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Dr. Eduardo Zarza Moya

Director of Concentrating Solar Research
Solar Platform

Name

Dr. Eduardo Zarza Moya
Job Title

Director of Concentrating Solar Research
Organisation

Solar Platform
Field

Research
Speciality

Solar Energy

Biography

Biography

Eduardo Zarza is Director of Concentrating Solar Research at the Solar Platform in Almeria, Spain. PSA (as it is known in Spain) is a world reference centre for solar power generation, visited by political and scientific delegations from countries desiring to establish large-scale electrical generating plants powered by the sun.

As a scientist and engineer Dr. Zarza is responsible for managing the many research strands being investigated at PSA. He has been a speaker at numerous solar power conferences as well being the author of a number of scentific papers and monographs.

One of the many projects that Eduardo Zarza is involved in is Algeria’s hybrid solar/gas generating plant being constructed at Hassi R’mel, 400 kilometres south of Algiers. Dr. Zarza is an enthusiastic advocate of Algeria’s aim to eventually replace some of its oil revenues by exporting solar electrical power
to Europe.