GREENOLIVE newsletter #2 ― a year of progress, innovation, and collaboration

The second issue of the GREENOLIVE project’s newsletter highlights one year of progress, marked by scientific publications, conference presentations, workshops, and developments in the solar power-to-heat plant

Publication Date
01/09/2026
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2 minutes

The GREENOLIVE project has published the second edition of its newsletter, covering activities and achievements. The newsletter, released on 28 August 2026, provides an overview of the project’s progress since its start in September 2025, including conference presentations, scientific publications, and developments at the pilot site in Türkiye.

Workshops

Following the general assembly, on 7 May 2026, CIEMAT and CIESOL organised a workshop at the University of Almería titled Renewable Energy Heat for Industrial Decarbonisation. The event brought together researchers, industry stakeholders, and policymakers to discuss the integration of renewable energy in sectors such as plastics, textiles, and agri-food.

Conference presentations

GREENOLIVE was presented at several international conferences over the past months:

  • SEEP (July 2026): Prof. Luca Del Zotto of eCampus University presented “Dynamic modelling of a power-to-heat concept for decarbonising the petrochemical sector“ at the 18th International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Protection (SEEP 2026) at Tor Vergata University in Rome.
  • International workshop on nZEB buildings (June 2026): Prof. Matteo Moglie of eCampus University represented GREENOLIVE at a workshop on solar energy systems for Near Zero Energy Buildings (nZEB).
  • 17th TTMD HVAC&R Technologies Symposium (May 2026): Prof. Halime Paksoy of Çukurova University presented “GREENOLIVE Project for Decarbonisation of Industry with the Power-to-Heat Concept” in Istanbul.

Scientific publications

A new paper titled “Dielectric characterisation of solar salt for volumetric heating applications in Power-to-Heat-to-Power systems“ authored by CIEMAT’s researchers was published in the journal Energy Conversion and Management. The study explores the dielectric behaviour of solar salt and its potential for microwave-based heating in thermal energy storage systems.

Technical progress

The newsletter showcases progress on ASCHEM’s pilot site in Türkiye, where installation of the photovoltaic modules has been completed. Researchers at the University of Barcelona are actively characterising alternative filler materials for the plant’s thermal energy storage, including DURANIT and AXSORB alumina, and conducting on-going Social Life Cycle Assessment in collaboration with ICAEN, alongside preliminary environmental Life Cycle Assessment modelling.

The newsletter is available now on LinkedIn! To subscribe and receive future updates on GREENOLIVE’s progress toward industrial decarbonisation, visit the project’s accounts.

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Last Update

01/09/2026