Acting as competence centre of the Implementation Working Group within the Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan) of the European Commission, the overall goal of HORIZON-STE is to support the execution of the Implementation Plan regarding both STE/CSP Research and Innovation lines as well as First-Of-A-Kind projects that will help steer countries through political, legislative, and institutional shortcomings linked to various national policies concerning solar thermal electricity. Much of the focus centres on improving procurement of manageable RES and increased public funding for STE/CSP research.
This project will identify and address the relevant European countries, such as Spain, Italy, Germany, Turkey, France, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Portugal, etc., having companies active in the global STE/CSP market, and/or as potential off-takers for STE/CSP generation in Europe. This will result in national country reports and an EU-wide cooperation event that will be extensively covered by national mainstream media, supported by strong dissemination and a communication campaign throughout the whole project duration.
