The PROME³THE²US² project aimed at developing, validating and implementing novel solid-state structures able to convert directly concentrated solar radiation into electric energy, at a very high efficiency. The project objective is the development of efficient solar concentrating cells, based on engineered semiconductors, able to overcome the limitations of multiple-junction cells when operating at high-temperature. PROME³THE²US² is a European collaborative project within the Energy FP7 framework of Future Emerging Technologies (FET). Coherently with the FET strategy based on high risk research, the project aims at incubating and developing a breakthrough concept for concentrated solar conversion, with a very high technological impact.

Acronym: PROME³THE²US²
Finanzing body: UE – FP7
Starting year: May 2013
End year: April 2016
Call: FP7 – FET ENERGY, Gran Agreement 308975
Diathema Budget : 779 k€
Diathema role: Principal Investigation, Project Coordination, Leader del WP “Active materials & Cathode Characterization”
Partners involved: Tel Aviv University, Technion – Israel institute of technology, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Zur Forderung der Angewandten Forschung EV, Ionvac Process, exergy LTD, Solaris Photonics, Abengoa Research S.L.
Website: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/308975