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
Call for Abstracts is Open
The SolarPACES 2026 Committee is happy to invite you to submit your abstract for the 32nd edition of the foremost symposium for all those who work in Concentrating Solar Power, Thermal, and Chemical Energy Systems.
The deadline for abstract submissions is March 23rd.
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!
Conference Topic
- 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
- Call for abstracts: 04.02.2026
- Deadline Call for Abstracts: 23.03.2026
- Start of registration: Early July
- End of Early Bird: 06.08.2026
- Late fee: 01.09.2026
- SolarPACES 2026: 15.09.2026
- Technical Tour(s): 19.09.2026
Contact
