| Author | All Authors | Title | Topic | Organization | Country |
| Rungasamy, Ansuya | A. Rungasamy, K. Craig | 3D CFD Modeling of a Slanted Receiver in a Compact Linear Fresnel Plant with Etendue-matched Mirror Field | Solar collectors | University of Pretoria | South Africa |
| Itskhokine, David | D. Itskhokine, M. Benmarraze, S. Benmarraze, A. Ferrière, A. Hofer, F. Lecat, F. Yang | Acceptance Testing Procedure for Linear Fresnel Reflector Solar Systems in Utility-scale Solar Thermal Power Plants | CSP systems | Solar Euromed | France |
| Colomer, Guillem | G. Colomer, J. Chiva, O. Lehmkuhl, A. Oliva | Advanced Multi-physics Modeling of Solar Towers Using Object-oriented Software and HPC Platforms | CSP systems | Termo Fluids S.L | Spain |
| Zlatanov, Hristo | H. Zlatanov | Advanced Structural Cost Optimization of a Heliostat with Cantilever Arms | CSP systems | Heliomasters | Germany |
| Chang, Chun | C. Chang | Advances In Thermal Energy Storage Development in China | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Uhlig, Ralf | R. Uhlig, B. Gobereit, J. Rheinländer | Advancing Tube Receiver Performance by Using Corrugated Tubes | Thermal receivers | Solar Research / German Aerospace Center (DLR) | Germany |
| Barriga, Javier | J. Barriga | Ageing of Solar Selective Coatings: Development of Annealing System and Testing Procedures | Thermal receivers | IK4-TEKNIKER | Spain |
| Yang, Yulei | Y. Yang | Analysis and Optimization of the start-up process based on Badaling solar power tower plant | Commercial and demonstration projects | Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Zhang, Hao | H. Zhang | Analysis of a Solar Hybrid Trigeneration System with Chemical-Looping Combustion | Power cycles | Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Yaghoubi, Mahmood | M. Yaghoubi, M.H. Abedini, F. Ahmadi, E. Goshtasbirud | Analysis of Thermal Stress and Deformation of Absrober Tube of a Parabolic Collector under Quasi-steady State Condition | Solar collectors | Shiraz University | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| Cachafeiro, Hugo | H. Cachafeiro | Analysis of Vacuum Evolution Inside Solar Receiver Tubes | Thermal receivers | Aries Ingeniería S.A. | Spain |
| Heimsath, Anna | A. Heimsath, P. Nitz, W. Platzer, T. Schmid | Angle Resolved Specular Reflectance Measured with VLABS | Measurements and control | Fraunhofer ISE | Germany |
| Dersch, Jürgen | J. Dersch, S. Dieckmann, K. Hennecke | Annual Performance Calculations for CSP Plants Under Different Feed-in-tariff Schemes | General topics in CSP | DLR | Germany |
| Guo, Minghuan | M. Guo | Annual Soiling Conditions of CSIRO Solar Tower Site by Periodically Measuring the Specular Reflectance of the Solar Mirror Samples | Measurements and control | Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Maccari, Augusto | A. Maccari, D. Bissi, G. Casubolo, F. Guerrini, L. Lucatello, G. Luna, A. Rivaben, E. Savoldi, S. Tamano, M. Zuanella | Archimede Solar Energy Molten Salt Parabolic Trough Demo Plant: A Step Ahead Towards the New Frontiers of CSP | Commercial and demonstration projects | Archimede Solar Energy | Italy |
| Fernández-Peruchena, Carlos | C. Fernández-Peruchena, A. Bernardos, M.V. Guisado | Assessing the Solar Irradiance Variability and its Impact in Solar Energy Production | CSP systems | National Renewable Energy Centre (CENER) | Spain |
| Zipf, Verena | V. Zipf, C. Bachelier, R. Leithner, A. Neuhäuser, W. Platzer | Assessment of Different PCM Storage Configurations in a 50 MW CSP Plant with Screw Heat Exchangers in a Combined Sensible and Latent Storage – Simulation Results | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | Fraunhofer ISE | Germany |
| Eck, Markus | M. Eck, T. Braun | Assessment of Novel Inorganic Heat Transfer Fluid with Low Melting Point | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | German Aerospace Center (DLR) | Germany |
| Mehos, Mark | M. Mehos | An Assessment of the Net Value of CSP Systems Integrated with Thermal Energy Storage | General topics in CSP | National Renewable Energy Laboratory / NREL | United States |
| Servert, Jorge | J. Servert, E. Cerrajero | Assessment on Egypt’s Solar Component Manufacturing Potential | Advanced manufacturing for CSP | Solar Technology Advisors | Spain |
| Xu, Er shu | E.s. Xu, Z. Wang, H. Xu, Z. Zhang, D.m. Zhao | Badaling 1MW Parabolic Trough Solar Thermal Power Generation System | CSP systems | Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Servert, Jorge | J. Servert, E. Cerrajero, F. Gutierrez, M. Lasheras, D. Lopez, G. San Miguel, S. Yagüe | Base Case Analysis of a HYSOL Power Plant | Power cycles | Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación Energética, S.L. | Spain |
| Delgado, Alvaro | A. Delgado | Beam Error Characterization Analysis of the Mirrors Material and Tracking System on a CRS Plant with Cylindrical External Receiver | Solar collectors | DNV GL | Spain |
| White, V. John | V.J. White | Beyond 33%: Policy, Permitting, Planning, and Transmission for New CSP Projects in California | Policy and markets | Center for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Technologies | United states |
| Röttinger, Nicolaj | N. Röttinger, R. Meyer, F. Remann, T. Telsnig | Calculation of CSP Yields with Probabilistic Meteorological Data Sets: a Case Study in Brazil | Solar resource assessment | Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH | Brazil |
| Lee, Hyunjin | H. Lee, Y. Kang, J. Kim, S. Lee, M. Park, H. Yoon | Calculation of Optical Efficiency for the First Solar Central-receiver Concentrator System in Korea | Solar collectors | Korea Institute of Energy Research | South Korea |
| Hobeika, Said | S. Hobeika, B. Alexander, S. Benmarraze, M. Benmarraze, D. Itskhokine, F. Yang | Case Study: Linear Fresnel Reflectors Solar Systems for Industrial Applications | General topics in CSP | Solar Euromed | France |
| Odenthal, Christian | C. Odenthal, M. Eck | The CellFlux Concept as an Alternative Solution for Sensible Heat Storage | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | German Aerospace Center (DLR) | Germany |
| Shi, Bingwei | B. Shi | Characteristics of Oscillating Flow Heat Transfer in an U-shaped Tube | Power cycles | State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University | China |
| Zhang, TieJun | T. Zhang, A. Higgo | Characterization of a Compact Organic Rankine Cycle Prototype for Low-Grade Solar Energy Harvesting | Power cycles | Masdar Institute of Science and Technology | United Arab Emirates |
| Salbidegoitia, Ibon Beñat | I.B. Salbidegoitia | Clear Sky DNI Forecast with Sand and Dust Prediction | Solar resource assessment | Meteo for Energy | Spain |
| Grieu, Stéphane | S. Grieu, R. Chauvin, J. Eynard, J. Nou, S. Thil | Clear-sky irrandiance model for real-time sky imager application | Solar resource assessment | PROMES-CNRS | France |
| Grieu, Stéphane | S. Grieu, R. Chauvin, J. Nou, S. Thil, A. Traoré | Cloud Detection Methodology Based on a Sky-Imaging System | Solar resource assessment | PROMES-CNRS | France |
| Karagiannakis, George | G. Karagiannakis, A. Konstandopoulos, S. Lorentzou, C. Pagkoura, A. Zygogianni | Cobalt Oxide Based Honeycombs as Reactors/Heat Exchangers for Redox Thermochemical Heat Storage in Future CSP Plants | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | APTL/CPERI/CERTH | Greece |
| Saw, Woei | W. Saw | Comparative Analysis of the Reactor Characteristics of Alternative Particle Receivers | Thermal receivers | The University of Adelaide | Australia |
| Chiarappa, Thomas | T. Chiarappa, F. Biancifiori, A. Morales, G. San Vicente, S. Santi | Comparing Abrasion Testing Results on AR-coatings for Solar Receivers | Thermal receivers | Archimede Solar Energy | Italy |
| Du, Xiaoze | X. Du, C. Xu, L. Yang, Y. Yang, M. Zhang | Comparing Study of Biomimetic Spiral and Radial Staggered Layouts of the Heliostat Field | Solar collectors | North China Electric Power University | China |
| Palenzuela, Patricia | P. Palenzuela, D.C. Alarcón-Padilla, J. Blanco, G. Zaragoza | Comparison Between CSP+MED and CSP+RO in Mediterranean Area and MENA Region: Techno-economic Analysis | Water desalination and detoxification | CIEMAT-PSA | Spain |
| Mutuberria, Amaia | A. Mutuberria | Comparison of Heliostat Field Layout Design Methodologies and Impact on Power Plant Efficiency | CSP systems | CENER | Spain |
| Yuasa, Minoru | M. Yuasa, T. Mikuriya, M. Sonoda | Comparison of Measured and Simulated Data on MSPT Demo Plant in Massa Martana, Italy | Commercial and demonstration projects | Chiyoda Corporation | Japan |
| Latzke, Markus | M. Latzke | Comparison of Potential Sites in China for Erecting a Hybrid Solar Tower Power Plant with Air Receiver | CSP systems | Solar Institut Jülich | Germany |
| Hofer, Annie | A. Hofer | Comparison of Two Different (Quasi-)Dynamic Testing Methods for the Performance Evaluation of a Linear Fresnel Process Heat Collector | Solar collectors | Fraunhofer ISE | Germany |
| Rodriguez-Garcia, Margarita M. | M.M. Rodriguez-Garcia, A. Lopez Tamayo, E. Rojas Bravo | Components Test Device with Molten Salt at High Temperature and Pressure | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | Ciemat-Plataforma Solar de Almería | Spain |
| Marais, Marthinus | M. Marais, K. Craig, J. Meyer | Computational Flow Optimization of Heliostat Aspect Ratio for Wind Direction and Elevation Angle | Solar collectors | University of Pretoria | South Africa |
| Nithyanandam, Karthik | K. Nithyanandam, R. Pitchumani | Computational Modeling of a Direct Supercritical Carbon-dioxide Receiver for Power Tower Concentrating Solar Power Plants | Thermal receivers | Virginia Tech | United States |
| Liao, Bo | B. Liao, L. Guo | Concentrating solar thermochemical hydrogen production by biomass gasification in supercritical water | Thermal receivers | State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University | China |
| Dong, Xue | X. Dong | Concentric Cylinder Model and Experimetal Validation for a High Flux Solar Simulator | CSP systems | The University of Adelaide | Australia |
| Fritsch, Andreas | A. Fritsch | Conceptual Study of Central Receiver Systems with Liquid Metals as Efficient Heat Transfer Fluids | Heat transfer fluids | German Aerospace Center (DLR) | Germany |
| Flesch, Jonathan | J. Flesch, F. Fellmoser, A. Fritsch, L. Marocco, T. Wetzel | Construction of a Test Loop for Demonstration of a Liquid Lead-bismuth-cooled 10kW Thermal Receiver in a Solar Furnace Arrangement SOMMER | CSP systems | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) | Germany |
| Qi, Shufei | S. Qi | Control of Solar-powered Seawater Desalination System | Measurements and control | Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Jian, Yongfang | Y. Jian | Control Strategy of the Module Concrete Thermal Energy Storage for Parabolic Trough Solar Power Plants | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Heller, Lukas | L. Heller, J. Hoffmann | A Cost and Performance Evaluation of SUNDISC: A Dual-pressure Air Receiver Cycle | CSP systems | Solar Thermal Energy Research Group (STERG), Stellenbosch University | South Africa |
| Lanchi, Michela | M. Lanchi, T. Crescenzi, M. Falchetta, R. Mancini, D. Mele, A. Miliozzi, M. Montecchi, V. Russo | Coupling of Micro Gas Turbines with CSP Technology: The OMSoP Project | CSP systems | ENEA | Italy |
| Kodama, Tatsuya | T. Kodama | CPC Performances with a Novel 100-kW Beam-down Solar Concentrating System at Miyazaki for Demonstration of Thermochemical Water-splitting Reactors | Solar fuels | Niigata University | Japan |
| Girard, Rémi | R. Girard, C. Delord, A. Disdier | Critical Constraints Responsible to Solar Glass Mirror Degradation | Reliability and service life prediction | CEA-LITEN | France |
| N’Tsoukpoe, Kokouvi Edem | K.E. N’Tsoukpoe | CSP4AFRICA: Developing a Pilot of a Cost-effective Mini-CSP Plant for Mini-grid Electricity Generation in West Africa | CSP systems | Fondation 2iE | Burkina Faso |
| Helman, Udi | U. Helman | CSP Alliance, Economic and Reliability Benefits of CSP with Thermal Energy Storage: Literature Review and Research Needs, 2014 | Policy and markets | CSP Alliance | United States |
| Neises, Ty | T. Neises, A. Dobos, M. Mehos | CSP Model Improvements in System Advisor Model (SAM) | CSP systems | NREL | United States |
| Frasquet, Miguel | M. Frasquet, P. Diaz | CTAER’s Rotating Test Bench for New Generation Parabolic Troughs | Measurements and control | CTAER | Spain |
| Gokon, Nobuyuki | N. Gokon, T. Hatamachi, T. Kodama, S. Nakamura | Cyclic Properties of Thermal Storage/Discharge for Al-Si Alloy in Vacuum for Solar Thermochemical Fuel Production | Solar fuels | Niigata University | Japan |
| Gomes, João | J. Gomes | Defining an Annual Power Ratio Between PV and Solar Thermal | General topics in CSP | University of Gävle | Sweden |
| Girard, Rémi | R. Girard, C. Delord, A. Disdier | Degradation of Candidates Solar Mirrors Exposed to Saline Environment in Accelerated Ageing Test | Reliability and service life prediction | CEA-LITEN | France |
| Ho, Clifford | C. Ho, J. Pacheco | Derivation of a Levelized Cost of Coating (LCOC) Metric for Evaluation of Solar Selective Absorber Materials | Thermal receivers | Sandia National Laboratories | United States |
| Garcia, Jose Luis | J.L. Garcia, L.S. París | Design and CFD Analysis of a Helically Coiled Heat Exchanger Solar Receiver for a Concentrated Solar Power System with a Parabolic Dish Solar Concentrator and a Hot-air Micro Turbine | CSP systems | Universidad EAFIT | Colombia |
| Chang, Zheshao | Z. Chang | The Design and Numerical Study of a 2MWh Molten Salt Thermocline Tank | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Schenk, Heiko | H. Schenk, T. Hirsch, L. Keller, C. Prahl, S. Wilbert, M. Wittmann | Design and Operation of an Irradiance Measurement Network | Solar resource assessment | German Aerospace Center (DLR) | Germany |
| Tay, Steven | S. Tay, M. Belusko, F. Bruno, M. Liu | Design Characterisation of High Temperature Shell and Tube PCM System Using ɛ-NTU Technique | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | Barbara Hardy Institute, University of South Australia | Australia |
| Das, Apurba | A. Das, M. Clark, L. Deng, P. Inigo, A. Joshi, D. McGrane, R. Terdalkar | Design Features and Control Concepts of ALSTOM Molten Salt Receiver | Thermal receivers | ALSTOM Power Inc. | United States |
| Pérez-Rábago, Carlos | C. Pérez-Rábago, C.A. Estrada, L. Moreno-Alvarez | Design of a Conical Cavity Calorimeter for Measuring the Thermal Power of a Solar Furnace | Measurements and control | Instituto de Energías Renovables UNAM | Mexico |
| Zhang, Xiliang | X. Zhang, F. Bai, Z. Wang, J. Zhang | The Design of an Innovative Linear Focus Secondary Trough Concentrating System | Solar collectors | Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Tescari, Stefania | S. Tescari, S. Breuer, F. Flucht, G. Karagiannakis, A. Konstandopoulos, C. Pagkoura, M. Roeb, C. Sattler, M. Schmücker | Design of a Thermochemical Storage System for Air-operated Solar Tower Power Plants | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | Solar Research / German Aerospace Center (DLR) | Germany |
| Gaetano, Antonio | A. Gaetano, G. Ambrosetti, M.C. Barbato, P. Good, A. Pedretti, S.A. Zavattoni | Design Optimization of a Novel Receiving Cavity for Concentrated Solar Power Applications by Means of 3D CFD Simulations | Thermal receivers | SUPSI-ICIMSI | Switzerland |
| Hajri, Noura | N. Hajri, H. Darhmaoui | Design, Simulation, and Performance Analysis of Closed Non-evacuated Tube Concentrated Parabolic Trough Collector Used for Industrial Processes | CSP systems | GIZ | Morocco |
| Meng, Li | L. Meng, S. Dubowsky, B. Li, F. Xing, Z. You | A Design Study of an Off-axis Paraboloid Shaping Method for Central Receiver System Heliostats | Solar collectors | SunCan Co., Ltd | China |
| Baumann, Torsten | T. Baumann, S. Zunft | Development and Performance Assessment of a Moving Bed Heat Exchanger for Solar Central Receiver Power Plants | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | German Aerospace Center (DLR) | Germany |
| Piña, Armando | A. Piña | Development of a Calorimetric Device for Thermal Power Characterization of the Experimental Heliostats Field in Hermosillo, Sonora | Thermal receivers | University of Sonora | Mexico |
| Ma, Zhiwen | Z. Ma, G. Glatzmaier, M. Mehos, B. Sakadjian | Development of a Concentrating Solar Power System Using Fluidized-Bed Technology in Thermal Energy Conversion and Solid Particles for Thermal Energy Storage | CSP systems | National Renewable Energy Laboratory / NREL | United States |
| Singh, Dileep | D. Singh | Development of a High-temperature High-efficiency Thermal Energy Storage System for Concentrated Solar Power | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | Argonne National Laboratory | United States |
| van Ravenswaay, Jan | J. van Ravenswaay, T. Roos, K. Surridge-Talbot, S. Xosa | Development of a Solar Fuels Roadmap for South Africa | Solar fuels | North-West University | South Africa |
| Ebert, Miriam | M. Ebert, W. Arnold, A. Avila-Marin, T. Denk, J. Hertel, A. Jensch, W. Reinalter, A. Schlierbach, R. Uhlig | Development of Insulation for High Flux Density Receivers | Thermal receivers | German Aerospace Center (DLR) | Germany |
| Liu, Yu | Y. Liu | Development of Novel Spectral Selective Solar Absorbing Coating for High-temperature Application | Solar collectors | Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Matsubara, Koji | K. Matsubara, H.S. Cho, N. Gokon, T. Kodama, M. Nakakura, M. Ohtake, K. Yoshida | Development of Receiver Evaluation System Using 30kWth Point Concentration Solar Simulator | Thermal receivers | Niigata University | Japan |
| Schneider, Guenter | G. Schneider, H. Maier, P. Schicktanz, D. Schlipf, M. Stenglein, R. Stepper | Direct Molten Salt (DMS) Linear Receiver CSP-concepts with MS-TES Compared with Direct Steam Generation (DSG) Linear Receiver CSP-concepts with Solid Bed TES | CSP systems | enolcon gmbh | Germany |
| Pernpeintner, Johannes | J. Pernpeintner, A. Fernández-García, C. Happich, N. Lichtenthäler, E. Lüpfert, F. Sutter, J. Thoss | Durability Testing of Parabolic Trough Receivers – Overheating of the Absorber Coating, Thermal Cycling, Bellow Fatigue and Antireflex-coating Abrasion | Reliability and service life prediction | DLR e.V. | Germany |
| Sutter, Florian | F. Sutter, K. Anderson, A. Fernandez-Garcia, P. Heller, P. Marvig, M. Schmücker, G. Wilson | Durability Testing of Silvered-glass Mirrors | Reliability and service life prediction | German Aerospace Center (DLR) | Spain |
| Chandra, Laltu | L. Chandra, D. Saini, G. Singh, R. Skekhar, N.K. Yadav | Dust Deposition Mechanism and Cleaning Strategy for Open Volumetric Air Receiver Based Solar Tower Sub-systems | General topics in CSP | Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur | India |
| Luo, Na | N. Luo, H. Hou, Y. Yang, G. Yu, N. Zhang | Dynamic Modeling and Simulation of Parabolic Trough Solar System | CSP systems | North China Electric Power University | China |
| El Hefni, Baligh | B. El Hefni, R. Soler | Dynamic Multi-configuration Model of a 145 MWe Concentrated Solar Power Plant with the ThermoSysPro Library: Heliostat Field, Tower Receiver, Molten Salt Storage and Steam Generator | CSP systems | EDF R&D STEP | France |
| Liu, Sijie | S. Liu, G. Chen, D. FAILLE, M. Fouquet, R. Soler, Z. Wang, J. Zhang | Dynamic Simulation of a 1MWe Concentrated Solar Tower Power Plant with Two-level Thermal Storage Implemented with Control System | CSP systems | EDF | China |
| Lu, Jiahui | J. Lu, C. Chang, G. Chen, B. El-Hefni, R. Soler, Z. Wang, J. Zhang, Q. Zhang | Dynamic Simulation of a 1MWth Concentrated Solar Power Molten Salt Tower System with Dymola® | CSP systems | EDF China R&D Center | China |
| Gonzalez Acedo, Ignacio | I. Gonzalez Acedo, O. Lehmkuhl, A. Oliva, C. Pérez-Segarra | Dynamic Thermoelastic Analysis of Thermocline-like Storage Tanks | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | Heat and Mass Transfer Technological Center (CTTC) Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya | Spain |
| Schroedter-Homscheidt, Marion | M. Schroedter-Homscheidt, A. Benedetti, G. Gesell, N. Killius | ECMWF’s Global and Direct Normal Irradiance Forecasts – An Accuracy Assessment Taking the New MACC Aerosol Forecasts into Account | Solar resource assessment | German Aerospace Center (DLR) | Germany |
| Bai, Fengwu | F. Bai, A. Beath, Y. Sun, Y. Wang, Z. Wang | Economic Evaluation of Shell-and-tube Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage for Concentrating Solar Power Applications | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Gimenez Gavarrell, Pau | P. Gimenez Gavarrell, S. Fereres | Effect of Heating Rates and Composition on the Thermal Decomposition of Nitrate Based Molten Salts | Heat transfer fluids | Abengoa Research | Spain |
| Cheng, Haibin | H. Cheng | Effects of Surface Modification on the Suspension Stability and Thermal Conductivity Enhancement of Carbon Nanotubes Nanofluids | Heat transfer fluids | State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing | China |
| Guerreiro, Luis | L. Guerreiro | Efficiency Improvement and LCOE Reduction on a New LFR Concept with Thermal Storage | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | Uni. Evora / BES Chair Renewable Energies | Portugal |
| Goldberg, Nitzan | N. Goldberg | Embedding a Visual Range Camera in a Solar Receiver | Measurements and control | Bright Source Energy | Israel |
| Peterseim, Juergen H. | J.H. Peterseim, S. White | Enabling Concentrating Solar Power in Australia: An Implementation Pathway for a Low-wholesale Electricity Market. | Policy and markets | Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney | Australia |
| Muñoz, Belen | B. Muñoz | Encapsulated High Temperature PCM as Active Filler Material in a Thermocline-based Thermal Storage System | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | TECNALIA | Spain |
| Diago Martinez, Miguel | M. Diago Martinez, N. Calvet, A. Crespo Iniesta, Q. Falcoz, T. Shamim | Energy and exergy analysis of a novel gravity-fed solid particle solar receiver | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | Masdar Institute of Science and Technology | United Arab Emirates |
| Guerreiro, Luis | L. Guerreiro | Energy Output and Thermal Losses in a PTC Molten Salts Test Loop | CSP systems | Uni. Evora / BES Chair Renewable Energies | Portugal |
| Guedez, Rafael | R. Guedez, B. Laumert, J. Spelling, M. Topel | Enhancing the Profitability of Solar Tower Power Plants Through Thermoeconomic Analysis Based on Multi-objective Optimization | CSP systems | KTH Royal Institute of Technology | Sweden |
| Balz, Markus | M. Balz, F. von Reeken | Environmental Loading Conditions for CSP Solar Fields | CSP systems | schlaich bergermann und partner, sbp sonne gmbh | Germany |
| Fernández-Peruchena, Carlos | C. Fernández-Peruchena, A. Bernardos, M. Gaston, I. Pagola | Estimating Solar Radiation in South America from Satellite Images | Solar resource assessment | National Renewable Energy Centre (CENER) | Spain |
| Ho, Clifford | C. Ho | Evaluation of Glare at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System | CSP systems | Sandia National Laboratories | United States |
| Delgado, Alvaro | A. Delgado | Evaluation of the Performance for On-Axis and Off-Axis Heliostat Canting Methods for Cavity and Open Cylindrical Receivers in CSP Tower Plants | Solar collectors | DNV GL | Spain |
| Buckingham, Robert | R. Buckingham, L. Brown, B. Wong | Exergy analysis of electricity production from a sulfur-based solar thermochemical storage method | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | General Atomics | United States |
| Vasquez Padilla, Ricardo | R. Vasquez Padilla, W. Stein | An Exergy Analysis of Recompression Supercritical CO2 Cycles with and without Reheating | Power cycles | The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO Energy Centre) | Australia |
| Pye, John | J. Pye, C. Asselineau, J. Coventry, M. Zheng | An Exergy Analysis of Tubular Solar-thermal Receivers with Different Working Fluids | Thermal receivers | Australian National University | Australia |
| Meyer, Adriaan | A. Meyer, J.L. van Niekerk | Experience with Field Solar Tracker and Pyrheliometer Stations | Solar resource assessment | GeoSUN Africa | South Africa |
| Roldán Serrano, María Isabel | M.I. Roldán Serrano, M. Alvarez de Lara, A. Avila Marin, J. Fernández Reche | Experimental and Numerical Characterization of Ceramic and Metallic Absorbers Under Lab-scale Conditions | Thermal receivers | Plataforma Solar de Almería-CIEMAT | Spain |
| Garcia, Pierre | P. Garcia, M. Olcese, S. Rougé | Experimental and Numerical Investigation of a Pilot Scale Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage for CSP Power Plant | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | CEA-LITEN | France |
| Senechal, Benoit | B. Senechal | Experimental and Numerical Study of Phase Change Material Storage Applied to Direct Steam Generation Plants | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | CEA | France |
| El-Leathy, Abdelrahman | A. El-Leathy | Experimental Evaluation of the Performance of a Solid Particle Based Thermal Energy Storage System Used for Solar Energy Applications | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | King Saud University | Saudi Arabia |
| Du, Xiaoze | X. Du, C. Xu, J. Yang, L. Yang, Y. Yang | Experimental Investigation on the Dynamic Thermal Behavior of Phase Change Materials in Metal Foam | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | North China Electric Power University | China |
| Yu, Zhiqiang | Z. Yu | Experimental Research of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics in the Porous Material Under the Solar Simulator | Thermal receivers | Xi’an Jiaotong University | China |
| Wang, Yan | Y. Wang | Experimental Research of the Heat Transfer Characteristics Using a Packed-Bed of Honeycomb Ceramic for High Temperature Thermal Storage System | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Feng, Chaoqing | C. Feng, H. Zheng, x. ma | Experimental Research on a Cylindrical Compound Fresnel Solar Concentrating PV/T system | Solar collectors | Institute of Thermal Engineering | China |
| Boo, Joon Hong | J.H. Boo, Y.H. Kang, S.M. Kim | Experimental Study on a Sodium Loop-type Heat Pipe for Thermal Transport from a High-temperature Solar Receiver | Heat transfer fluids | Korea Aerospace University | South Korea |
| Chong-Fang Ma, Yu-Ting Wu | Y.W. Chong-Fang Ma | Experimental Study on Heat Transfer with Molten Salt in Parabolic Trough Solar Collector System | Heat transfer fluids | Beijing University of Technology | China |
| Gao, Lei | L. Gao | Experimental Study on Two Phase Flow Instability in Direct Steam Generation (DSG) of Solar Thermal Power | Solar collectors | School of Power, Energy and Mechanical Engineering, North China Electric Power University | China |
| Burisch, Michael | M. Burisch, E. Olabarrieta, M. Sanchez, I. Santana, C. Villasante | Experimental Validation of Heliostat Wind Loads | Solar collectors | CENER | Spain |
| Gaggioli, Walter | W. Gaggioli, F. Fabrizi, L. Rinaldi, P. Tarquini | Experimental Validation of the Innovative Thermal Energy Storage Based on an Integrated System “Storage Tank/Steam Generator” | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | ENEA – CR Casaccia | Italy |
| Blanco, Pablo | P. Blanco, B. D’Aguanno, A. Gil, I. Loroño, L. Martín, E. Risueño, J. Rodríguez-Aseguinolaza | Experiments on a Lab Scale TES Unit Using Eutectic Metal Alloy as PCM | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | CIC Energigune | Spain |
| Zhang, Yanan | Y. Zhang | Experiment Study of Single Quartz Tube Solid Particle Air Receiver | Thermal receivers | Key Laboratory of Solar Thermal Energy and Photovoltaic System of Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Hofer, Annie | A. Hofer | Extended Heat Loss and Temperature Analysis of Three Linear Fresnel Receiver Designs | Thermal receivers | Fraunhofer ISE | Germany |
| Servert, Jorge | J. Servert, E. Cerrajero, E. Fuentealba, S. Greos | Feasibility of a CSP Power Plant in Chile under a PPA Model, the Role of Soft Financing and Upfront Grant | Policy and markets | Solar Technology Advisors | Spain |
| Gurgenci, Hal | H. Gurgenci, E. Sauret, C. Ventura | Feasibility of Low-cost Low-temperature Solar Thermal Electricity? | Power cycles | The University of Queensland | Australia |
| Kayofa, Lilongeni | L. Kayofa | Feasibility Study and Business Plan for Manufacturing a 3 kW-Electrical Solar Stirling Engine and Dish, for a Stand-alone Power Supply Unit | Commercial and demonstration projects | Stellenbosch University | South Africa |
| Jahn, Ingo | I. Jahn, H. Gurgenci, C. Ventura | Feasibility Study of Tower Mounted sCO2 Brayton Cycle for Small Scale CSP Applications | CSP systems | The University of Queensland | Australia |
| Cumpston, Jeff | J. Cumpston | Field Pipe-work Configurations for Dish/Rankine System with Central Power Block | Solar collectors | Australian National University | Australia |
| Guo, Peijun | P. Guo, P. Ashman, G. Nathan, W. Saw, P. van Eyk | Fischer-Tropsch Liquid Fuel Production by Co-gasification of Coal and Biomass in a Solar Hybrid Dual Fluidized Bed Gasifier | Solar fuels | University of Adelaide | Australia |
| Gokon, Nobuyuki | N. Gokon, T. Etori, T. Kodama, T. Miki, A. Takeuchi | Flowability Control of Bed Materials in a Fluidized Bed Reactor for Solar Thermochemical Process | Solar fuels | Niigata University | Japan |
| Schwaiger, Karl | K. Schwaiger, M. Haider | Fluidized Bed Steam Generators for Direct Particle Absorption CSP-plants | CSP systems | Institute for Energy Systems and Thermodynamics, Technical University of Vienna | Austria |
| Sakadjian, Bartev | B. Sakadjian, T. Flynn, S. Hu, M. Maryamchik, K. Santelmann, M. Zhiwen | Fluidized-bed Technology Enabling the Integration of High Temperature Solar Receiver CSP Systems with Steam and Advanced Power Cycles | CSP systems | Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc. | United States |
| Fu, Wei | W. Fu, M. Yang | The Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis and Optimization of Parabolic Trough Collector | Solar collectors | Nanjing Tech University | China |
| Rodriguez-Sanchez, David | D. Rodriguez-Sanchez, A. Mojiri, G. Rosengarten, C. Stanley | Flux Distribution of a Parabolic Trough Concentrator with a Secondary Flat Reflector | Thermal receivers | RMIT University | Australia |
| Branz, Howard | H. Branz, B. Borak, K. Gerst, W. Regan, E. Santori | FOCUS Program of the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy: Full-spectrum Optimized Conversion and Utilization of Sunlight | General topics in CSP | ARPA-E, U.S. Dept of Energy | United States |
| Peña-Cruz, Manuel I. | M.I. Peña-Cruz, C.A. Arancibia-Bulnes, M. Gaston, F. Sallaberry, M. Sánchez González | The FOCuS Tool – An Optical Qualification Tool Developed for Solar Reflectors – A Sensitivity Analysis | Measurements and control | Instituto de Energías Renovables – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México | Mexico |
| Seubert, Bernhard | B. Seubert, T. Fluri, W. Platzer, A. Vogel | Freeze Protection Strategies for Molten Salt Parabolic Trough Solar Fields Using Residual Heat of Thermocline Storages | CSP systems | Fraunhofer ISE | Germany |
| Gabbrielli, Roberto | R. Gabbrielli, P. Castrataro, F. Del Medico, M. Di Palo | Full-Scale Experimental Facility for the Thermal-optical Performance Tests of Linear Fresnel Concentrating Solar Systems: Design Criteria and Operative Considerations | CSP systems | Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa | Italy |
| Lovegrove, Keith | K. Lovegrove | The Future for Dishes | General topics in CSP | IT Power | Australia |
| Fernández-Peruchena, Carlos M | C.M. Fernández-Peruchena, A. Bernardos, M. Blanco | Generating 1-Minute Temporal Resolution Solar Direct Normal Irradiance Series from Hourly Series | Solar resource assessment | National Renewable energy Centre (CENER) | Spain |
| Asselineau, Charles-Alexis | C. Asselineau, J. Pye, J. Zapata Fuentealba | Geometrical Shape Optimization of a Cavity Receiver Using Coupled Radiative and Hydrodynamic Modeling. | Thermal receivers | Solar Thermal Group (STG) | Australia |
| Edfouf, Zineb | Z. Edfouf, M. GUERGUER | Glass and Polymeric Mirrors Ageing Under Different Moroccan Weathers, an Application for CSP Power Plants | Reliability and service life prediction | MASCIR | Morocco |
| Crespo Iniesta, Alberto | A. Crespo Iniesta, T. Delclos, M. Diago Martinez, Q. Falcoz, T. Shamim | Gravity-fed Combined Solar Receiver/Storage System Using Sand Particles as Heat Collector, Heat Transfer and Thermal Energy Storage Media | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | Masdar Institute of Science and Technology | United Arab Emirates |
| Prabhakar, Mohit | M. Prabhakar | Heat Transfer Characterization of Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage System using Fins in Solar Thermal Power Plant | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | India |
| Chang, Chun | C. Chang | Heat Transfer Enhancement and Performance of Solar Thermal Absorber Tubes with Circumferentially Non-uniform Heat Flux | Thermal receivers | Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Lang, Christoph | C. Lang, B. Lee | Heat Transfer Fluid Life Time Analysis of Diphenyl Oxide/Biphenyl Grades for Concentrated Solar Power Plants | Heat transfer fluids | Dow Europe GmbH | Switzerland |
| Pandi, Parthasarathy | P. Pandi, P. Le Clercq | Heat Transfer Simulation in a High Temperature Solar Reactor | Solar fuels | German Aerospace Center (DLR) | Germany |
| Ma, Ting-ting | T. Ma, H. Chen | Heat Transfer Simulation on a Novel Solar High-temperature Thermochemical Coupled Phase-change Reactor | Thermal receivers | Nanjing Tech University | China |
| Marsberg, Justin | J. Marsberg, K. Craig | Heliostat Field Heat Flux Map Generation for CFD Optimization of Central Receiver | Thermal receivers | University of Pretoria | South Africa |
| Pereira, Daniel | D. Pereira, D. Rayo | Heliostat Solar Field Generator for Receiver Power Plants “GECO” | CSP systems | Sun To Market Solutions | Spain |
| Goldberg, Nitzan | N. Goldberg | Heliostat Surface Estimation by Image Processing | Measurements and control | Bright Source Energy | Israel |
| Montecchi, Marco | M. Montecchi, A. Aránzazu Fernández García, C. Delord, A. Disdier, C. Happich, A. Heimsath, S. Meyen, W. Platzer, O. Raccurt, F. Sallaberry, A.G. de Jalón | Hemispherical Reflectance Results of the SolarPACES Reflectance Round Robin | Measurements and control | ENEA | Italy |
| Green, Adam | A. Green, C. Diep, R. Dunn | High Capacity Factor CSP-PV Hybrid Systems | General topics in CSP | SolarReserve LLC | United States |
| Lehmann, Alex | A. Lehmann, S. Hollis | High Efficiency Passive Adjustment Toroidal Heliostat Collector for Solar Receiver with Graphite Energy Storage | Commercial and demonstration projects | Heliosystems | Australia |
| Spelling, James | J. Spelling, A. Gallo, J. Gonzalez-Aguilar, M. Romero | A High-efficiency Solar Thermal Power Plant Using a Dense Particle Suspension as the Heat Transfer Fluid | Power cycles | Instituto IMDEA Energia | Spain |
| Elon, Yehonatan | Y. Elon | High Spatial Resolution DNI Monitoring for Solar Tower Fields | Measurements and control | Bright Source Energy | Israel |
| Langlais, Mathieu | M. Langlais, P. Ben-Abdallah | High Temperature Absorber for Thermo-solar Systems | Thermal receivers | Total New Energies | France |
| Federsel, Katharina | K. Federsel, J. Wortmann | High-temperature and Corrosion Behavior of Nitrate Nitrite Molten Salt Mixtures Regarding Their Application in Concentrating Solar Power Plants | Heat transfer fluids | BASF SE | Germany |
| Koepf, Erik | E. Koepf, A. Meier, W. Villasmil | High Temperature Flow Visualization and Aerodynamic Window Protection of a 100-kWth Solar Thermochemical Receiver-reactor for ZnO Dissociation | Solar fuels | Paul Scherrer Institute | Switzerland |
| Gray, Matthew | M. Gray | High Temperature Performance of High-efficiency, Multi-layer Solar Selective Coatings for Tower Applications | Thermal receivers | National Renewable Energy Laboratory / NREL | United States |
| Vogel, Alexander | A. Vogel, T.P. Fluri, W.J. Platzer, H. Reiling | High Temperatures in Line Focusing Systems: Dual Loop Cycle Efficiency and Heat Losses | CSP systems | Fraunhofer ISE | Germany |
| Cachafeiro, Hugo | H. Cachafeiro | HITECO, an Innovative Approach for CSP Technology | Thermal receivers | Aries Ingeniería S.A. | Spain |
| Pfahl, Andreas | A. Pfahl, F. Meier, M. Randt | A Holistic Approach for Low Cost Heliostat Fields | Solar collectors | DLR, Institute of Solar Research | Germany |
| Puppe, Michael | M. Puppe | Hybrid High Solar Share Gas Turbine Systems with Innovative Gas Turbine Cycles | CSP systems | Institute of Solar Research / German Aerospace Center (DLR) | Germany |
| Agrafiotis, Christos | C. Agrafiotis, M. ROEB, C. Sattler | Hybrid Sensible/Thermochemical Solar Energy Storage Concepts Based on Porous Ceramic Structures and Redox Pair Oxides Chemistry | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | Institute of Solar Research | Germany |
| M. Al Naimi, Khaloud | K. M. Al Naimi, M. Al Bloushi, A. Al Shouq, T. Delclos, H. Liu | Identification and Characterization of Industrial Waste Produced in the UAE, to Be Recycled as High-temperature TES Materials for CSP. | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | Masdar Institute of Science and Technology | United Arab Emirates |
| Topel, Monika | M. Topel, R. Guedez, B. Laumert | Impact of Increasing Steam Turbine Flexibility on the Annual Performance of a Direct Steam Generation Tower Power Plant | Power cycles | Royal Institute of Technology KTH | Sweden |
| Cachafeiro, Hugo | H. Cachafeiro | Impact of the Solar Selective Coatings Ageing in Energy Cost | Thermal receivers | Aries Ingeniería S.A. | Spain |
| Delgado, Alvaro | A. Delgado, E. Blesa, C. Gertig, C. Hidalgo López, R. Ron López | Impact of the Sunshape Variability in a Central Receiver System Along the Day in the Overall Performance of the Plant | Solar collectors | DNV GL | Spain |
| Suri, Marcel | M. Suri, T. Cebecauer | Improved Method for Generating Typical Meteorological Year Data for Solar Energy Simulations | Solar resource assessment | GeoModel Solar | Slovakia |
| Enrique, Raul | R. Enrique, R. Monterreal | An Improved Off-axis Canting Method for Faceted Heliostat | Solar collectors | Plataforma Solar de Almeria-CIEMAT | Spain |
| Aiba, Taiki | T. Aiba, H. Kikura, Y. Tamaura | Improvement of Image Processing Control Accuracy for Cross Linear Heliostat | Measurements and control | Tokyo Institute of Technology | Japan |
| Richert, Timo | T. Richert, P. Nava, K. Riffelmann | The Influence of Power Cycle Inlet and Outlet Temperature on the Cost of Electricity in a Molten Salt Parabolic Trough Power Plant | Power cycles | FLABEG FE GmbH | Germany |
| Lubkoll, Matti | M. Lubkoll, T.M. Harms, D.G. Kröger, T.W. von Backstöm | Initial Analysis on the Novel Spiky Central Receiver Air Pre-heater (SCRAP) Pressurized Air Receiver | Thermal receivers | Solar Thermal Energy Research Group (STERG), Stellenbosch University | South Africa |
| Espargillière, Harold | H. Espargillière | Innovative Approach for Dry Cooling of Thermodynamic Rankine Solar Power Plants. | Solar collectors | PROMES-CNRS | France |
| Moser, Massimo | M. Moser | INSEL: A Flexible Tool for the Analysis of Renewable Desalination | Water desalination and detoxification | Technical Thermodynamics / DLR | Germany |
| García de Jalón, Alberto | A. García de Jalón, P. Benito, D. Pérez, F. Zaversky | Inspection Receiver Tubes Device for CSP Plants | Measurements and control | Centro Nacional de Energías Renovables | Spain |
| Tomaschek, Jan | J. Tomaschek, L. Eltrop, U. Fahl, T. Telsnig | Integrated Analysis of Dispatchable Concentrated Solar Power | Policy and markets | IER University of Stuttgart | Germany |
| Sun, Feihu | F. Sun | Integrated Application of the Tracking Angle Bias Strategy and the Error-correction Model Strategy in DAHAN Solar Power Tower Plant | Measurements and control | Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Wang, Wujun | W. Wang, L. Aichmayer, B. Laumert, G. Ragnolo, T. Strand | Integrated Design of a Hybrid Gas Turbine-receiver Unit for a Solar Dish System | Thermal receivers | Royal Institute of Technology KTH | Sweden |
| Zheng, Richard | R. Zheng, R. Diver, R. Wegeng | Integrated Solar Thermochemical Reaction System for Steam Methane Reforming | Power cycles | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | United States |
| Gokon, Nobuyuki | N. Gokon, T. Abe, T. Izawa, T. Kodama | Internally-circulating Fluidized Bed Reactor Using Thermal Storage Material for Solar Coal Coke Gasification | Solar fuels | Niigata University | Japan |
| Serrano-Aguilera, Juan José | J.J. Serrano-Aguilera, J. Fernández-Reche, L. Valenzuela | Inverse MCRT Method for Obtaining Solar Concentrators with Quasi-planar Flux Distribution | Solar collectors | Plataforma Solar de Almeria-CIEMAT | Spain |
| Liu, Ming | M. Liu, M. Belusko, F. Bruno, S. Tay | Investigation of Cascaded Shell and Tube Latent Heat Storage Systems for Solar Tower Power Plants | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | Barbara Hardy Institute, University of South Australia | Australia |
| Abbasi Shavazi, Ehsan | E. Abbasi Shavazi, G. Hughes, J. Pye | Investigation of Heat Loss from a Solar Cavity Receiver | Thermal receivers | Solar Thermal Group | Australia |
| Alami Merrouni, Ahmed | A. Alami Merrouni, A. MEZRHAB, S. Wilbert, F. Wolfertstetter | Investigation of Soiling Effect on Different Solar Mirror Materials Under Moroccan Climate | Solar resource assessment | Mohammed 1st University | Morocco |
| Xiao, Peng | P. Xiao | An Investigation on Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics of Molten Salts Fluid in Double Tube Helical Heat Exchanger | Heat transfer fluids | State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University | China |
| van Rooyen, De Wet | D.W. van Rooyen | Investigation on Improvements of Linear Fresnel Collector Geometrical Design | Solar collectors | Fraunhofer ISE | Germany |
| Li, Xiaoli | X. Li, W. Du, Y. Lu, C. Ma, Y. Wu | Laminar Natural Convection Heat Transfer Characteristics of Molten Salt Around Horizontal Cylinder | Heat transfer fluids | No.100 Pingleyuan | China |
| Keck, Thomas | T. Keck, M. Balz, Y. Blumenthal | Large Is Beautiful – Progress of HelioFocus 500 m² Dish | Commercial and demonstration projects | sbp sonne gmbh | Germany |
| Xie, Wentao | W. Xie | The Latest Developments of Concentrating Solar Thermal Power in China | General topics in CSP | Shanghai Electric Group Co., Ltd | China |
| Itskhokine, David | D. Itskhokine, M. Benmarraze, M. Bichotte, L. Dubost, A. Ferrière, Q. Lancereau, A. Soum-Glaude | LFR500: Getting to High Temperatures While Maintaining the Cost-competitive Advantage of Linear Fresnel Reflectors | Solar collectors | Solar Euromed | France |
| Li, Jian | J. Li, J. Gonzalez-Aguilar, M. Romero | Line-concentrating Flux Analysis of 42kWe High-flux Solar Simulator | Solar collectors | Instituto IMDEA Energía | Spain |
| Rojas, Esther | E. Rojas, E. Zarza | Liquid Crystals: A Different Approach for Storing Latent Energy in a DSG Plant | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | CIEMAT-PSA | Spain |
| Rodriguez, Ivette | I. Rodriguez, R. Borrell, O. Lehmkuhl, A. Oliva | Local and Overall Wind Forces Acting on Parabolic Trough Collectors | Solar collectors | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTech | Spain |
| Weinrebe, Gerhard | G. Weinrebe, M. Balz | Localization – A Major Key to Success of CSP | General topics in CSP | schlaich bergermann und partner, sbp sonne gmbh | Germany |
| Kroizer, Israel | I. Kroizer | Localization and Central Tower Technology Selection | CSP systems | Bright Source Industries | Israel |
| Kim, Hong Soo | H.S. Kim, Y.H. Kang, J.K. Kim, S.K. Kim | Low Melting Temperature Molten Salt Preparation for Thermal Storage | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | KIER | South Korea |
| Carbajo Garcia, Ruth | R. Carbajo Garcia | Mainstreaming Outreach in Solar Research. Experiences in CSP R&D | Policy and markets | Explora Conicyt University of Antofagasta | Chile |
| Giaconia, Alberto | A. Giaconia | The MATS Project: Multipurpose Applications by Thermodynamic Solar | CSP systems | ENEA | Italy |
| Ermanoski, Ivan | I. Ermanoski | Maximizing Efficiency in Two-step Solar-thermochermical Fuel Production | Solar fuels | Sandia National Laboratories | United States |
| Andraka, Charles | C. Andraka, E. Coker, B. Hernandez-Sanchez, A. Kruizinga | Metallic Phase Change Material Thermal Storage for Dish Stirling | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | Sandia National Laboratories | United States |
| Faik, Abdessamad | A. Faik, P. Blanco, B. D’Aguanno, A. Gil, E. Risueño, J. Rodríguez | Mg-Zn-Al Eutectic Alloys as Phase Change Material for Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | CICenergigune | Spain |
| Aurousseau, Antoine | A. Aurousseau, J.V.D. Souza, V. Vuillerme | Modeling of a Linear Solar Steam Generator: Control and Dynamic Studies | Measurements and control | CEA/INES | France |
| Al-Ansary, Hany | H. Al-Ansary, Z. Al-Suhaibani, S. Danish, E. Djajadiwinata, A. El-Leathy | Modeling of Transient Cyclic Behavior of a Solid Particle Thermal Energy Storage Bin for Central Receiver Applications | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | King Saud University | Saudi Arabia |
| Samanes, Javier | J. Samanes, J. García-Barberena, F. Zaversky | Modeling Solar Cavity Receives: A Review and Comparison of Natural Convection Heat Loss Correlations | Thermal receivers | CENER | Spain |
| Benmarraze, Simon | S. Benmarraze, A. Gazzo | Modeling the Socio-economic Impact of the Development of the CSP Industry in a National and International Context: Assessment of Job Creation and GDP contribution | Policy and markets | Solar Euromed | France |
| Gong, Bo | B. Gong | Model Updating and Structure Optimization of Heliostats Based on Vibration Measurements | Solar collectors | Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Calvet, Nicolas | N. Calvet, P. Armstrong | Modular High-temperature Concrete Based Thermal Energy Storage System for Solar Thermal Power Plants | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | Masdar Institute of Science and Technology | United Arab Emirates |
| Fernández Díaz, Angel G. | A.G. Fernández Díaz | Modular Solar Storage System for Medium Scale Energy Demand Mining in the North of Chile | Heat transfer fluids | Antofagasta University | Chile |
| Morin, Gabriel | G. Morin, M. Karl, M. Mertins, M. Selig | Molten Salt as a Heat Transfer Fluid in a Linear Fresnel Collector – Commercial Application Backed by Demonstration | Heat transfer fluids | Novatec Solar GmbH | Germany |
| Chang, Chun | C. Chang | Molten Salt Heat Transfer Performance in Solar Thermal Absorber Tubes with Non-uniform Heat Flux | Thermal receivers | Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Haibach, Patrick | P. Haibach, R. Jungkunz, T. Kuckelkorn, T. Rügamer | Molten Salt in Parabolic Troughs – the Next Steps to Market Success | Solar collectors | SCHOTT Solar CSP GmbH | Germany |
| Matino, Francesca | F. Matino, A. Maccari | Molten Salt Receivers Operated on Parabolic Trough Demo Plant and in Laboratory Conditions | Thermal receivers | Archimede Solar Energy | Italy |
| Passera, Tamara | T. Passera, L. Carnelli, C. Lazzari | Molten Salts as HTF the Effect of Melting Point and Viscosity on Energy Losses | Heat transfer fluids | eni spa | Italy |
| Giaconia, Alberto | A. Giaconia | Multi-fuelled Solar Steam Reforming for Pure Hydrogen Production Using Solar Salts as Heat Transfer Fluid | Solar fuels | ENEA | Italy |
| Pérez Trujillo, Francisco Javier | F.J. Pérez Trujillo, A. Fernandez, G. García Martín, M.I. Lasanta | New Molten Salt as Concentrated Fluids for Energy Storage in CSP Plants | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | Universidad Complutense de Madrid | Spain |
| Bennouna, El Ghali | E.G. Bennouna, H. Frej | New Solar Research Platform Green Energy Park | Commercial and demonstration projects | IRESEN | Morocco |
| Pang, Liping | L. Pang, X. Du, Y. Yang, W. Zhang | A New Two-stage Solar Power Tower System | CSP systems | North China Electric Power University | China |
| Pernpeintner, Johannes | J. Pernpeintner, C. Happich, N. Lichtenthäler, E. Lüpfert, B. Schiricke | Non-destructive calorimetric measurement of parabolic trough receiver optical efficiency in a linear focus solar simulator test bench of the 2nd generation | Thermal receivers | DLR e.V. | Germany |
| Wang, Huarong | H. Wang | A Novel Method for the Surface Measurement of Solar Trough Mirror | Measurements and control | Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Berryman, Ian | I. Berryman | Novel Solar Concentrator Geometry for Point Focus, Low-cost Applications | Solar collectors | Oxford University | United Kingdom |
| Zanino, Roberto | R. Zanino | Numerical Evaluation of Advanced Open Volumetric Solar Receiver Designs Counteracting Non-ideal Volumetric Behavior | Thermal receivers | Dipartimento Energia, Politecnico | Italy |
| Galione, Pedro | P. Galione, C. Pérez-Segarra, J. Rigola, I. Rodríguez, S. Torras | Numerical Evaluation of Multi-layered Solid-PCM Thermocline-like Tanks as Thermal Energy Storage Systems for CSP Applications | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | CTTC – Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC) | Spain |
| Seubert, Bernhard | B. Seubert, T. Fluri, W. Platzer | Numerical Investigation and Improvement of the Standby Performance of Thermocline Storages | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | Fraunhofer ISE | Germany |
| Shan, Jinhua | J. Shan, D. Jing, J. Lu | Numerical investigation of high-temperature molten salt leakage | General topics in CSP | Sun Yat-Sen University | China |
| Bellan, Selvan | S. Bellan | Numerical Investigation of PCM-based Thermal Energy Storage System | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | IMDEA Energy | Spain |
| Tu, Nan | N. Tu, J. Fang | Numerical Investigation on Uniformity of Heat Flux for Semi-gray Surfaces inside a Solar Cavity Receiver | Thermal receivers | State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University | China |
| Liao, Zhirong | Z. Liao, C. Chang, Z. Li, Z. Wang | Numerical Model and Validation for Simulating the Cold Filling of the Molten Salt Receiver Tube | Thermal receivers | Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Muthusamy, Jayaveerapandian | J. Muthusamy, S. Abanades, T. Shamim | Numerical Modeling and Optimization of an Entrained Particle-flow Thermochemical Solar Reactor for Metal Oxide Reduction | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | Masdar Institute of Science and Technology | United Arab Emirates |
| Matsubara, Koji | K. Matsubara, H.S. Cho, N. Gokon, Y. Kazuma, T. Kodama, Y. Nagase, H. Sakai, A. Sakurai, K. Yoshida | Numerical Modeling of Two-tower Type Fluidized Receiver for High-temperature Solar Concentration by Beamdown Reflector System | Thermal receivers | Niigata University | Japan |
| Halder, Saurav | S. Halder, S. Singh | Numerical Simulation of Latent Heat Thermal Storage Using Metal Matrix and Foam for Solar Thermal Power Plant | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | India |
| Wang, Fangzhou | F. Wang, Z. Wang, X. Zhang | Numerical Simulation of Quartz Tube Solid Particle Air Receiver | Thermal receivers | Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Liang, Zhang | Z. Liang | Numerical study and optimization of mirror gap effect on wind load on parabolic trough solar collectors | Solar collectors | Nanjing Tech University | China |
| Zhen, Huang | H. Zhen | Numerical Study on Heat Transfer Enhancement in a Receiver Tube of Parabolic Trough Solar Collector with Dimples, Protrusions and Helical Fins | CSP systems | Xi’an Jiaotong University | China |
| Sun, Jie | J. Sun, H. Hong, Q. Liu | Numerical Study on Transient Performance of a Parabolic-trough Direct Steam Generation Loop | Solar collectors | Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Hernandez Arriaga, Iñigo | I. Hernandez Arriaga, D. Astrain, F. Zaversky | Object-oriented Modeling of Molten-Salt-based Thermocline Thermal Energy Storage for the Transient Performance Simulation of Solar Thermal Power Plants | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | UPNA | Spain |
| Peng, Shuo | S. Peng | Off-design Performances of a Typical Solar-hybrid Coal-fired Power Plant in China | CSP systems | Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Kaniyal, Ashok | A. Kaniyal | A One-dimensional Heat Transfer, Devolatilisation and Gasification Model of a Solar Packed Bed Coal Gasifier | Solar fuels | The University of Adelaide | Australia |
| Qian, Haiyang | H. Qian, W. Bauver, D. Farrell, J. Quinn, R. Terdalkar | On-line Life Monitoring System for Solar Tower Receivers | Reliability and service life prediction | Alstom Power | United States |
| Cebecauer, Tomas | T. Cebecauer | On the uncertainty of satellite-derived DNI data in arid regions from the global perspective | Measurements and control | GeoModel Solar | Slovakia |
| Nitz, Peter | P. Nitz | On the Way to the First CSP Pilot Plant in Jordan: the WECSP Project | Commercial and demonstration projects | Fraunhofer ISE | Germany |
| Patidar, Deepesh | D. Patidar, L. Chandra, P. Sharma, S. Tiwari | Open Volumetric Air Receiver Based Solar Convective Aluminum Heat Treatment Furnace System | Thermal receivers | Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur | India |
| Frasquet, Miguel | M. Frasquet, R. Blázquez | Optical Test of the DS1 Prototype Concentrating Surface | Solar collectors | CTAER | Spain |
| Eck, Markus | M. Eck, T. Bauer | Optimization of Solar Salt for Thermal Energy Storage in CSP Applications | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | German Aerospace Center (DLR) | Germany |
| Lude, Simon | S. Lude | Optimization of the Technology Mix for the Shagaya 2 GW Renewable Energy Park in Kuwait | Commercial and demonstration projects | Fraunhofer ISE | Germany |
| Albrigo, Diego Maria | D.M. Albrigo | Organic Rankine Cycle Power Generation in Small Scale CSP Plants | Power cycles | Turboden Srl | Italy |
| Torras, Santiago | S. Torras, A. Oliva, C.D. Pérez-Segarra, J. Rigola, I. Rodriguez | Parametric Study of Two-tank TES Systems for CSP Plants | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | CTTC – Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) | Spain |
| Amsbeck, Lars | L. Amsbeck, B. Behrendt, R. Buck, T. Prosin | Particle Tower System with Direct Absorption Centrifugal Receiver for High Temperature Process Heat | CSP systems | Institute of Solar Research | Germany |
| Yaghoubi, Mahmood | M. Yaghoubi | Performance Analysis of an Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Power Plant with Gas Turbine Inlet Air Cooling System | Power cycles | Shiraz University | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| Wang, Mengjiao | M. Wang, Y. Yang | Performance Analysis of Solar Aided Coal-fired Power Generation System | Power cycles | North China Electric Power University | China |
| Chiarappa, Thomas | T. Chiarappa | Performance of Direct Steam Generation Solar Receiver: Laboratory vs Real Plant | Thermal receivers | Archimede Solar Energy | Italy |
| Zhang, Jianhan | J. Zhang | Performance Simulation of the Parabolic Trough Collector Based on Variable Parameter Depending on Time | Solar collectors | IEE CAS | China |
| Wang, Xiaojing | X. Wang | Phase Evolution in Solar Thermal Absorption Coatings After Annealing | Reliability and service life prediction | General Research Institute for Non-ferrous Metals | China |
| Marcotte, Patrick | P. Marcotte | Pilot Testing of the SpaceTube® Advanced Large-aperture Parabolic Trough Collector | Solar collectors | Abengoa Solar LLC | United States |
| Carafa, Luigi | L. Carafa | Policy and Markets in the MENA: The Nexus Between Governance and Renewable Energy Finance | Policy and markets | Barcelona Centre for International Affairs | Spain |
| Crema, Luigi | L. Crema, F. Alberti, S. Hesse, m. Hislop, L. Luminari, B. Restall, B. Rivolta, E. Wackelgard | Poly Energy Generation from a Small-scale Concentrated Solar Power | CSP systems | Fondazione Bruno Kessler | Italy |
| Jung, Seunghwan | S. Jung, G. Brunauer, M. Fenboeck, M. Haider | The Potential of Solar Energy in China and South Korea | Solar resource assessment | Vienna University/Initiative Future | Austria |
| Binotti, Marco | M. Binotti, D. Casartelli, E. Macchi, T. Passera, E. Roccaro, P. Silva | Power Block Off-design Control Strategies for Indirect Solar ORC Cycles | CSP systems | Politecnico di Milano | Italy |
| Feldhoff, Jan Fabian | J.F. Feldhoff, T. Hirsch, L. Keller, R. Pitz-Paal, D. Trebing | A Practical Guide to Solar Once-through Boiler Control | Measurements and control | German Aerospace Center (DLR) | Germany |
| Krüger, Dirk | D. Krüger | Pre-design of a Mini CSP plant | Commercial and demonstration projects | Institute of Solar Research / German Aerospace Center (DLR) | Germany |
| Sansom, Christopher | C. Sansom, H. Almond, C. Atkinson, P. Comley, E. Endaya, P. King | Predicting the Effects of Sand Erosion on Collector Surfaces in CSP Plants | Solar collectors | Cranfield University | United Kingdom |
| Spelling, James | J. Spelling, A. Gallo, J. Gonzalez-Aguilar, M. Romero | Preliminary Design and Performance Analysis of a Multi-Megawatt Scale Dense Particle Suspension Receiver | Thermal receivers | Instituto IMDEA Energia | Spain |
| Guillot, Emmanuel | E. Guillot, N. Boullet, R. Rodriguez, J. Sans | Presentation of the Third Generation Control System of the 63 Heliostats Field of the 1000 kW Big Solar Furnace in Odeillo | CSP systems | CNRS-PROMES | France |
| Rutovitz, Jay | J. Rutovitz | Quantifying the Network Benefits of Concentrating Solar Thermal Electricity at Grid Constrained Locations | Policy and markets | Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney | Australia |
| Zhang, Qiangqiang | Q. Zhang | A Real-time Method to Calculate the Reflection Energy Loss of a Cavity Receiver | Thermal receivers | Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Navarro, Jose Luis | J.L. Navarro, N. Martinez Sanz | Receiver tube performance depending on cleaning methods | Reliability and service life prediction | Abengoa Solar | Spain |
| Setien, Eneko | E. Setien, R. Blázquez, M. Frasquet, G. Pinna Hernández, V. Ruiz, G. Saliou, M. Silva | Reliability Analysis of Solar-gas Hybrid Receivers for Central Tower Plants | Reliability and service life prediction | CTAER | Spain |
| Armstrong, Peter | P. Armstrong, M. Chiesa, V. Kumar | A Remedy for Heliostat Astigmatism | Solar collectors | Masdar Institute of Science and Technology | United Arab Emirates |
| Li, Xin | X. Li | The Required Concentration Ratio for Two Stage Water/Steam Cavity Receiver | Thermal receivers | Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Khenissi, Abdallah | A. Khenissi | Return of Experience on Transient Behavior at the DSG Solar Thermal Power Plant in Kanchanaburi Thailand | Commercial and demonstration projects | German Aerospace Center (DLR) | Germany |
| Lin, Fangjian | F. Lin, I. Alxneit, A. Wokaun | Rhodium Doped Ceria: Organics from Sunlight, H2O and CO2? | Solar fuels | Paul Scherrer Institute | Switzerland |
| Yamamura, Shigeru | S. Yamamura | Road Map 2030 to Diffuse Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Technology in the Peoples’ Republic of China | Solar collectors | Asian Development Bank | Philippines |
| Kern, Jürgen | J. Kern, T. Fichter, M. Moser, F. Trieb | The Role of CSP in the Emerging BRICS States: A First View on Brazil | General topics in CSP | German Aerospace Center (DLR) | Germany |
| Chung, Michael | M. Chung | Role of the Independent Engineer | General topics in CSP | Parsons Corporation | United States |
| Geuder, Norbert | N. Geuder, R. Affolter, B. Espinar, E. Luepfert, D. Schueler, S. Wilbert, F. Wolfertstetter | Screening and Flagging of Solar Irradiation and Ancillary Meteorological Data | Solar resource assessment | CSP Services | Spain |
| Monterreal, Rafael | R. Monterreal, R. Enrique, J. Soler | Self-alignment Facets Technique for Heliostat Optics in Solar Thermal Power Plants | Solar collectors | Plataforma Solar de Almeria-CIEMAT | Spain |
| Yang, Hailing | H. Yang | Self-cleaning and Antireflective Films for All-glass Evacuated Tube Solar Collectors | Solar collectors | General Research Institute for Non-ferrous Metals | China |
| Pointner, Harald | H. Pointner, M. Eck | Separation of Power and Capacity in Latent Heat Energy Storage | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | German Aerospace Center (DLR) | Germany |
| Frasquet, Miguel | M. Frasquet, P. Cádiz, E. Setien | Shadowing and Blocking Effect Optimization for a Variable Geometry Heliostat Field | Solar collectors | CTAER | Spain |
| Alobaidli, Abdulaziz | A. Alobaidli | Shams One 100 MW Parabolic Trough Solar Power Plant in Abu Dhabi – Update on Project Status and Operational Experience | Commercial and demonstration projects | Shams Power Company | United Arab Emirates |
| Zhu, Huibin | H. Zhu | Shape Measurement and Reconstruction of Solar Concentrator Based on Two-dimensional Phase Shift Method | Measurements and control | Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Ceballos Mendivil, Laura Guadalupe | L.G. Ceballos Mendivil | Silicon Carbide (SiC) Synthesis Using Concentrated Solar Energy from the Hosier Solar Furnace | Thermal receivers | Universidad de Sonora | Mexico |
| Zhao, Dongming | D. Zhao, D. Lei, E. Xu, Q. Yu | The Simulation Model of Flux Density Distribution on an Absorber Tube | Solar collectors | Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Cho, Hyunseok | H. Cho, n. Gokon, Y. Kang, T. Kodama | Simulation of Flux Distributions on the Device and Flows of the Solar Reactor Interior for Thermo-chemical Two-step Water Splitting H2 Production Cycle with the 45 kWth KIER Solar Furnace System | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | Niigata University | Japan |
| Rossi, Angelo | A. Rossi, M. Falchetta | Simulation of Innovative Solutions for a Molten Salt Steam Generator for Direct Storage Molten Salt Parabolic Troughs | Power cycles | A.G. Rossi | Italy |
| Kronhardt, Valentina | V. Kronhardt | Simulation of Operational Management for the Solar Thermal Test and Demonstration Power Plant Jülich Using Optimized Control Strategies of the Storage System | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | Solar-Institut Jülich, FH Aachen | Germany |
| Zhang, Dezhi | D. Zhang, d. zhao | Simulation Study of the Flow Distribution in Parallel Channels of Parabolic Trough Solar Thermal Power Plant ‘s Heat Collecting System | Heat transfer fluids | Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Zavattoni, Simone A. | S.A. Zavattoni, M.C. Barbato, A. Pedretti | Single-tank TES System – Transient Evaluation of Thermal Stratification According to the Second-law of Thermodynamics | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | SUPSI | Switzerland |
| Coventry, Joe | J. Coventry, C. Andraka, M. Blanco, J. Fisher, J. Pye | Sodium Receivers for Solar Power Towers: A Review | Thermal receivers | Australian National University | Australia |
| Liberati, Guglielmo | G. Liberati | Solar-combined Cycle Hybrid Plants – Solar Field Tradeoff Costs | CSP systems | Independent Consultant | Italy |
| Yaghoubi, Mahmood | M. Yaghoubi, M. Enjavi, K. Hirbodi | Solar Energy Potential and Performance Assessment of CSP Plants in Different Areas of Iran | General topics in CSP | Shiraz University | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| Prosin, Tobias | T. Prosin, L. Amsbeck, C. Creagh, T. Pryor, R. Uhlig | Solar gas turbine systems with centrifugal particle receivers, for remote power generation | CSP systems | Murdoch University | Australia |
| Prosin, Tobias | T. Prosin, L. Amsbeck, R. Buck, C. Creagh, T. Pryor | Solar Hybridisation of a Coal-fired Power Plant by Air Preheating Using a Centrifugal Solid Particle Receiver | CSP systems | Murdoch University | Australia |
| Saw, Woei | W. Saw | Solar Hybridised Coal-to-Liquids via Gasification in Australia: Techno-economic Assessment | Solar fuels | The University of Adelaide | Australia |
| Wieghardt, Kai | K. Wieghardt, S. Cordes, G. Langenberg, T. Prosinečki | Solar Power Plants as Backbone of Local Grids in Emerging Regions | CSP systems | HelioTower | Germany |
| Zeng, Kuo | K. Zeng, D. Gauthier, E. Guillot | Solar Pyrolysis of Wood in a Lab-scale Solar Reactor: Influence of Temperature and Sweep Gas Flow Rate on Products Distribution | Solar fuels | CNRS-PROMES | France |
| Okuhara, Yoshiki | Y. Okuhara, T. Aoshima, T. Kuroyama, K. Noritake, T. Tsutsui | A Solar Simulator for the Measurement of Heat Collection Efficiency of Parabolic Trough Receivers | Measurements and control | Japan Fine Ceramics Center | Japan |
| Bokhari, Waqar Haider | W.H. Bokhari | Solar Thermal Energy for Domestic Applications | Solar collectors | COMSATS Institute of Information Technology | Pakistan |
| Malan, Daniel | D. Malan, F. Dinter, R. Dobson | Solar Thermal Storage in Power Generation Using Phase Change Material with Heat Pipes and Fins to Enhance Heat Transfer | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | Stellenbosch University | South Africa |
| Sun, Yanping | Y. Sun, J. Ednards | Solar-to-fuel Energy Conversion Analysis of Solarised Mixed Reforming of Methane | Solar fuels | CSIRO Eenergy Technology | Australia |
| Peterseim, Juergen H. | J.H. Peterseim, A. Veeraragavan | Solar Towers with Supercritical Steam Parameters – Is the Efficiency Gain Worth the Effort? | Power cycles | Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney | Australia |
| Schenk, Heiko | H. Schenk, M. Berger, S. Dieckmann, D. Krüger, D. Schulz, O. Stoppok, C. Zahler | SolSteam – Innovative Integration Concepts for Solar-fossil Hybrid Process Steam Generation | Commercial and demonstration projects | German Aerospace Center (DLR) | Germany |
| del Río, Azucena | A. del Río, J.A. Brioso, C. Díaz, M. Gallas Torreira, R. Korzynietz, I. Ordóñez, M. Quero | Soltrec – Pressurized Volumetric Solar Air Receiver Technology | Thermal receivers | Abengoa Solar | Spain |
| Silinga, Cebo | C. Silinga, P. Gauché | The South African REIPPPP Two-tier CSP Tariff: Implications for a Proposed Hybrid CSP Peaking System | CSP systems | Stellenbosch University | South Africa |
| García Garraza, Luis | L. García Garraza, M. Burisch, M. Sanchez | Spillage Estimation in a Heliostats Field for Solar Field Optimization | CSP systems | CENER | Spain |
| Grirate, Hind | H. Grirate, R. COUTURIER, A. ELMCHAOURI | Stability Testing of Thermal Oil in Direct Contact with Moroccan Rocks Used as Filler Material for Thermal Energy Storage in CSP Power Plants | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | MASCIR | Morocco |
| Meiser, Siw | S. Meiser, C. Happich, A. Heimsath, E. Lüpfert, P. Nitz | Standardization of Measurement of Mirror Shape Accuracy for Parabolic Trough Collectors – Results of Round Robin Test Between DLR and Fraunhofer ISE | Measurements and control | Institute of Solar Research / German Aerospace Center (DLR) | Germany |
| Slack, Michael | M. Slack, D. Gross, M. Zavodny | Statistical Analysis and Verification of Performance for CSP Subsystems | CSP systems | eSolar, Inc. | United States |
| Benmarraze, Simon | S. Benmarraze, E. Alasis, M. Benmarraze, D. Itskhokine, W. Shahin, M. Tawalbeh | Status of Implementation of the First Linear Fresnel Solar Thermal Power Plant in the Middle East – WECSP Solar Project in the Kingdom of Jordan | Commercial and demonstration projects | Solar Euromed | France |
| Crespo, Luis | L. Crespo | STE Plants: Beyond Despatchability Firmness of Supply and Integration with VRE | CSP systems | ESTELA | Belgium |
| Rodriguez Muñoz, Norma Alejandra | N.A. Rodriguez Muñoz, C.A. Estrada Gasca, J.F. Hinojosa Palafox, C.A. Perez Rabago | Study of Heat Transfer in Volumetric Receivers for Solar Thermal Power Systems | Thermal receivers | Instituto de Energias Renovables | Mexico |
| Alcaniz, Carlos | C. Alcaniz | Study of the Influence of Specularity on the Efficiency of Solar Reflectors | Solar collectors | Abengoa Solar | Spain |
| Raccurt, Olivier | O. Raccurt, D. BOURDON, A. DISDIER, S. DONOLA, A. Gioconia, A. Stollo | Study of the Stability of a Selective Solar Absorber Coating Under Air and High Temperature | Reliability and service life prediction | CEA-LITEN | France |
| Karim, Mounia | M. Karim, A. BENNOUNA, C. DELORD, S. Naamane | Study of the Surface Damage of Glass Reflectors Used in Concentrated Solar Power Plants | Solar collectors | Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science Innovation and Research | Morocco |
| Xie, Huling | H. Xie | Study on a New Truncation Method for Designing Flat-plate Compound Parabolic Concentrator (CPC) | Solar collectors | State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University | China |
| Guo, Huiqian | H. Guo, G. Wei | Study on Characteristics Enhancement of High Temperature Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | North China Electric Power University | China |
| Zhou, Jiankeng | J. Zhou | Study on Flow Instability Inside Parallel Pipes of Direct Steam Generation | Solar collectors | School of Power, Energy and Mechanical Engineering, North China Electric Power University | China |
| Sang, Lixia | L. Sang | Study on Modification of Ternary Carbonates with Additives | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | Beijing University of Technology | China |
| Zhang, Hongli | H. Zhang, S. Wang | Study on Solar Aided Power Generation Modes with Seasonal Change | Power cycles | Shenyang Institute of Engineering | China |
| Du, Xiaoze | X. Du, Y. Luo, C. Xu, L. Yang, Y. Yang | Study on the Allowable Flux Density for a Solar Central Dual-receiver | Solar collectors | North China Electric Power University | China |
| Cheng, Haibin | H. Cheng | Study on the Mechanism of Dehydration Reaction of Ca(OH)2 | Solar collectors | Wuhan University of Technology | China |
| Xu, Li | L. Xu | Study on Thermal Performance of Parabolic Trough Solar Collectors in the Process of Continuously Rising Temperature | Solar collectors | Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Wong, Bunsen | B. Wong, L. Brown, R. Buckingham | Sulfur Based Thermochemical Energy Storage for Concentrated Solar Power* | CSP systems | General Atomics | United States |
| Grieu, Stéphane | S. Grieu, R. Chauvin, E. Guillot, J. Nou, S. Thil | Sunshape Measurement Using a Sky Imager | Solar resource assessment | PROMES-CNRS | France |
| Liu, Hong | H. Liu | Supercritical Molten Salt/ Water Heat Exchanger | Heat transfer fluids | Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Xiao, Jun | J. Xiao | A Surface Shape Measurement Instrument Based on the Fringe Reflection Techniques | Measurements and control | Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Ren, Lanxu | L. Ren | A Surface Shape Measurement Method Based on the Absorber Tube Reflected Images for the Solar Trough Concentrator | Measurements and control | Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Bachelier, Camille | C. Bachelier, M. Mertins, A. Neuhauser, M. Selig, W. Steinmann, R. Stieglitz, V. Zipf | Systematic Analysis of Fresnel Concentrated Solar Power Plant with Thermal Energy Storage | CSP systems | Novatec Solar GmBH | Germany |
| Christian, Joshua | J. Christian, C. Ho | System Design of a 1 MW North-facing, Solid Particle Receiver | Thermal receivers | Sandia National Laboratories | United States |
| Ragnolo, Gianmarco | G. Ragnolo, L. Aichmayer, B. Laumert, T. Strand, W. Wang | Technoeconomic Design of a Micro Gas-Turbine for a Solar Dish System | Power cycles | KTH Royal Institute of Technology | Sweden |
| Astolfi, Marco | M. Astolfi | Techno-economic Optimization of Low Temperature CSP Systems Based on ORC with Screw Expanders | Power cycles | Politecnico di Milano | Italy |
| Sultan, Umair | U. Sultan, P. Hao, B. Shi, G. Xiao | Technological Investigation of Losses in Solar Stirling Engines | General topics in CSP | Zhejiang University | China |
| Jung, Christian | C. Jung, J. Dersch, A. Nietsch, M. Senholdt | Technological Perspectives of Silicon Heat Transfer Fluids for CSP | Heat transfer fluids | German Aerospace Center (DLR) | Germany |
| Cui, Wujun | W. Cui, C. Ma, Q. Meng, Y. Wu | Temperature Distribution and Heat Loss Experiments Study of Low Melting Point Molten Salt Heat Storage Tank | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | Environment and Energy Engineering College, Beijing University of Technology | China |
| Kretschmann, Johannes | J. Kretschmann, R. Alisch, M. El Labani, C. Heidecker, C. Mayr, J. Sanchez | Tendering Principles and Potential for CSP Hybrid Power Plants | CSP systems | Fichtner GmbH & Co.KG | Germany |
| Feng, Chaoqing | C. Feng, H. Zheng, x. ma | Theoretical Performance of a Cylindrical Compound Fresnel Solar Concentrator | Solar collectors | Institute of Thermal Engineering | China |
| Frantz, Cathy | C. Frantz | Thermal Analysis of a Multi Effect Distillation Plant Powered by a Solar Tower plant | Water desalination and detoxification | Solar Tower Technologies AG | Germany |
| Guadamud Anchundia, Erick Alejandro | E.A. Guadamud Anchundia | Thermal Analysis of a Receiver for Linear Fresnel Reflectors | Thermal receivers | Heat and Mass Tranfer Technological Center (CTTC) Polytechnic University of Catalonia | Spain |
| Hoste, Graeme | G. Hoste, N. Schuknecht | Thermal Efficiency Analysis of SkyFuel’s Advanced, Large-aperture Parabolic Trough Collector | Solar collectors | SkyFuel | United States |
| Sau, Salvatore | S. Sau, M. Agostini, N. Corsaro, A. Giaconia, P. Tarquini, A.C. Tizzoni, E. Veca | Thermal Fluid for Integrated CSP Storage System: Thermo-physical, Stability and Compatibility Study on a Molten Nitrates Binary Mixture | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | ENEA | Italy |
| Zhang, Li | L. Zhang | Thermal Performance of a Molten Salt Cavity Receiver | Thermal receivers | State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University | China |
| Wang, Yinfeng | Y. Wang, H. Chen, Y. Qian, J. Xu, L. Yang, Y. Zhu | Thermal Performance of a Novel Single-Pass All Glasses Parabolic Trough Receiver | Solar collectors | Nanjing Tech University | China |
| Xu, Li | L. Xu, F. Sun, Z. Wang, G. Yuan, X. Zhang | Thermal Performance of Parabolic Trough Solar Collectors Under the Condition of Dramatically Varying DNI | Solar collectors | Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Fernández Díaz, Angel G. | A.G. Fernández Díaz | Thermal Stability of Solar Salts from North of Chile and Variations of their Properties over Time at High Temperature | Heat transfer fluids | Antofagasta University | Chile |
| Lei, Dongqiang | D. Lei | Thermal Stress Analysis of Parabolic Trough Receivers with Concentrated Solar Irradiation | Thermal receivers | Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Lorentzou, Souzana | S. Lorentzou | Thermochemical Redox Cycles Over Ce-based Oxides | Solar fuels | APTL/CPERI/CERTH | Greece |
| Aichmayer, Lukas | L. Aichmayer, B. Laumert, J. Spelling | Thermoeconomic Analysis of a Solar Dish Micro Gas-Turbine Combined Cycle Power Plant | Power cycles | KTH Royal Institute of Technology | Sweden |
| Pizzolato, Alberto | A. Pizzolato | Thermo-economic Optimization of Single Storage Tank CSP Plants | CSP systems | Politecnico di Torino | Italy |
| Faik, Abdessamad | A. Faik, B. D’Aguanno, A. Gil, I. Ortega, J. Rodríguez | Thermo-physical Properties of a Steel-making By-product to be Used as Thermal Energy Storage Material in a Packed-bed System | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | CICenergigune | Spain |
| Rodat, Sylvain | S. Rodat, N. Dupassieux | The Third Life of CSP: Solar High Temperature Processes | Solar fuels | CEA-LSHT | France |
| Moghimi, Mohammad | M. Moghimi, K. Craig, J. Meyer | Three-dimensional CFD Modeling of a Trapezoidal Cavity Receiver of a Linear Fresnel Reflector | Thermal receivers | University of Pretoria | South Africa |
| Wang, Yanjuan | Y. Wang | A Three-dimensional Simulation of a Mid-and-low Temperature Solar Receiver/Reactor for Methanol Decomposition | Thermal receivers | Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
| Sallaberry, Fabienne | F. Sallaberry, A. García de Jalón, A. López Delgado, M.A. Mazo, A. Tamayo, A.J. Vázquez, F. Zaversky | Towards Standard Testing Materials for High Temperature Solar Receivers | Thermal receivers | CENER (National Renewable Energy Center) | Spain |
| Zavodny, Maximilian | M. Zavodny, R. Huibregtse, A. Sonn | Tower-based CSP Artificial Light Calibration System | CSP systems | eSolar, Inc. | United States |
| Relloso, Sergio | S. Relloso, E. Garcia | Tower Technology Cost Reduction Approach After Gemasolar Experience | Commercial and demonstration projects | SENER Ingenieria y Sistemas S.A. | Spain |
| Zhang, TieJun | T. Zhang, A. Almasabi, A. Alobaidli | Transient Characterization and Energy Harvesting of Multiple Parabolic Trough Solar Collector Loops in a 100 MW CSP Plant | Solar collectors | Masdar Institute of Science and Technology | United Arab Emirates |
| Caron, Simon | S. Caron, J. Pernpeintner, M. Röger | Transient Infrared Thermography Heat Loss Measurements on Parabolic Trough Receivers Under Laboratory Conditions | Thermal receivers | German Aerospace Center (DLR) | Spain |
| Feldhoff, Jan Fabian | J.F. Feldhoff, T. Hirsch, R. Pitz-Paal, L. Valenzuela | Transient Models and Characteristics of Once-through Line Focus Systems | Heat transfer fluids | German Aerospace Center (DLR) | Germany |
| Terdalkar, Rahul | R. Terdalkar, M.M. Clark, D. Doupis, A. Joshi | Transient Simulation of High Temperature High Pressure Solar Tower Receiver | CSP systems | Alstom Power | United States |
| Turner, Peter | P. Turner | A Tubed, Volumetric Cavity Receiver Concept for High Efficiency, Low-cost Modular Molten Salt Solar Towers | Thermal receivers | Cranfield University | United Kingdom |
| Lopez, Antonio | A. Lopez, J.M. Barea Garcia, L. Crespo, A. Kumar, M. Silva-Pérez | Two New Commercial CSP Plants in India. A Step Forward to Innovative Solutions in the Country | Commercial and demonstration projects | Asian Development Bank | Philippines |
| Cebecauer, Tomas | T. Cebecauer, M. Suri | Uncertainty of Satellite-derived DNI Data in Arid Regions from the Global Perspective | Solar resource assessment | GeoModel Solar | Slovakia |
| Rodat, Sylvain | S. Rodat, A. Bruch, N. Dupassieux, N. El Mourchid | Unique Fresnel demonstrator including ORC and thermocline direct thermal storage: operating experience | Commercial and demonstration projects | CEA-LSHT | France |
| Schlipf, Dominik | D. Schlipf, H. Maier, P. Schicktanz, G. Schneider | Using Sand and Other Small Grained Materials as Heat Storage Medium in a Packed Bed HTTESS | Thermal/thermochemical energy storage | enolcon gmbh | Germany |
| Paetzold, Joachim | J. Paetzold, S. Cochard, D.F. Fletcher, A. Vassallo | Wind Engineering Analysis of Parabolic Trough Collectors to Optimise Wind Loads and Heat Loss | Solar collectors | The University of Sydney | Australia |
| Lancereau, Quentin | Q. Lancereau, M. Benmarraze, D. Itskhokine, Q. Rabut | Wind Loads on Linear Fresnel Reflectors’ Technology: A Numerical Study | Solar collectors | Solar Euromed | France |
| Gong, Bo | B. Gong | Wind Tunnel Studies of Wind Fences for Reduction of Wind Flow and Wind Loads on Heliostats | Solar collectors | Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China |
