September 15-18, 2026 Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany - Steigenberger Hotel Bad Neuenahr

SolarPACES

Concentrating Solar Power, Thermal, and Chemical Energy Systems

Dirk Krüger

Dirk Krüger

DLR
Plenary Talk: CST in Central Europe: operation experience, economics, and options in Germany

Current role:
Project Manager at the Institute of Solar Research at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR)

Career:
Apprenticeship and work as a mould maker
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering 1997 – present: Researcher and Project Manager at the Institute of Solar Research at the DLR
Focus on the development and validation of parabolic trough collectors and the integration of solar heat into process heat systems