CITRIS Research Exchange: Solar Energy for Heat, Light and Power

February 28, 2007: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the Maria & Dado Banatao Conference Room, UC Berkeley

Solar Energy for Heat, Light and Power
Roland Winston [Professor in the School of Engineering, UC Merced]

12:00 p.m. on Feb. 28 in 290 HMMB UC Berkeley

Watch talk online | View presentation (ppt)

Part of the CITRIS Research Exchange at UC Berkeley. The complete schedule for the spring semester is online at RE-Spring2007. Sponsored by Infineon Technologies.

Abstract:

UC Merced is developing concentrated solar energy techniques using nonimaging optics. Our first projects are nontracking solar collectors for high temperature (200 deg C), concentrating photovoltaic concentrators for use with high efficiency multi-junction cells and day-lighting with concentrated solar flux conveyed into buildings by liquid light pipes. The scientific background for these projects, as well as applications will be discussed.

Biography:

Prof. Winston came to UC Merced in 2003 after an academic career at The University of Chicago where he chaired the physics department for six years. Since coming to UC Merced, he was Chancellor's Professor with named scholarship (2006), chaired the UCMerced division of the academic senate (2005-6), received the first ASME energy award (2006), wrote Nonimaging Optics, Academic Press (Elsevier) 2005, wrote many papers, several licensed patents and started a solar energy group with California Energy Commission support. Prof. Winston continues his collaboration with NA48, a high energy physics experiment at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland.

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