The proper optical characterization of solar reflector materials is a challenging task.
Although several commercial instruments exist to measure reflectance, they have been …

Strong efforts are being made to drive heliostat cost down. These efforts are summarised to
give an update on heliostat technology comprising: determination of wind loads, heliostat …

Heliostat-based concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) systems can offer immense
potential to provide low-cost, dispatchable renewable thermal and electrical energy to help …

This investigation provides a comprehensive literature review pertaining to heliostat
components and controls as part of the US Department of Energy (DOE), Heliostat …

Soiling is a challenge for both concentrating solar and photovoltaic technologies.
Measurement procedures and efficiency sensitivities to soiling for the same surface particle …

The accumulation of dust and soil on the surface of solar reflectors is an important factor
reducing the effective use of solar energy, especially for concentrating solar power plants. In …

The narrow-angle spectral specular reflectance and angular scattering of conventional and
novel reflective materials for solar concentrators are measured over the wavelength range …

Solar reflectors for concentrating solar power (CSP) concentrators require a high specular
reflectance over the whole solar spectrum. A preliminary procedure to measure the …

The soiling of heliostats is a highly detrimental process that affects the energy conversion
efficiency of solar tower power plants as soiled heliostats suffer significant drops of …

Optical errors decrease the performance of solar concentrators. Here we assess the
sensitivity of a novel 2-stage dish concentrator against optical errors. We use Monte Carlo …