Overview of Adherence to Plan of Milestones |
| Milestone no. |
Milestone name |
Squedule delivery date |
| MS1 |
Kick-off meeting. General assembly first meeting |
Feb. 2014 |
| MS2 |
Web-based IP repository operative |
Jul. 2015 |
| MS3 |
24-months general STAGE-STE project review meeting |
Ene. 2016 |
| MS4 |
Final agreement of STAGE-STE+ governance definition |
Ene. 2018 |
| MS5 |
Final general project meeting |
Ene. 2018 |
| MS6 |
Input of review and consultation of national programmes for preparation of research agenda |
Jul. 2015 |
| MS7 |
Workshop for presentation and discussion of the European STE Research Agenda |
Mar. 2016 |
| MS8 |
Organization of European workshop to alignment of national STE research programmes |
May. 2016 |
| MS9 |
Formal presentation of the European STE Research Agenda |
Nov. 2017 |
| MS10 |
Formal presentation of proposed scheduled alignment of national research programmes and STE funding |
Nov. 2017 |
| MS11 |
Definition of European STE facilities suitable for the qualification of the STE components |
Nov. 2014 |
| MS12 |
Organization of international workshop on infrastructure needs and possible recommended improvements |
Jul. 2016 |
| MS13 |
Formal presentation of the European agenda on research infrastructure needs |
Sep. 2017 |
| MS14 |
Definition of the complete and final schedule of personnel exchange and associated activities |
Apr. 2014 |
| MS15 |
Public announcement of the STE reference course at defined countries |
Ene. 2016 |
| MS16 |
Implementation of the reference course at defined countries |
Ene. 2017 |
| MS17 |
Final assessment of personnel exchange outcome and impact |
Jul. 2017 |
| MS18 |
Organization of European workshop on best practices to promote IP transfer to industry |
Sep. 2015 |
| MS19 |
First complete draft version of plan for the use and management of foreground |
Ene. 2016 |
| MS20 |
Final meeting on certification of STE components and systems |
Jul. 2017 |
| MS21 |
Final version of STAGE-STE plan for the use and management of foreground |
Ene. 2018 |
| MS22 |
Definition of the complete and final schedule plan of international collaboration activities |
May. 2014 |
| MS23 |
Submission of intermediate report on STAGE-STE International Collaboration |
Ene. 2016 |
| MS24 |
Submission of final report on STAGE-STE International Collaboration activities |
Ene. 2018 |
| MS25 |
Synthesis and characterization of new nitrate salt mixture with low melting temperature |
Jul. 2016 |
| MS26 |
Assessment of feasibility of nanostructured and metallic phase change materials to thermal storage systems |
Jul. 2016 |
| MS27 |
Conclusion of long-term corrosion test on different molten salts mixtures |
Ene. 2017 |
| MS28 |
Assessment of multi-storage TES systems for DSG plants |
Sep. 2015 |
| MS29 |
Develop a suited accelerated aging procedure and derive the acceleration factor |
Ene. 2017 |
| MS30 |
Monitor and collect field data in North African desert regions from wind-blown sand particles |
Ene. 2016 |
| MS31 |
Develop an accelerated abrasion test for reflectors to reproduce effects of sand storms |
Ene. 2018 |
| MS32 |
Develop an accelerated aging test bench for volumetric air receivers |
Ene. 2018 |
| MS33 |
Develop an abrasion resistant first surface reflector |
Ene. 2018 |
| MS34 |
Intermediate status of vacuum and pressurized solar reactor concepts assessed |
Jul. 2016 |
| MS35 |
Intermediate status of thermochemical energy storage via metal oxide redox reactions assessed |
Jul. 2016 |
| MS36 |
Intermediate status of durability procedures for qualifying selected materials assessed |
Ene. 2016 |
| MS37 |
Intermediate status of “Technology Roadmap to Solar Fuels” assessed |
Jul. 2016 |
| MS38 |
Qualify solar receiver/reactor materials for use under severe operating conditions |
Ene. 2017 |
| MS39 |
Specification of R&D requirements for thermo-chemical production of solar fuels (technology roadmap) |
Jul. 2017 |
| MS40 |
Development of a full dynamic model for CSP+D plant |
Ene. 2017 |
| MS41 |
Identification of autonomous robots and UAV/IAV and completion of systems design |
Jul. 2015 |
| MS42 |
Definition of suitable Process heat and/or CHP systems for specific industries and integration guide |
Ene. 2016 |
| MS43 |
Numerical model of chosen case study small scale solar field + industrial application |
Nov. 2016 |
| MS44 |
UAV/IAV test flight, data processing and results evaluation |
Oct. 2017 |
| MS45 |
Delivery of the simulation tool of the flux at the receiver input aperture are |
Jul. 2015 |
| MS46 |
All heliostat components development and test |
Ene. 2016 |
| MS47 |
Delivery of the conceptual receiver design model |
Ene. 2016 |
| MS48 |
Heliostat integration, set-up and validation |
Ene. 2017 |
| MS49 |
Validation of the heliostat control system and the calibration system |
Ene. 2017 |
| MS50 |
Identification of a representative high concentration optical system and receiver module type |
Nov. 2016 |
| MS51 |
Delivery of the flux measurement system design |
Ene. 2017 |
