,…

€95 million funding available for project ideas to accelerate the Clean Energy Transition in Europe

The LIFE Clean Energy Transition Call for Proposals 2021 includes 18 topics open for submitting your proposals. Funding is available for your project ideas to: build the policy framework for the Clean Energy Transition at local, regional and national level accelerate the market for the Clean Energy Transition with the roll-out of technology, digitalisation, new…