Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Time: 14:00 – 16:00 (CEST)
About this webinar:
In our third and last public webinar of the RESTORE project, get some insights from the four years of research. You will learn how the RESTORE concept – a combination of a reversible Organic Rankine Cycle and a Thermochemical Energy Storage – can be applied to decarbonize District Heating and Cooling networks and industrial process heat. Furthermore, the methodology and results of the sustainability assessment will be explained including the aspects of economic, social and environmental sustainability. The last presentation of the webinar will describe the next steps necessary to further developing the RESTORE technology.
Agenda:
- 14:00 – 14:05 Welcome and Introduction – Thilo Walser (Solites)
- 14:05 – 14:25 RESTORE Concept and Applications – Francisco C. Nuñez (CENER)
- 14:25 – 14:40 Social Sustainability Assessment of RESTORE – Angela Hahn (Prospex Institute)
- 14:40 – 14:55 Economic Assessment of RESTORE – Francisco C. Nuñez (CENER)
- 14:55 – 15:00 Break
- 15:00 – 15:20 Environmental Impact Assessment of RESTORE – Stefan Cristian Galusnyak (Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai)
- 15:20 – 15:40 Market overview and roadmap towards the further RESTORE development; Lucia Hörner (Steinbeis Europa Zentrum)
- 15:40 – 16:00 Wrap-up and Q&A, Thilo Walser (Solites)
This webinar is organized and hosted by the Steinbeis Research Institute for Solar and Sustainable Thermal Energy Systems Solites. The webinar will be recorded.
Speakers:
Francisco C. Nuñez (CENER)
Francisco C. Nuñez, coordinator of the RESTORE project, is a research engineer with more than 6 years of experience in the modelling and simulation of solar collectors, Concentrating Solar Power plants and Thermal Energy Storage systems. His expertise lies in the development of innovative thermal energy storage solutions, ranging from medium to high-temperature storage. After earning his master’s degree from the University of Seville (Spain), he started working on Andalusian Association for Research and Industrial Cooperation. He later joined the Solar Thermal & Thermal Energy Storage Department of CENER (National Renewable Energy Centre of Spain), actively contributing to national and international research projects and represents CENER on global platforms. He is the author of various research papers and regularly conducts manuscripts reviews for peer-reviewed scientific journals.
Angela Hahn (Prospex Institute)
Angela Hahn holds a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and a Master’s degree in Intercultural Conflict Management. At the Prospex Institute, she works as a Project Manager and Research Associate, where she is responsible for the coordination and implementation of international research and innovation projects. Her expertise lies in the social dimensions of sustainable natural resource management, with a particular focus on qualitative research methods and stakeholder engagement. She contributes to the design and facilitation of participatory and transdisciplinary processes, aiming to foster inclusive dialogue and co-creation among diverse actors. She is especially interested in how collaborative approaches can enhance the societal relevance and impact of research, and how complex sustainability challenges can be addressed through meaningful stakeholder involvement.
Dr. Stefan Cristian Galusnyak (Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai)
Stefan Cristian Galusnyak is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca. His research integrates advanced process modelling with sustainable energy systems. His work focuses on carbon capture, utilization and storage technologies, alternative fuels, and environmental assessments by means of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology, ultimately contributing to the development of low-carbon solutions. He studied Advanced Process Chemical Engineering and holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering, being author of several peer-reviewed scientific publications.
Lucia Hörner (Steinbeis Europa Zentrum)
Lucia Hörner is a project manager for innovation processes at Steinbeis Europa Zentrum in Germany where she is responsible for organising the further use of results from Horizon projects. In her work, she assesses user needs and product-market fit, shapes sustainable business models and facilitates the development of a post project roadmap for the further use of results. Empowering project partners to make use of their intellectual property is her primary goal – also in RESTORE. Lucia has an interdisciplinary background in international innovation management and bioeconomy.
