A new open-access dataset has been released within the framework of the EXCELLEND ERA Chair project, providing comprehensive experimental measurements from a laboratory water-to-water heat pump equipped with a vapor injection scroll compressor and economizer heat...

The 2nd meeting of the management board of EXCELLEND took place on the 6th of May 2026. The discussions focused on the next steps since the recruitment process finished. 

On 6 March 2026, EXCELLEND had the pleasure of hosting representatives from the Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving (CRES) at NCSR “Demokritos”, fostering dialogue on ongoing research activities and potential collaboration in the field of renewable...

EXCELLEND held its first project team meeting on 17 December 2025, bringing together also representatives from other laboratories of NCSR Demokritos, who were invited to gain an overview of the project’s initial objectives and planned activities. The discussion...

A new open-access dataset has been released within the framework of the EXCELLEND ERA Chair project, providing detailed experimental measurements from a solar parabolic trough collector field installed at the Solar & Other Energy Systems Laboratory of the...

Prof. George Tsatsaronis, EXCELLEND’s ERA Chair Holder, participated in the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE) held in Memphis, USA, where he presented a research contribution on advanced methods for evaluating thermodynamic...

Prof. George Tsatsaronis, EXCELLEND’s ERA Chair Holder, was invited to deliver a lecture at the Regulatory Authority for Waste, Energy and Water (RAAEY) in Athens on 24 September 2025. The presentation, entitled “Decarbonization, Hydrogen Economy, and Power-to-X”,...

The transition towards climate neutrality is driving increasing scientific and policy interest in emerging energy system concepts such as the hydrogen economy, Power-to-X technologies, and broader decarbonization strategies. These topics were at the center of a...

As the transition towards sustainable and energy-efficient heating solutions accelerates across Europe, high-temperature heat pumps are attracting increasing attention for their potential to decarbonize industrial processes and district heating applications. In...

On 14 July 2025, the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) welcomed Prof. George Tsatsaronis, EXCELLEND's ERA Chair Holder, and Dr. George Kosmadakis, the project coordinator, for a visit to the Thermal Engineering Department of the School of Mechanical...

On 11 July 2025, Prof. George Tsatsaronis delivered a lecture on the "Developments in Energy Engineering over the last 50 years", at the 60th Summer School of NCSR Demokritos,  offering participants a comprehensive overview of the technological progress, scientific...

The EXCELLEND project has published its first press release, which introduces the project's vision, objectives, and expected impact while providing stakeholders and the wider research community with an overview of the initiative. Shared with EXCELLEND's growing...

The kick-off meeting for the EXCELLEND project, held on 14 March 2025, officially marked the start of the project's implementation phase. The meeting brought together the leaders of the project's core work packages, the Prof. G. Tsatsaronis, Dr. George Kosmadakis...

On 13 March 2025, the management board of EXCELLEND met with Dr. Stasinos Konstantopoulos, Senior Researcher at the Institute of Informatics & Telecommunications of NCSR Demokritos, to explore potential areas of collaboration with the MANOLO project.  MANOLO is...