| 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) |
2023 HelioCon Annual Workshop
The Heliostat Consortium for Concentrating Solar-Thermal Power (HelioCon) hosted its annual workshop during the ASME-ES Conference July 10-12 in Washington D.C. During the summary session portion of the workshop, the HelioCon team provided technical work highlights, introduced recently awarded RFP projects, and led a discussion on progress made on gaps identified in the heliostat roadmap report as well as future goals. During technical sessions, researchers presented information about specific HelioCon topic areas and initiatives.
| 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) |