UC Solar Thermal Symposium - Register NOW!

As California and the world seek to reduce their carbon intensity, what would it take for solar thermal technologies to deliver a cost-effective low-carbon supplemental source of energy for industrial processes? This symposium brings together representatives from R&D agencies, research institutions, and industry to identify promising solutions that could generate significant commercial impact.

8:00 Meet & Greet

9:00 Introductory session

Welcome/Setting the stage

California goals and challenges to meet them – Virginia Lew (CEC)

Industrial processes needing high temperatures: An Overview – Vinod Narayanan (UC Davis)

Types of solar collectors and temperatures they can reach: An Overview – Roland Winston (UC Merced)

Opportunities for solar thermal to provide heat for industrial applications –Avi Shultz (DOE)

Discussion

10:40 Break

11:00 Opportunities for using Solar Thermal in Industrial Applications to Produce Medium and Higher Pressure Steam Generation

Requirements for replacing natural gas for food processing – Thomas Maulhardt (Campbell Soup)

Lessons learned from solar thermal in upstream oil-gas facility – Stanleigh Cross (Chevron)

An 850 MW solar thermal project: when solar thermal can replace natural gas – John O’Donnell (Glasspoint)

New Ideas for the Design and Construction of Collectors for Industrial Solar Boilers – Nicolas Peralta (Sunvapor)

Discussion

12:30 Lunch and Poster Session*

14:30 Opportunities for using Solar Thermal in Industrial Applications to Provide Heat for Driving Chemical Processes

Applications for solar thermal for industrial processes – Parthiv Kurup (NREL)

Pathways to hydrogen production using solar heat – Anthony McDaniel (SNL)

Lessons learned commercializing an emerging solar thermal technology - John King (Hyperlight Energy Solar)

Discussion

16:00 Break

16:20 Panel discussion: Bringing it all together

Moderator:

Mary Werner (NREL)

Panelists:

Brian Borak (ARPA E)

Trevor Demayo (Chevron)

Lun Jiang (UC Merced)

• What are the best strategies for meeting the needs of industrial processes? What would it take for solar thermal to satisfy these needs? What’s needed to bring down cost?

• When will solar thermal have an advantage over other energy sources?

• Where are the technical opportunities?

• What policies would be needed to help start this market? Why aren’t people taking advantage of the current opportunities?

17:00 Adjourn

Poster Session:

If you would like to submit a poster, please notify Robyn Lukens by November 10th at rlukens@ucmerced.edu so that she can bring an adequate supply of display materials.

Thank you!

Posters:

“Continuity of Thermal Processing Power Through Energy Storage Materials”, Gokhan Mungan, Miheer Shah, and Jerry Woodall, University of California, Davis

"Low Cost Dispatchable Heat for Small Scale Solar Thermal Desalination Systems", Jordyn Brinkley, Bennett Widyolar, Lun Jiang, Souvik, Roy, Gerardo Diaz, James Palko and Roland Winston, University of California, Merced

"Two Stage Concentration Parabolic Trough Solar Collectors with Vacuum Receiver for 650c Applications", Yogesh Bhusal, Bennett Widyolar, Lun Jiang, Jonathan Ferry, Jordyn Brinkley, Roland Winston, Dave Cygan, Hamid Abbasi, University of California, Merced and Gas Technology Institute

"Building Interior Tubes and Nonimaging Reflectors," Joel H. Goodman

"Achieving Sustainable Solutions to Global Challenges", Caitlyn Hughes, Alan Bigelow, Mindy Fox, Solar Cookers International

"Solar Cooling", Bennett Widyolar, Lun Jiang, Jon Ferry, Roland Winston, University of California, Merced

"Process of photo-thermal conversion for enhancing water evaporation using activated carbon", Sai Kiran Hota, Gerardo Diaz, University of California, Merced

"Waste water evaporation powered by a non-tracking XCPC solar thermal array", Jonathan Ferry, Roland Winston, University of California, Merced

Parking:

Campus parking at UC Davis is $10 per day.

Please park in Visitor Parking Lot 25

Hotels:

The on site Hyatt UC Davis 530-756-9500

Hilton Garden Inn 530-753-3600

La Quinta Inn and Suites 530-758-2600