Publications

Heliostat Aimpoint Strategy Development for a Central Receiver System Plant in Pakistani Climate

Published in 27th SolarPACES (Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems) Conference, 2021

A case study to improve the performance of CSP power plants in Pakistan.

Recommended citation: K. Liaqat, A. Zolan, and J. Ordonez. "Heliostat Aimpoint Strategy Development for a Central Receiver System Plant in Pakistani Climate". 27th SolarPACES (Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems) Conference, 2021

Solar Field Layout and Aimpoint Strategy Optimization

Published in National Renewable Energy Lab.(NREL), Golden, CO (United States), 2021

Technical report of an open-source software for concentrated solar tower plants developed by National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

Recommended citation: Zolan, Alexander, Hamilton, William, Wagner, Michael, and Liaqat, Kashif. 2021. "Solar Field Layout and Aimpoint Strategy Optimization". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1813972. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1813972. https://doi.org/10.2172/1813972

HALOS (Heliostat Aimpoint and Layout Optimization Software)

Published in National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), USA, 2021

An open-source software for concentrated solar tower plants.

Recommended citation: Zolan, Alexander, Hamilton, William, Liaqat, Kashif, Wagner, Michael, and USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. HALOS (Heliostat Aimpoint and Layout Optimization Software). Computer software. June 15, 2021. https://www.osti.gov//servlets/purl/1788419. doi:https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20210616.1. https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20210616.1

Design and Simulation of Molten Salt Based Solar Thermal Power Plant using LFR Technology in Pakistan

Published in IEEE: 2018 International Conference on Computing, Electronic and Electrical Engineering (ICE Cube), 2018

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Recommended citation: K. Liaqat, A. Ali and A. N. Mengal, "Design and Simulation of Molten Salt Based Solar Thermal Power Plant using LFR Technology in Pakistan," 2018 International Conference on Computing, Electronic and Electrical Engineering (ICE Cube), Quetta, 2018, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICECUBE.2018.8610990.

Modeling and Simulation of a 100 MW Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Plant Using Parabolic Trough Collectors in Pakistan

Published in IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2018

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Recommended citation: K. Liaqat, M. Anss, A. Ali, and A. N. Mengal, “Modeling and Simulation of a 100 MW Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Plant Using Parabolic Trough Collectors in Pakistan,” IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 414, p. 012032, Sep. 2018, doi: 10.1088/1757-899x/414/1/012032.