SOLAR THERMAL APPLICATIONS UNIT ON-GOING PROJECTS Air-based solar thermal electricity for efficient renewable energy integration & compressed air energy storage, ASTERIx-CAESar Soluciones de refrigeración híbrida para ahorro de agua en aplicaciones solares térmicas, SOLHYCOOL Sustainable membrane distillation for industrial water reuse and decentralised desalination approaching zero waste, MEloDIZER European Twinning for research in Solar energy to (2) water (H2O) production and treatment technologies, Sol2H2O Bio-Mimetic and Phyto-Technologies designed for low-cost purification and recycling of water, INDIA-H2O Next generation water-smart management systems: large scale demonstrations for a circular economy and society, WATER-MINING Intelligent water treatment technologies for water preservation combined with simultaneous energy production and material recovery in energy intensive industries, INTELWATT