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Dr.KeithLovegrove isthemanagingdirectorofITPThermalPtyLtd,whichleadswork onsolarthermalandhydrogenenergysystemswithintheITPEnergisedgroupofcompanies.Hehasover30yearsofexperiencein renewableenergycombinedwith15yearsof teachingexperienceinundergraduateand postgraduatecoursesinenergysystemsand systemsengineering.Hewaspreviouslythe leaderoftheSolarThermalGroupattheAustralianNationalUniversity.Inthatrole,he wastheleadinventoranddesignandconstructionteamleaderofthe500m2 GenerationIIBigDishsolarconcentrator, recognizedwithaLightWeightStructuresAssociationofAustralia,2009 designawardanda2011citationfromtheInstituteofEngineersAustralia ACTEngineeringExcellenceawards.KeithiscurrentlyamemberoftheUniversityofAdelaide’sCentreforEnergyTechnologyadvisoryboard,theAustralianRenewableEnergyAgency’sAdvisoryPanel,theAustralianSolar ThermalEnergyAssociationboard,andchairoftheAustralianSolarThermal ResearchInstitutesteeringcommittee.
KeithLovegrove
ITPThermalPtyLtd
ITPEnergisedGroup Canberra ACT,Australia
E-mail:klovegrove@itpau.com.au
EditorandChapter1
WesStein isaChiefResearchScientistfor SolarTechnologiesatCSIRO.Hehasbeen activeinCSPresearchforover25years andwasinstrumentalinestablishingthe NationalSolarEnergyCentreatCSIRO, includingbuildingAustralia’sfirstsolar tower.HeisalsoaChiefTechnologistfor theAustralianSolarThermalResearch Institutewhereheleadsthedevelopmentof strategiesandtechnologiesforthenextgenerationofCSP.PriortoCSIRO,heworkedin thepowerindustryfor20yearsinpower stationoperationanddesign,aswellas investigatinganddevelopingnewenergy technologiesforutilities.WesrepresentsAustraliaontheInternationalEnergy Agency’sSolarPACESExecutiveCommittee,thepredominantCSP internationalbody.
WesStein CSIROEnergy Newcastle Australia
E-mail:wes.stein@csiro.au
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JohnPye isaresearcherintheAustralian NationalUniversitySolarThermalGroup andalsolecturesintheDepartmentof Engineering.
JohnPye ResearchSchoolofElectrical EnergyandMaterialsEngineering AustralianNationalUniversity Canberra ACT Australia
E-mail:john.pye@anu.edu.au
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RichardMeyer isco-founderandmanaging directorofGermany-basedSuntrace.From 2006to2009,heheadedthetechnicalanalysisandenergyyieldteamsofEpuronand SunTechnics.From1996to2006,Richard workedforDLR(GermanAerospaceCenter),wherehesetupthesatellite-basedservicesSOLEMIandDLR-ISISfor analyzingthepotentialforCSP.HecofoundedtheIEATask‘SolarResource KnowledgeManagement’,forwhichheis therepresentativetotheSolarPACESExecutiveCommitee.DrRichardMeyerholdsa diplomaingeophysicsandaPhDinphysics fromMunichUniversity.
KaushalChhatbar isasolarenergyprofessionalwith9+yearsofinternationalexperienceinsolarenergybusinesswithrich experienceinprojectdevelopmentofsolar concentratingtechnologiesandphotovoltaics (PV).HenowfocusesonsolarPV – diesel hybridpowerplantswith/withoutelectrical energystorageandrooftopsolarPVplants.
Kaushalisamechanicalengineerwitha Master’sdegreeinRenewableEnergiesfrom UniversityofOldenburg,Germany.During hismaster’s,hedidhisthesisonresource assessmentforsolarpowerplants,especially concentratingsolarpowerplants(CSP)and itsimpactontheiryield.Kaushalhashandsonexperienceintheinstallation andmaintenanceofsolarradiometersandhaspublishedseveralresearchpapers onthistopic.
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SimonWeber isadataanalystofGermanybasedSuntrace.HehasaDiploma(MSc)in Geophysicsandisspecializedinremote sensing.Appliedtothefieldoflargescale solar,hehascontributedtovariousprojects acrosstheglobe.Forthehighlyspecialized expertadvisoryfirmSuntrace,heisconductingtheassessmentofsolarresourceforCSP andPVprojects.Furthermore,Simonmanagesandcarriesouton-sitesolarmeasurementcampaigns.
RichardMeyer∗,MartinSchlecht, KaushalChhatbar,andSimonWeber Technology&Innovation SuntraceGmbH
Hamburg Germany
E-mail:richard.meyer@suntrace.de
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MartinSchlecht isco-founderandmanagingdirectorofGermany-basedSuntrace,a highlyspecializedexpertadvisoryfirmin largescalesolar.Hisresponsibilitiesinclude theassessmentofCSPandPVprojectsites andtheirfeasibility.HehasaDiploma (MSc)inmechanicalengineeringandmore than15years’workexperienceinthepower industry,coveringfossil-fired,concentrating solarthermalandphotovoltaic,including internationalhands-onprojectdevelopment andprojectimplementation.
RichardMeyerandMartinSchlecht∗ Technology&Innovation SuntraceGmbH
Hamburg Germany
E-mail:martin.schlecht @suntrace.de
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NataliaCaldes,graduateineconomicsand businessadministrationfromtheUniversidadPompeuFabraofBarcelona,MsCin appliedeconomicsfromtheUniversityof Wisconsin-Madison,andPhDinagricultural andnaturalresourceseconomicsfromthe UniversidadPolitecnicadeMadrid,Spain. WorkinginCIEMATsince2004,her researchfocusesonenergypolicyaswell associo-economicandenvironmental impactassessmentofenergyprojects.She hasparticipatedinseveralEuropeanCommissionandNationalresearchprojects focusingonrenewableenergycooperationpoliciesaswellasexternalitiesof powergenerationtechnologies.From2012to2015,shecoordinatedtheEU fundedprojectBETTERwhichaimsatassessingtheopportunitiesandbarriers associatedtorenewableenergycooperationbetweenEuropeandneighbouring countries.
BeforejoiningCIEMAT,sheworkedinthefieldofdevelopmenteconomics forvariousUnitedNationsAgenciesaswellasfortheInternationalFoodPolicy ResearchInstituteinWashingtonDC(https://www.ifpri.org).Amongother tasks,shewasinvolvedintheimpactevaluationofvariouspovertyreduction programsinLatinAmericaandAfrica.Priortothat,shealsoworkedasatrade analystfortheSpanishCommercialOfficeinSydney,Australia.
Inherfreetime,volunteersatEnergı´aSinFronteras(ESF),afoundationthat supportsruralelectrificationandwaterprojectsinlessdevelopedcountries. YoumayvisitESFwebpageat http://www.energiasinfronteras.org/.
YolandaLecho ´ n, PhDinagriculturalengineeringforthePolytechnicUniversityof Madrid,sheistheHeadoftheEnergySystemAnalysisUnitofEnergysince2013. Hermainresearchactivitieshavebeen focusedintheeconomicevaluationofthe externalcostsandbenefitsassociatedto theproductionandconsumptionofenergy, theapplicationoftheExternEmethodology totheevaluationofexternalitiesofenergy andtransport,LifeCycleSustainability Assessmentofenergytechnologiesandprocesseswithspecialfocusonbiomass, Authorbio
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biofuelsandsolarthermaltechnologies,environmentallyandsociallyextended economicinputoutputmodellingtoevaluatesocioeconomicandenvironmental effectsofenergytechnologiesandenergysystemmodellingusingtechnoeconomicpartialequilibriumoptimizationmodels.
ShehasparticipatedinseveralEuropeanCommissionandNationalresearch projectsandhasparticipatedasevaluatorinseveralinternationalR&Dprogrammesandisco-authorofmorethan80papersandbookchaptersandmore than60contributionstoconferencesandworkshops.
NataliaCaldes∗ andYolandaLecho ´ n
EnergySystemAnalysisUnit
EnergyDepartment
CIEMAT
Madrid Spain
E-mail:natalia.caldes@ciemat.es;yolanda.lechon@ciemat.es
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Prof.Dr.WernerJ.Platzer isaphysicist andreceivedhisPhDfromtheAlbert-Ludwigs-UniversityFreiburgin1988onthe materialoptimizationoftransparentinsulation.Hehasbeenworkingformorethan 30yearsforFraunhoferISEinGermanyin R&Dofsolarthermalenergy,facadetechnology,andenergyefficiencyinbuildings. Sincemorethan15yearshoweverhisfocus isonconcentratingsolarthermaltechnology forprocessheatandpower.BeingProfessor attheFacultyforEnvironmentandSustainability,UniversityofFreiburgheteachesand supervisesMasterandPhDstudents.Heis chairmanofIECTC117onthestandardizationforsolarthermalelectricity(CSP)andhasbeenactivelyinvolvedinmany EuropeanandinternationalprojectsonCSPandSolarProcessHeat.Hehas authoredmorethan200articlesandconferencepapers.
DavidMills hasworkedinnon-imaging opticsandsolarconcentratingsystemsfrom 1976.AttheUniversityofSydney,heranthe projectthatcreatedthedoublecermetselectiveabsorbercoatingnowusedwidelyon solarevacuatedtubesanddevelopedthe CLFRconcept.HewasCofounder,ChairmanandCSOofbothSHPP/LandAusra Inc.(laterArevaSolar).HehasbeenPresidentofISES(1997–99),firstChairofthe InternationalSolarCitiesInitiative,and VESKIEntrepreneurinResidenceforthe StateofVictoria(2009).
WilsonGardner isamechanicalengineer fromtheUniversityofNewcastle,NSW. Heisaresearchengineerandprojectleader atCSIRO’sDivisionofEnergyTechnology with25yearsofexperience.In2008he joinedtheleadteamoftheAustralianoperationsofAusraPtyLtd(partofAusra,Inc., formerlySolarHeatandPower),whichthen becameArevaSolarandhehelpedfurther developtheCLFRtechnologyandcommissionedthefirstCLFRsystemtobeconnected tothegridviasaturatedsteamtoLiddell powerstationin2009.From2012hehasbeenresponsiblefortheengineering designofvarioushigh-temperaturesolarthermalreceiversystemsandproject deliveryofthosesystemsatCSIRO.Hehasauthoredandcoauthoredseveral conferencepapersandscientificpublicationsonsolarthermalenergysystems.
WernerJ.Platzer∗
FraunhoferInstituteforSolarEnergySystemsISE
FreiburgimBreisgau
Germany
E-mail:werner.platzer@ise.fraunhofer.de
DavidMills
FormerlyAusraInc
MountainView CA UnitedStates
WilsonGardner
CSIRONationalSolarEnergyCentre—SolarThermalTechnologies
Newcastle Australia
E-mail:Wilson.Gardner@csiro.au
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EduardoZarzaMoya,IndustrialEngineer withaPhD,bornin1958.Atpresentheis theR&DTechnicalCoordinatoratthePlataformaSolardeAlmerı´a.Hehasanexperienceof34yearswithsolarconcentrating systems,andhehasbeentheDirectorof nationalandInternationalR&Dprojects relatedtosolarenergyandparabolictrough collectors.Heparticipatedintheelaboration oftheImplementationPlanfortheStrategic EnergyTechnology(SET)PlanforConcentratedSolarPower(CSP).Memberofthe ScientificandTechnicalCommitteeof ESTELA(EuropeanSolarThermalElectricityAssociation)andSpanishrepresentative attheSolarPACESExecutiveCommittee.
EduardoZarzaMoya
CIEMAT—PlataformaSolardeAlmerı ´ a Almerı ´ a Spain
E-mail:eduardo.zarza@psa.es
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LorinL.Vant-Hull (BSinPhysics,UniversityofMinnesota,1954;MS,UCLA,1956; PhD,CaliforniaInstituteofTechnology, 1960–67:thesisinLowTemperaturePhysics)hasbeeninvolvedinConcentrating SolarEnergysince1972.Hejoinedthe PhysicsDepartmentattheUniversityof Houstonin1969andbecameaFullProfessorofPhysicsin1973,theyearhereceived NSF(RANN)fundingforthefirstfeasibility studyoftheCentralReceiverconcept, “SolarThermalPowerSystemsBasedon OpticalTransmission”.Thisstudy,withMacDonnellDouglasAstronautics asasubcontractor,leddirectlytothedesignandconstructionandsuccessful operationoftheconcentratingcentralreceiverpilot/demonstrationplants,Solar One(water-steam)convertedlatertoSolarTwo(moltensalt)as10MWegrid connectedplants.Thecomputercodesdevelopedunderhisdirectiontosolve thedesign,optimization,layout,andperformanceissuesattheseplantshave beenusedinmanystudiesfundedbyDOE,NREL,SANDIA,andmanymajor engineeringfirmsinthedevelopmentofcentralreceiverplantdesignsaround theworld.HewasamemberofthejointUS-Russiasolarspecialiststeam,spent aneightmonthsabbaticalattheL-MUniversityinMunichandathreemonth termasaVisitingScientistatCSIRO,Australia.Heservedfor44yearsasan AssociateEditorandReviewerfortheJournalofSolarEnergy,andhasbeenon theboardofTXSES,ASES,andISES.HeretiredfromtheUniversityasaProfessorEmeritusofPhysicsin2001,buthascontinuedasaconsultant.
LorinL.Vant-Hull
EmeritusProfessorofPhysicsUniversityofHouston
Houston TX UnitedStates
E-mail:solarvanthull@aol.com
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WolfgangSchiel,DiplomPhysicist,bornin 1948inHamburg,hasover30years’experienceinsolarengineeringofDish/Stirling systems,ParabolicTroughcollectors,and theSolarUpdraftTower.Afterhisdegree attheUniversityofHamburgheworked withtheGermanAerospaceResearchEstablishmentinStuttgart.In1988hejoined schlaichbergermannundpartnerand becameManagingDirectorofsbpsonne gmbhin2009.
ThomasKeck,MechanicalEngineer,bornin 1959inStuttgart,joinedschlaichbergermann undpartnerin1988andworksasdesignengineerandprojectmanagerforDish/Stirling systems,Heliostats,andPVtrackers.
WolfgangSchielandThomasKeck∗ schlaichbergermannpartner(sbp)
Stuttgart
Germany
E-mail:t.keck@sbp.de;w.schiel@sbp.de
SteveHorne isCo-FounderandChiefTechnicalOfficeratSolFocus.HebegandesigningtheconceptofSolFocus’CPVsolar technologyin2005.Beforeco-foundingSolFocus,StevewastheDirectorofEngineering atGuideTech,aleadingsemiconductortest equipmentcompany,andhadpreviously spent6yearsrunningatechnologyconsultingfirmTurossTechnology.Heservedas VicePresidentofEngineeringatArielElectronicsandhisearlycareerexperience includescommissioningtwo500MWsteam generatedpowerplantsinNewSouthWales, Australia.
DrJohnLasich isfounderandDirectorof RayGenResourcesPtyLtdwhichdevelops, manufactures,anddeploysthecompanies’ worldleadingsolarcogenerationtechnology,producingheatanddispatchable powerforindustrialandutility applications.
Johnhas35yearsinthe‘mainstream’ and‘renewable’energysectorsincluding 10yearsinthepetrochemical,manufacturing,andpowerindustriesbeforeentering thesolarindustry.Hehasheldtheposition ofCTOforsome20yearscreatingnew solartechnologyandwinningseveralEngineeringExcellenceawards.Hisexperience alsoincludesautomatedsolarmoduleproductionalongwithdesign,construction,andoperationofsignificantenergyprojectsinAustraliaand internationally.
JohnholdsaPhDdegreeinsolarenergy.Asapioneerinthetechnology,he hasbeenawardedmanypatentsandbeenaninvitedspeakeratinternational conferences,publishingseveral‘WorldFirsts’includingaworldrecordsystem efficiencyof40.4%incollaborationwithUNSW.JohnisamemberoftheInternationalElectrotechnicalCommission(IEC)standardscommittee.Recentlyhe receivedtheDistinguishedAlumnusawardfromVictoriaUniversityforhis contributiontothesolarindustryandacceptedtheGovernors’‘ExportInnovation’awardforground-breakingexportstoChina.
SteveHorne
SolFocusInc. Victorville CA UnitedStates
E-mail:john@raygen.com
JohnLasich∗
RaygenResourcesPtyLtd
Nunawading VIC Australia
E-mail:john@raygen.com
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Wolf-DieterSteinmann hasbeenworking attheGermanAerospaceCenter(DLR) since1994andisworkingintheareaof mediumandhightemperatureheatstorages forapplicationsinpowerplantsandprocess industry.HewasprojectmanageroftheDISTOR,PROSPER,andNextPCMprojects dealingwiththedevelopmentoflatentheat storagesandoftheCellFluxprojectaiming atnewconceptsforsensibleheatstorage. HecompletedhisPhDthesisonsolarsteam generatorsandhasworkedonthesimulation andanalysisofthedynamicsofthermodynamicsystems.
Wolf-DieterSteinmann GermanAerospaceCenter(DLR) InstituteofEngineeringThermodynamics Stuttgart Germany
E-mail:wolf.steinmann@dlr.de
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Prof.HongGuangJin isacademicianof ChineseAcademyofSciences;professor anddirectorofLaboratoryofDistributed EnergySystemandRenewableEnergy,InstituteofEngineeringThermophysics,Chinese AcademyofSciences(CAS);andpresident ofChineseSocietyofEngineeringThermophysics.HereceivedhisPh.D.degreeat TokyoInstituteofTechnology,Japanin 1994.Hisexperienceandrelatedresearch backgroundareinthefieldsofthermophysics,chemicalengineering,simulationof energyconversionprocesses,analysisenergy systems,systemsynthesisforpolygeneration system,demonstrationofCCHP,andsolarthermalpowerplants.HeistheprincipalinventorofanovelpowersystemwithchemicalloopingcombustionforCO2 capture.HehasreceivedNationalNaturalScienceAward.
HongGuangJinandHuiHong
ChineseAcademyofSciences
Beijing China
E-mail:honghui@iet.cn
RuilinWang
NanjingNormalUniversity
Nanjing China
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HuiHong isaprofessoroftheInstituteof EngineeringThermophysics,Chinese AcademyofSciences,China.Shereceived herPh.D.attheInstituteofEngineering Thermophysics,CASin2004.Herteam hasbeendevotedtochemicallooping combustion,andhybridsolarenergyand fossilenergyforpowergeneration.She workedwithsolar-drivenchemicalloopingcombustionfordecadeswithregards tothesystemintegration,selectionofoxygencarrier,andreactordesign.Sheearns the“ECOSYoungScientist”inthe19th ECOSconference.
RuilinWang iscurrentlyworkingatNanjingNormalUniversity.Hereceivedhis Ph.D.studentattheInstituteofEngineeringThermophysics,ChineseAcademyof Sciences,China.Hisresearchinterests mainlyincludesolar-drivenfossilfuel conversionandutilization;solarthermal powergenerationandthethermodynamic evaluationofmultienergycomplementary systems.Hehasproposedacommonevaluationframeworkofsolar-aidedfossilfuelpowergenerationsystemandaseries ofeffectivetrackingstrategiesofparabolic troughsolarcollector.
InstituteofEngineeringThermophysics
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LuisCrespo,currentlyPresidentof PROTERMO-SOLARand – untilvery recently – ofESTELA(SpanishandEuropeanSTEassociations)andmemberofthe RenewableIndustryAdvisoryBoardofthe IEA.HewaspioneerattheAlmeriaSolar Platform,involvedinthecentralreceiver plantoftheIEAandintheGAST German-Spanishproject.Afterwardshe wasappointedDirectorofSpanishRenewableEnergyInstituteinCIEMAT.Later on,hemovedtothemanagementand financingsectorsbecomingdeputyDirector ofCDTI,GeneralDirectorofAENTEC,and GeneralDirectorofCEX(VentureCapital).HeisalsoprofessoratthePolytechnicUniversityofMadridinEnergyandBusinessAdministrationfieldsandconsultantofgovernmentsandfinancialmultilateralinstitutions.
LuisCrespo
SpanishSolarThermalElectricityIndustryAssociation
Madrid
Spain
E-mail:luis.crespo@estelasolar.org
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Dr.ChristinaHildebrandt hasworkedfor theFraunhoferInstituteforSolarEnergy Systemssince2005andhasgainedher PhDonselectiveabsorbercoatingsforsolar powerplantsin2008.Sheisheadofgroup CoatingTechnologyandSystemsandworks onthedevelopmentoffunctionalcoatings suchasselectiveabsorbercoatingsandsecondarymirrorsforhigh-temperatureapplicationsinsolarpowerplants.
WernerJ.Platzer∗ andChristinaHildebrandt FraunhoferInstituteforSolarEnergy Systems
Freiburg
Germany
E-mail:werner.platzer@ise.fraunhofer.de
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GabrielMorin hasa15-yeartrackrecordin thefieldofCSPincluding6yearsatthe companiesNovatecSolarandFrenell, whereheledthetechnologydevelopments, hightemperaturesolarsteamgeneration (500°C),andmoltensaltlinearFresnelcollector.Before,Gabrielwasworking9years attheFraunhoferInstituteforSolarEnergy Systems(ISE),whereheheadedthebusinessareaSolarThermalPowerPlantsand wrotehisPhDthesisontechno-economic designoptimizationofsolarthermalpower plants.In2017,Gabrielfoundedmesseffekt, acompanythatdevelopsandsuppliesmeasuringsystemsandrelatedservices forenergyefficiencyinHVACplants.
GabrielMorin MesseffektGmbH
Freiburg Germany
E-mail:gabriel.morin@novatecsolar.com
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JamesB.Blackmon (AerospaceEngineer, BS,1961,Caltech;MS,1967andPhD, 1972,UCLA)iscurrentlyResearchProfessor, DepartmentofMechanicalandAerospace Engineering,UniversityofAlabamainHuntsville.HewasformerlyDirector,Product Development,McDonnellDouglasCorporationandBoeingTechnicalFellow.Hewas theprincipalInvestigatorfortheDOEprogram forlowcostheliostatdevelopment.Hissolar powersystemexperiencebeganwithagrant toMcDonnellDouglasfromNSF/University ofHoustonforheliostatdevelopmentin 1973.Hehasover40patentsinspaceandterrestrialpower,thermalmanagement,andopticalandRFsystems.
JamesB.Blackmon
DepartmentofMechanicalandAerospaceEngineering UniversityofAlabamainHuntsville
Huntsville
AL
UnitedStates
E-mail:blackmoj@uah.edu
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Jesu ´ sBallestrı´n,MSinphysicsin1989, andPhDinphysicsin1997,hasdeveloped hisactivitymainlyinCIEMATfrom1990. After8yearsworkingonR&Dprojectsin theareaofNuclearSafetyhemovedhis interesttowardstheSolarEnergy.Hehas beencollaboratingfrom1997inmany nationalandinternationalprojectsconcerningSolarRadiationknowledge,coveringdifferenttopicsofConcentratingSolar Systems.HeisaseniorresearcherofCIEMAT(PSA-PlataformaSolardeAlmerı´a), withmorethan20yearsofR&DexperienceonSolarConcentratingTechnologies ascentralreceivers,heliostats,andsolarfurnaces.HeistheheadofPSARadiometry Laboratory.Currentresearchtopicsincludethedevelopmentofmeasuringdevices andproceduresformagnitudesrelatedwithconcentratedsolarradiationashighirradiance,highsuperficialtemperature,materialemittance,andatmosphericattenuationofsolarradiation.Authorofonepatent,manyscientificpublications,book chapters,andsupervisorofPhDsrelatedtothesesubjects.Heisalsoaregular reviewerformultiplejournalsrelatedtohisfield:SolarEnergy,AppliedEnergy, MeasurementScienceandTechnology,etc.Heisalsoaregularreviewerofproposalsfornationalandinternationalprojects. https://www.scopus.com/authid/ detail.uri?authorId ¼ 56202533400.
JeffreyCumpston didhisPhDwiththe SolarThermalGroupattheAustralian NationalUniversitybeforeworkingasa postdocattheChairforProcessSystems EngineeringatRWTHAacheninGermany.DuringthistimeworkingwithConcentratingSolarPowerResearch,his researchinterestsincludedoptimization ofCSPplantlayoutsanddispatchscheduling.Hecurrentlyworksforaresearchorganizationfundinganalyticsprojectsin Australianagriculture.
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GregBurgess receivedaBScinphysicsin 1980andMScinelectronicsengineeringin 1998.PriortoworkinginCSPheworked ingeophysicalandhumanbiomechanics researchprogramsattheAustralianNational University(ANU)andatLaTrobeUniversity (Melbourne).Healsohadindustryexperienceinsystemsanalysisandproduction planningandmanagement.HisworkinConcentratingSolarPowerbeganin1999at ANU,wherehisprincipalinterestswereconcentratoroptics,controlsystems,andphotogrammetry,aswellasenergyanalysisof microalgalbiofuels,withpublicationsinall ofthesefields.Heiscurrentlyretired.
Jesu ´ sBallestrı´n∗
CIEMAT-PlataformaSolardeAlmerı´a Almerı´a
Spain
E-mail:jesus.ballestrin@psa.es
JeffreyCumpstonandGregBurgess AustralianNationalUniversity
Canberra
ACT
Australia
E-mail:ees@allmail.net; gregburgess@fastmail.fm
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Dr.AndreasH€ aberle isprofessoratthe EasternSwitzerlandUniversityofApplied Sciences(OST)andleadstheDepartment forEnergyandEnvironmentalTechnologiesaswellastheSPFInstituteforSolar Technologiessince2016.Dr.H€ aberlestudiedphysicsattheTechnicalUniversityof MunichandthenjoinedtheFraunhofer InstituteforSolarEnergySystemsISE, wherehecompletedhisPhDonconcentratingsolarthermalcollectorsbeforefoundingthespin-offcompanyPSEAGin1999.
DirkKruger isanenergyengineer, employedasaresearcherbyDLRinits InstituteofSolarResearchsince1997. Heisspecialisedinsolarprocessheatgenerationwithconcentratingcollectors.He hasadvisedandaccompaniedindustrial partnersinthedevelopmentoftheirparabolictroughcollectorsanddevelopedthe facility‘Sopran’,whereheperformedefficiencytesting,characterisationandoptimisationofavarietyofparabolictrough collectors.Inseveralresearchandcommercialprojects,hecoordinatedthedemonstrationofdirectsteamgeneration.
AndreasH€ aberle∗
EasternSwitzerlandUniversityofApplied Sciences(OST)
Rapperswil
Switzerland
E-mail:andreas.haeberle@spf.ch
DirkKr€ uger
GermanAerospaceCenter(DLR)
Koln
Germany
E-mail:Dirk.Krueger@dlr.de
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AthanasiosG.Konstandopoulos (PhD, MPhil,MScChE,YaleUniversity; MScMEMichiganTech;Dipl.MEng. AristotleUniversityofThessaloniki; DirectorandFounder,Aerosol&Particle TechnologyLaboratory,Chairmanofthe BoardofCERTHandProfessorofChemicalEngineering,AristotleUniversity),isa specialistinnanoparticletechnologies, combustionaerosols,carbon-neutralsolar fuelsandstructuredreactorsforcatalytic emissioncontrol,sustainablemobility, cleanenergy,circulareconomyandbiotechapplications.Heistherecipientof theEuropeanDescartesPrize,theinsignia
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oftheKnightoftheNationalOrderoftheLegionofHonouroftheFrench RepublictheEuropeanResearchCouncilAdvancedGrant,aFellowoftheSocietyofAutomotiveEngineers,authorofnumerouswidelycitedpublicationsand aformermemberoftheBoardofGovernorsoftheEuropeanCommission’s JointResearchCenter.Hehascoordinatedandmanagedmanyresearchprojects,fundedbytheEuropeanCommissionandleadinginternationalindustries andheistheauthorofnumerouswidelycitedscientificpublications.
MariaSyrigou hasearnedherdiplomain ChemicalEngineeringfromtheSchoolof ChemicalEngineeringofAristotleUniversityofThessaloniki(2014A.U.Th., Greece)andsince2015shehasbeenworkingattheAerosolandParticleTechnology LaboratoryofCERTH/CPERIasa researchengineerintheareasofsolarthermochemicalprocessesanddieselengine exhaustemissioncontrol.Shehasgained valuableexperienceincomputationalengineering,developingin-housemodelsas wellasusingcommercialCFDsoftware. From2017sheisalsoaPhDcandidateat thelabwherehermainactivitiesinvolve structuredreactorsmodellingforcircular economytechnologies.
ChrysaPagkoura isaMaterialsEngineer (DiplomainMaterialsScienceandEngineering,UniversityofIoan-nina,Greece, 2004).ShefirstjoinedtheAerosolandParticleTechnologyLaboratoryonFebruary 2004toperformherDiplomaThesis (Self-propagatingHigh-temperatureSynthesis(SHS)ofiron-oxide-basedwatersplittingcatalystsfortheproductionof Hydrogenfromwatersplitting).Since November2004,sheisemployedatAPTL asaResearchEngineerwithintheNanoparticlesandCatalystsTeam.
KyriakiSakellariou isamemberofAPTL since2012,currentlypositionedasapostdoctoralAffiliatedResearcheratAPTL/ CERTH.ShereceivedherDiplomaon ChemicalEngineeringin2009fromthe SchoolofChemicalEngineeringofAristotleUniversityofThessalonikiinGreece andherMasterinNanosciencesandNanotechnologiesin2011fromtheSchoolof PhysicsofAristotleUniversityofThessalonikiinGreece.SheearnedherPhDin 2018withexcellencefromtheSchoolofChemicalEngineeringofAristotle UniversityofThessalonikiandherresearchinterestsincludesynthesisand functionalizationofadvancedmaterials,manufacturingofstructuredbodies andformulations,materialcharacterizationandevaluation,aswellasdesign anddevelopmentoflab-scalereactorunitsforcleanenergytechnologies.
SouzanaLorentzou, PhDinChem.Eng.,A. U.Th.,Greece,isanAffiliateResearcherat theAerosolandParticleTechnologyLaboratoryofCERTH/CPERI,withexpertisein thermochemicalprocessesparticularly involvingwaterandcarbondioxidesplitting, whilesheisalsoexperiencedintheareasof dieselengineexhaustemissioncontrol includingfiltrationandoxidationofdiesel sootparticles.Shehasparticipatedinover 20national&EUresearchprojectsandhas beenthescientificresponsiblein4.Sheis theauthorofmorethan40publicationsin peer-reviewedscientificjournalsand conferenceproceedingswithanh-index16.
DimitriosA Dimitrakis isanAffiliated ResearcherattheCentreforResearch andTechnologyHellas(CERTH).He holdsaDiplomainChemicalEngineering (2009,A.U.Th.,Greece)andaPhDfrom thesameschool(2017,withdistinction, A.U.Th.,Greece).Hisresearchinterests arebasedonConcentratingSolarTechnologiesandSolarThermochemicalProcesses fortheproductionofrenewablefuelsand energystorageandincludeexperimental activities(reactorengineering),prototyping/pilotplantdesignandconstruction
(includingahighfluxsolarsimulatorfacilityandasolarfurnacefacility),as wellastheoretical(densityfunctionaltheoryandmultiscalesimulation) techniques.
AthanasiosG.Konstandopoulos∗ andMariaSyrigou
AerosolandParticleTechnologyLaboratory/CentreforResearchand TechnologyHellas Thermi-,Thessaloniki,Greece and DepartmentofChemicalEngineering AristotleUniversity Thessaloniki
Greece
ChrysaPagkoura
AerosolandParticleTechnologyLaboratory/CentreforResearchand TechnologyHellas Thermi-,Thessaloniki,Greece and DepartmentofEngineering&ManagementofEnergyResources UniversityofW.Macedonia
Kozani
Greece
KyriakiSakellariou,SouzanaLorentzou,andDimitriosA.Dimitrakis
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HankPrice ismanagingdirectorofSolar DynamicsLLC,aconcentratingsolar powertechnologyandconsultingcompany intheUnitedStates.Heisrecognizedinternationallyforhismanyyearsworkingin thefieldofconcentratingsolartechnologiesincludingbeingthefirstperformance engineerattheSEGSparabolictrough plants,supportingsystemsanalysisand managingtheU.S.DepartmentofEnergy’s R&Dinparabolictroughtechnologywhile attheNationalRenewableEnergyLaboratory,andsupportingCSPprojectdevelopmentandR&DforAbengoaSolar’sU.S. operations.
MarkMehos isthegroupmanagerfor thermalsystemsR&DattheNational RenewableEnergyLaboratory.Hejoined NRELin1986andhasservedastheconcentratingsolarpowerprogrammanager atNRELsince2001.Inrecentyears,he haslettheeffortstomodeltheintegration andoptimizationofCSPsystemstosupportgridpowerneeds.Hewastheproject leadontheconcentratingsolarpowerbest practicesstudy.
Dr.DavidKearney headsK&ASolarand isawidelyrecognizedinternationalexpert inCSPtechnologyutilizedinsolarelectric powerandsolarthermalsystems.After workingattheUSSERIintheearly 1980shehassinceparticipatedinanumberofevaluations,design,feasibility,and duediligenceprojectsforindustry,institutional,andutilityclients.Dr.Kearney holdsaPhDinMechanicalEngineering fromStanfordUniversityandisaFellow oftheAmericanSolarEnergySociety.
Dr.FrederickMorse isthePresidentof MorseAssociates,Inc.,arenewableenergy consultingcompany,openedin1989.Heis theformerSeniorAdvisor,USOperations forAbengoaSolar,Inc.whereheledthe company’sbusinessdevelopmentactivities intheUS.Dr.Morseplayedakeyrolein thedevelopmentandfinancingoftheSolana andMojaveCSPplants.Inthelate1960s, Dr.MorsewastheExecutiveDirectorof theWhiteHouseAssessmentofSolar EnergyasaNationalEnergyResource. HisPhDisfromStanfordUniversity.
BruceKelly isaSeniorEngineeratSolar DynamicsLLC.Hestartedhiscareerinthe ScientificDevelopmentgroupatBechtelin 1975,workingonanumberofadvanced energyconcepts.Mr.Kellywasoneof theprincipalengineersonthe10MWe SolarTwocentralreceiverproject,which convertedSolarOnetonitratesalttechnology.Hespent8yearswithNexant,aconsultingsubsidiaryofBechtel,wherehe helpeddevelopnitratesaltstoragetechnologyforparabolictroughplants.Hespent 7yearswithAbengoaSolar,developinga seriesofparabolictroughandcentral receiverprojects.TheactivitiesatAbengoa werefollowedby3yearswithSolarReserve,workingontheCrescentDunesandtheRedstoneprojects.PriortostartingwithSolarDynamics,Mr.Kellyspent1yearwithGlassPointdeveloping parabolictroughdesignsusingnitratesaltforenergycollectionandstorage.
