Welcome to SolarPACES 2026!
Welcome to the 32nd SolarPACES Conference, the world’s leading conference on concentrating solar power, thermal and chemical energy systems!
Following the outstanding success of the 2025 conference, we are delighted to be holding the 2026 conference in Bad Neuenahr, Germany.
Join us as a speaker, participant or sponsor and don't miss the exciting conference program or the technical tour. We look forward to seeing you!
#SolarPACES2026
4 Conference Days
4 Networking Events
1 Technical Tour
Chairpersons' Invitation
Robert Pitz-Paal, DLR and Benedikt Kölsch, DLR, the SolarPACES 2026 Chairmen, invite you to attend the 32nd conference in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany!

Robert Pitz-Paal, DLR

Benedikt Koelsch, DLR

Conference Topics
- Advanced Materials, Manufacturing, and Components
- Commercial Projects
- Emerging and Disruptive Concepts
- Measurement Systems, Devices, and Procedures
- CSP Integration, Markets, and Policy
- Power Cycles
- Solar Industrial Process Heat and Thermal Desalination
- Operations, Maintenance, and Component Reliability
- Analysis and Simulation of CSP Systems
- Hybrid Systems
- Digital Tools and AI in Concentrating Solar Technology
- Solar Fuels and Chemical Commodities
- Solar Resource Assessment
- Thermal Energy Storage Materials, Media, and Systems
- Solar Collector Systems
- Receivers and Heat Transfer Media: Linear Systems
- Receivers and Heat Transfer Media: Point Focus Systems
Important Dates
- Deadline Call for Abstracts: March 23, 2026
- Start of registration: Early July 2026
- End of Early Bird: August 6, 2026
- Late fee: September 1, 2026
- SolarPACES 2026: September 15-18, 2026
- Technical Tour(s): September 19, 2026
Contact

Katja Marxen
Project Manager Conferences & Events
Conexio-PSE GmbH
Phone:
+49 7231 58598 188
E-Mail:
info@solarpaces-conference.org
