OverviewSpecialized machine dedicated to steel recycling by solar melting, using a concentrated solar flux. Developed within a research project to enable melting and valorisation of stainless steel chips from the watchmaking industry.
Project and objectives- INTERREG project led by partner PANATERE
- Objective: recover and valorise stainless steel chips from the watchmaking sector
Deliverables & operation- SOCRATE Industrie developed and built a reactor intended for steel melting
- Powered by a concentrated solar flux of 30 kW
- Design dedicated to the use of a solar furnace for steel recycling (reactor adapted to concentrated solar flux)
Additional informationSolution conceived as a specific experimental installation in the field of concentrated solar energy and treatment/recycling of metallic materials.
Technical characteristics / specifications- Project name / designation: RASOL
- Energy source: concentrated solar flux
- Solar flux power: 30 kW
- Main use: melting and recycling of stainless steel chips
- Context: research project (INTERREG)
- Project partner: PANATERE