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Heinrich Morf
Country: Switzerland
Year Started Research: 1979
Title of Research: see publications
University: private
Still Active in Research: Yes

Heinrich Morf has been pursuing private research interests related to solar energy for many years as shown in his
list of publications. (1979-now). He was a Reviewer for Solar Energy. (2010-2015). Member of COST – European
Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research, Action ES1002, WIRE – Weather Intelligence for
Renewable Energies. (2011-2014). Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil HSR, Institute for Solar Technology,
Rapperswil, Switzerland. (04/04-12/04). Design and implementation of a computer simulation model for a façade
element (solar collector without cover). His publications include: Regression by Integration applied to Ångström-
Prescott-type relations. Proceedings of the International Solar Energy Society: Eurosun 2018; Regression by
Integration demonstrated on Ångström-Prescott-type relations. Renewable Energy 127 (2018; Sunshine and cloud
cover prediction based on Markov processes. Solar Energy 110 (2014); The parameterization of cloud cover. Energy
Procedia 57(2014). A stochastic solar irradiance model adjusted on the Ångström-Prescott regression. Solar
Energy 87(2013); The stochastic two-state cloud cover model (STSCCM). Solar Energy 85 (2011); The stochastic
two-state irradiance model (STSIM). Solar Energy 62, (1998); A Stochastic Model for the Simulation of Solar
Energy. Prize winning paper in a contest promoted by ESCA, a leading Brazilian engineering and automation firm in
Portuguese (1984).

Graham Morrison

Country: Australia
Year Started Research: 1975
Title of Research: Solar thermal energy
University: University of New South Wales
Still Active in Research: Yes

Graham Morrison established solar thermal energy research at the University of New South Wales Sydney Australia
in the 1975. Morrison researched and developed solar thermal energy products ranging from domestic solar water
heaters to high temperature solar steam generation systems. The measurement and modelling techniques he
developed were adopted as Australian and International Standards for rating the performance of solar collectors
and solar water heating systems. He was actively involved with industry on the development of solar and heat
pump water heaters and collaborated with the University of Sydney on the development of the first prototype of
the horizontal tank solar water heater with plug-in evacuated tubes (now the most widely used solar water heater
design in the world). Morrison developed computer simulation packages ranging from thermosyphon solar water
heaters to large scale solar thermal power systems. He commercialised a range of solar thermal energy modelling
packages including the Poolheat for designing solar and heat pump swimming pool heating systems and the
TRNSYS extension package TRNAUS for modelling solar water heating system performance. He has a publication
record spanning 45 years on solar thermal energy processes in International Journals and conference proceedings.
Morrison contributed to United Nations Development Program solar thermal energy projects in China, Indonesia and
India including the design and development of solar thermal energy laboratories in Beijing, Wuhan and Kunming
China. He was also actively involved in UNDP funded postgraduate solar thermal energy training programs for
Engineers in Indonesia, India, China, Thailand and Eritrea. After retiring as Director of the Solar Thermal Energy
Group at UNSW in 2005 Morrison co-founded a company Solar Heat & Power with David Mills and developed the
first large scale solar steam generation system supplying high pressure steam to the Liddell coal fired power plant
in the Hunter Valley NSW.

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