Absolicon has been awarded funds from the CETP program for two new research projects. 108,000 euro (approx. 1.3 million SEK) to participate in the development of a new receiver tube for concentrating solar collectors and 69 750 euro (approx.

800,000 SEK) to work with the district heating system of the future. The CETP (Clean Energy Transition Partnership) research program brings together 30 countries, including the UK and the US, to create transnational innovation ecosystems to promote the clean energy transition and contribute to the EU's goal of climate neutrality. The projects are smaller than research projects in the EU's Horizon2020 research program but offer good opportunities to collaborate on new environmental and climate technologies.

Absolicon has now been granted funds in two projects, a total about 2.1 million SEK.ETECTIVE is a three-year project for concentrated solar energy need to have advanced receiver tubes to get high efficiency. The DETECTIVE project will develop a new type of receiver consisting of several thin tubes instead of one large tube. The project is led by Polito, Italy's second largest university.

KTH and the Spanish research institute Ciemat are also involved in the project. The project will first develop and build prototypes of the new tube. The prototypes will then be tested at Platforma Solar de Almeria in southern Spain.

The project has been awarded 2 milljon euro (about 24 million SEK). Absolicon participates in the project with its expertise in concentrating solar collectors and applications in industry. Absolicon's share in the project is 155,000 euro, about 1.9 million SEK with 70% funding from CETP (just over 1.3 million SEK).

TRAINING is a project in which Absolicon and Dalarna University participate from Sweden and has been awarded 2.3 million euro (about 28 million SEK) to develop models for the district heating system of the Future, where solar heat, heat pumps and electrical systems interact with buildings and energy storage.