# SolarPACES Conference

- Dates: 15 September 2026 to 18 September 2026
- Location: Steigenberger Hotel Bad Neuenahr, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany
- Organiser: Header Image: Max Harrus FOLLOW US ORGANIZER
- Industry: Energy & Cleantech

## About

International Symposium on Concentrated Solar Power & Chemical Energy Technologies.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://www.solarpaces-conference.org/)
- [Registration](https://www.solarpaces-conference.org/event/registration)
- [Agenda](https://event.fourwaves.com/solarpaces2026/schedule)

## Topics

- 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

## Speakers

- Robert Pitz-Paal, DLR
- Benedikt Kölsch, DLR

## Sponsors and partners

- SHANXI VOJIN NEW MATERIALS CO., LTD (former Bingsheng Chemicals)
- CSP-Boost
- EU-SOLARIS ERIC

## Where to stay

- **Hotel Garni Lindenmühle**: 620 m from the venue, 7 Am Mühlenteich, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, 53474
  - [Hotel website](https://www.hotel-lindenmuehle.de/)
  - Phone: +49 2641 34353
- **Hotel Ännchen**: 940 m from the venue, 11 Niederhutstraße, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, 53474
  - [Hotel website](https://www.aennchen-ahrweiler.de/)
  - Phone: +49 2641 9777-0
- **Hotel garni Schützenhof**: 980 m from the venue, 1 Schützenstraße, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, 53474
  - [Hotel website](https://www.schuetzenhof-ahrweiler.de/)
  - Phone: +49 2641 90293
- **Hotel Eckschänke**: 1.1 km from the venue, 52 Plätzerstraße
  - [Hotel website](https://hotel-eckschaenke.de/)
  - Phone: +49 2641 35130
- **Prümer Gang**: 1.1 km from the venue, 58 Niederhutstraße, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, 53474
  - [Hotel website](https://www.pruemergang.de/)
  - Phone: +49 2641 4757
- **Eifelstube**: 1.1 km from the venue
  - [Hotel website](https://www.eifelstube-ahrweiler.de/)
  - Phone: +49 2641 34850
- **Hotel zum Stern**: 1.2 km from the venue, 9 Marktplatz, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, 53474
  - [Hotel website](https://www.hotel-zum-stern.de/)
  - Phone: +49 2641 9789-0
- **Hotel am weißen Turm**: 1.3 km from the venue, 3 Altenbaustraße, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, 53474
  - [Hotel website](https://www.hotelamweissenturm.de/)
  - Phone: +49264190800

## What people are saying

Official hashtag: #solarpaces2026

- [SOLARX Final Workshop Highlights](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kbkEZ2Up4M)
  - The SOLARX Final Workshop was held on Thursday, 25 September 2025, from 14:00 - 16:00 (CET) in Almeria, Spain, during the International SolarPACES Conference. The event focused on the final ...

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