Final Matching Workshop

MATChING  "Materials  &  Technologies  for  Performance  Improvement  of  Cooling Systems performance in Power Plants" is a collaborative project, funded by the EU Horizon 2020 programme, which aims to significantly reduce the demand of water and improve energy efficiency of cooling systems in the energy  sector  through  the  use  of  advanced  materials  and  nano-­-technology  based materials. A broad set of technologies is proposed acting on intake, blowdown, make-­-up, and  evaporated  water.  Hybrid  cooling  systems  are  proposed  for  the  geothermal sector. For the thermal power sector, innovative materials are applied  to  steam  condensers,  and  membrane-­-based  solutions  developed  for  water treatment and recovery. A total of 8 test sites/facilities have been used within the project. The list of demonstrators includes 2 demo sites (Italy, Spain), 3 pilot sites (Belgium, Italy, France)  and  3  existing  facilities  (France,  Belgium,  Spain),  of  which  two  are  movable and have been brought on site to work in real power plants context. The  purpose  of  the  workshop  is  to  share  the  most  relevant  results  of  the  Project and to engage an open discussion with the Stakeholders on the current  and  future  scenarios  related  to  the  water  availability  and  to  technological measures for improving the performance of cooling systems in power plant, in Europe and abroad.