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Manuel Silva- Perez

Country: Spain
Year Started Research: 1985
Title of Research: Concentrated Solar Power
University: Plataforma Solar de Almería and Universidad de Sevilla
Still Active in Research: Yes

Manuel Silva is professor at the Department of Energy Engineering at the University of Seville, where
he teaches Thermodynamics and Solar Energy related topics, and develops its R&D activity in the
Group of Thermodynamics and Renewable Energy (GTER). He has also lectured solar energy courses
or seminars at the University of Colorado in Boulder (USA), American University of Cairo (Egypt),
ESPE of Quito (Ecuador), Euro Mediterranean University at Fez (Morocco) and other universities and
institutions. He is author of a good number of journal papers and other scientific and technical publications.
His research work has focused primarily on the use of solar energy at medium and high temperatures by means
of Solar Thermal Concentrating Systems and on the measurement and assessment of the solar resource for
concentrating solar plants. He started his research activity the Plataforma Solar de Almeria (PSA) in 1985 as a
member of the International Test and Evaluation Team (ITET), participating in different projects and assuming
different responsibilities, like the direction of the volumetric receiver tests or the reconstruction and improvement of
the control system of the CRS (Central Receiver System) heliostat field. He has coordinated or participated in many
R&D projects and technical assistances for CSP projects in Spain and other countries, in close collaboration with
the industry and national and international institutions. He has been Secretary General of the Spanish Association
of the CSP Industry (Protermosolar), member of the Scientific and Technical Committee of the European Solar
Thermal Electricity Association (ESTELA) and Scientific Advisor of the Advanced Technology Center for Renewable
Energy (CTAER).

Dr Dilawar Singh
Country: Australia
Year Started Research: 1981
Title of Research: Thermal Modelling of Typical Solar Collectors
University: Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India
Still Active in Research: Yes

Born in India and educated at the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, Dr Dilawar Singh immigrated to Australia
in 1992 as a skilled migrant. Dr Singh has over 38 years of experience in renewable energy and holds a Ph.D. in
Solar Energy (1984). Dr Singh is founder and promoter of Sun Brilliance Group based in Perth. Sun Brilliance Group
is involved in solar power and hydrogen projects developments. Dr Singh is founder and president of International
Business Council of Australia. Dr Dilawar Singh was Senior Research Fellow in Curtin University of Technology,
Perth and Adjunct Professor in Murdoch University, Perth.

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