Ciesol

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Ciesol is a government headquartered in La Cañada de San Urbano, Spain specializing in Solar.

Ciesol is a leading solar energy research centre operating as a joint venture between the University of Almería and Plataforma Solar de Almería. The centre conducts research across multiple areas: solar resource assessment and prediction, photovoltaic and thermal energy systems, solar water treatment technologies, and environmental analysis. Key research lines include organometallic and photochemistry, solar desalination, water regeneration using solar photocatalysis, solar cooling systems, and development of water-soluble photochemically active substances for sustainable photovoltaic cells. The centre focuses on clean technologies for water decontamination using solar irradiance, including treatment of toxic and persistent contaminants, and development of microalgae-based water purification methods.