HelioCon Seminar Series Page Index:
HelioCon Seminar Series
| Date | Title | Speaker | Video Link | Training Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September, 18, 2024 | Wind Driven Loads on Solar Collectors: Perspectives from Two Field Campaigns | Dr. Shashank Yellapantula Senior Scientist, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) |
video | Slides, Flyer |
| August 28, 2024 | Intern Projects in Heliostat Technologies at NREL, SNL | Milo Davis, Kyle Sperbe,r Justin Kilb, Yu Zhao, Javier Martell, Madeline Hwang Taylor, Johnson Nicholas, Phelps, Kristina Ji |
video | Slides, Flyer |
| June 12, 2024 | Solar Mirror Reflectance and Standardized Reporting | Tucker Farrell Research Engineer, NREL and Stephanie Meyen Researcher, NREL |
video | Slides, Flyer |
| March 20, 2024 | HELIOCOMM: A Wireless Communications Autonomous System for Concentrated Solar Power Fields | Professor Eirini Tsiropoulou Associate Professor, University of New Mexico |
video | Slides, Flyer |
| February 21, 2024 | Digital Twin and Industry 4.0 in Support of Heliostat Technology Advancement | Dr. Michel Izygon Chief Technology Officer, Tietronix Software Inc. |
video | Slides, Flyer |
| January 17, 2024 | Fields of Twisting Heliostats for Direct Air Capture and Making Syngas and Cement | Professor Roger Angel Professor of Astronomy and Optical Sciences, University of Arizona |
video | Slides, Flyer |
| November 15, 2023 | LSAMP Summer Experience: A Cleaning Mirror Assessment with Reflectance | Engineering Student, Clark Atlanta University and Northeastern University, Courtney Jackson Engineering Student, Clark Atlanta University and Northeastern University |
video | Slides, Flyer |
| October 18, 2023 | Calibration and Characterization Systems in Solar Concentration Plants: Field Expertise, Conclusions, and Lessons Learned. | Dr. Adriana Zurita , Marco Carrascosa |
video | Slides, Flyer |
| September 27, 2023 | Challenges and Solutions in Heliostat Optical Metrology | Dr. Randy Brost SNL |
video | Slides, Flyer |
| August 30, 2023 | CSP Industry Perspective on Heliostat Optical Measurement | Dr. Rebecca Mitchell and Tucker Farrell, NREL | video | Slides, Flyer |
| August 16, 2023 | Intern Projects in Heliostat Technologies at NREL, SNL | 11 HelioCon Interns, NREL/SNL | video | Slides, Flyer |
| April 10, 2023 | CSP Tower Technology: 10+ Years of Innovation and 35+ Years of Mature Prior Innovation | Yoel Gilon |
video | Slides, Flyer |
| March 1, 2023 | Introduction of the 2022 CSP Blue Book of China | Zhifeng Wang |
video | Slides, Flyer |
| February 1, 2023 | Solar Field for CSP Tower Technology: Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Operational Commercial Projects | Raul Gonzalez Marcelo |
video | Slides, Flyer |
| November 9, 2022 | Mitigating Unconscious Bias in Work Teams | Anelisa Simons SNL |
video | Slides, Flyer |
| October 19, 2022 | Transferring Photovoltaic lessons learned to Concentrating Solar Power | Dr. Matthew Muller, NREL | video | Slides, Flyer |
| August 11, 2022 | Advanced Manufacturing for Heliostats – What We Can Learn from Automotive Joining Technologies, Materials, and Automation | Wagon Wills, Gonzalez Group Dr. Randy Brost, Sandia | video | Slides, Flyer |
| August 1, 2022 | 13 HelioCon Interns, NREL/SNL/DOE | 13 HelioCon Interns, NREL/SNL/DOE | video | Slides, Flyer |
| July 13, 2022 | Heliostat Aerodynamics and Wind Load: Characterization and Prediction in Atmospheric Boundary Layer | Matthew Emes, University of Adelaide | video | Slides, Flyer |
| June 29, 2022 | Soiling Losses for Concentrating Solar Power – Prediction, Assessment, and Mitigation | Dr. Michael Cholette, Queensland University of Technology | video | Slides, Flyer |
| June 8, 2022 | Bottom-up Analyses for Two Heliostat Collectors and an Initial Heliostat Supply Chain | Parthiv Kurup, NREL | video | Slides, Flyer |
| May 18, 2022 | Heliostat Components and Controls | Dr. Ken Armijo, Sandia | video | Slides, Flyer |
| April 13, 2022 | Economies of Scale – Field Deployment Considerations to Accommodate Evolving Energy Markets | Dr. Jeremy Sment, Sandia | video | Slides, Flyer |
| March 30, 2022 | What’s Looking Up Down Under? Progress of Australian Solar Thermal Research Institute (ASTRI) Heliostat Activities | Mike Collins, CSIRO Energy | video | Slides, Flyer |
| March 16, 2022 | Resources, Training, and Education for the Heliostat Workforce | Dr. Rebecca Mitchell, NREL | video | Slides, Flyer |
| February 16, 2022 | An Undervalued Foundation for Heliostat Technologies - Optical Characterization, Modeling, and Measurement | Dr. Guangdong Zhu, NREL | video | Slides, Flyer |
| February 3, 2022 | Technoeconomic Analysis of Heliostat Technologies | Dr. Chad Augustine, NREL | video | Slides, Flyer |
| January 12, 2022 | CSP Capabilities at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory | Mark Mehos, NREL | video | Slides, Flyer |
| December 8, 2021 | CSP Capabilities at Sandia National Labs | Dr. Margaret Gordon, Sandia | video | Slides, Flyer |