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GREENOLIVE holds first public webinar on solar-driven industrial heat
Industrial heat remains one of the hardest sectors to decarbonise. GREENOLIVE's first public webinar presented an alternative: solar electricity, electric heaters, and a packed-bed thermal storage unit made from local waste, targeting 300°C process heat and replication in Egypt and Palestine.
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GREENOLIVE project to be featured at EU-SOLARIS Summer School in Cyprus
The GREENOLIVE project will be presented as a case study at the 2nd EU-SOLARIS Summer School on 22–23 October 2026 in Cyprus, hosted by EU-SOLARIS ERIC and The Cyprus Institute
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GREENOLIVE project partners converge on final designs of pilot plant
On 9 July 2026, project partners connected virtually for the third GREENOLIVE Project Steering Committee meeting. The consortium reviewed technical progress, finalised the P&ID, and aligned on procurement timelines
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GREENOLIVE at CNMAT2026
Adela Svobodova of Universitat de Barcelona delivered an oral presentation on advanced material selection tools for thermal energy storage applications.
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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
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GREENOLIVE at SEEP2026
The GREENOLIVE project was presented at the 18th International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Protection (SEEP), held from 20 to 23 July at Tor Vergata University in Rome
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Call for tenders: control system design and assembly for GREENOLIVE power-to-heat plant in Türkiye
eCampus University, coordinator of the GREENOLIVE project, seeks a qualified subcontractor to design and assemble the on-site control system to operate and monitor the prototype plant. Applications are open until 24 July 2026.
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New advances on the configuration of the GREENOLIVE system
On 5 and 6 May 2026, the GREENOLIVE consortium gathered for its second face-to-face meeting, hosted by CIEMAT at its Plataforma Solar de Almería (PSA). The two-day session allowed partners to review technical progress across all work packages and to align on equipment purchasing schedules.
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GREENOLIVE pilot plant takes shape as photovoltaic installation begins
Construction of the pilot plant is now visible. One third of the photovoltaic system has been installed at the petrochemical facility in Adana, with the remaining two thirds expected to be completed within approximately two weeks.
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