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SolarPACES 2023 Presentations 

Presenter Presentation 
Guangdong Zhu A Summary: Solar Collector Systems (Link)
Guangdong Zhu
Margaret Gordon
Outlook on Heliostat Technology (Link)
Guangdong Zhu An International Heliostat Consortium (HelioCon) Progress Highlight in 2023 (Link)
Alex Zolan
Chad Augustine
Impact of Temperature and Optical Error on the Combined Optical and Thermal Efficiency of Solar Tower Systems for Industrial Process Heat (Link)
Braden Smith
Randy Brost
Robust Deflectometry (Link)
Giovanni Picotti Stochastic Assessment of Predictions and Uncertainties for Reflectance Losses Based on Experimental Data for Three Australian Sites (Link)
Roger Angel
Nick Didato
Design and Performance of a Heliostat with a Twisting Mechanism to Maintain Focus Through the Day (Link)
Rebecca Mitchell Modeling Receiver Flux of Commercial Power Tower Concentrating Solar Power Plants Using Ray Tracing: A Round-Robin Comparison of SolTrace, Solstice, and TieSOL (Link)
Rebecca Mitchell Heliostat Consortium: Update on Resource, Training, and Education Development and Women+ in Concentrating Solar (Link)
Matthew Marano Variation of Heliostat Wind Loads in a Radial Field Array Model (Link)
Devon Kesseli Improvement in Selected Target Non-Intrusive Assessment (ReTNA) Optical Measurement System (Link)
Tucker Farrell Rebecca Mitchell Non-Intrusive Optics (NIO) (Link)
Matthew Emes Field Measurement and Analysis of Wind Loads on a Single Heliostat at the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Research Facility (ABLRF) (Link)
Randy Brost  Variation in Reflected Bean Shape and Pointing Accuracy Over Time and Heliostat Field Position (Link)
Kenneth Armijo  NSTTF HelioCon Wireless Closed-Loop Controls Test Bed Development (Link)
Maziar Arjomandi  Impact of Atmospheric Turbulence on Dynamic Wind Loads on Heliostats (Link)
Maziar Arjomandi Matthew Emes  Heliostat Wind Load – Decade of Research at the University of Adelaide (Link)

SolarPACES 2022 Presentations 

Presenter Presentation 
Jeremy Sment Gap Analysis of Heliostat Filed Deployment Process (Link)
Michael Cholette  Heliostat Consortium: Heliostat Soiling (Link)
Margaret Gordon  HelioCon: Request for Proposals Information Webinar Slides (Link)
Randy Brost  Heliostat Consortium Roadmap: Advanced Manufacturing Gap Analysis (Link)
Randy Brost Question-Based Gap Analysis of Heliostat Optical Metrology Methods (Link)  
Kenneth Armijo
Matthew Muller
 Technical Gap Analysis of Heliostat Components & Controls (Link)
Matthew Emes Heliostat Consortium (HelioCon) Gap Analysis on Wind Load for Achieving a Fully Competitive Heliostat Industry (Link
Alex Zolan
Chad Augustine
Presentation: Equivalent Breakeven Installed Cost A Tradeoff-informed Measure for Technoeconomic Analysis of Candidate Heliostat Improvements (Link)
Randy Brost Braden Smith  Agile Deflectometry (Link)
Michael Cholette Giovanni Picotti  Heliostat Consortium: Gap Analysis on Heliostat Soiling for Achieving a Fully Competitive Heliostat Industry (Link)
Parthiv Kurup  Summary of an Initial Heliostat Supply Chain Analysis (Link)
Alex Zolan
Chad Augustine
Abstract: Equivalent Breakeven Installed Cost: A Tradeoff-informed Measure for Technoeconomic Analysis of Candidate Heliostat Improvements (Link
Rebecca Mitchell  Heliostat Consortium: Gaps Analysis on Resources, Training, and Education for Developing the Heliostat Industry Workforce (Link)
Devon Kesseli Relected Target Non-intrusive Assessment (ReTNA)