David Mills (solar researcher)
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David R. Mills is a researcher who has been active in solar energy research in Australia
since 1975, working at the University of Sydney
as a Principal Research Fellow till 2005.
Mills specializes in solar thermal electricity development, which he believes is one cornerstone of the future sustainable energy economy. His work is predominately in the field of solar spectrum selective materials and non-imaging optics. The prime focus of his research is planning 24-hour solar plants to eliminate coal use.
In 2002 Mills became chairman of Solar Heat and Power, an Australian company he co-founded with Professor Graham Morrison (UNSW) and Peter Le Lievre. Solar Heat and Power went on to develop innovative CLFR type line focus solar thermal power systems in Australia, Europe, and North America.
Mills is a former President of the International Solar Energy Society
, and was the first Chair of the International Solar Cities Initiative.
He is currently chief scientific officer and co-founder at Ausra Inc.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
since 1975, working at the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
as a Principal Research Fellow till 2005.
Mills specializes in solar thermal electricity development, which he believes is one cornerstone of the future sustainable energy economy. His work is predominately in the field of solar spectrum selective materials and non-imaging optics. The prime focus of his research is planning 24-hour solar plants to eliminate coal use.
In 2002 Mills became chairman of Solar Heat and Power, an Australian company he co-founded with Professor Graham Morrison (UNSW) and Peter Le Lievre. Solar Heat and Power went on to develop innovative CLFR type line focus solar thermal power systems in Australia, Europe, and North America.
Mills is a former President of the International Solar Energy Society
International Solar Energy Society
The International Solar Energy Society is a global organization for promoting the development and utilisation of renewable energy. ISES is a UN-accredited NGO and David S. Renné is the current president....
, and was the first Chair of the International Solar Cities Initiative.
He is currently chief scientific officer and co-founder at Ausra Inc.
External links
- Solar takes off with US power supply deal (2 videos)
- Solar Thermal Power as the plausible basis of grid supply, David Mills & Robert Morgan, 2007
- Australia ignoring solar power, says pioneer
- Cloudy Future for Solar Innovators
- Solar Future
- Solar power innovator leaves Australia
- Solar Thermal Electricity
- Stanwell Solar Thermal Power Project
- Tackling Global Emissions with Renewable Energy technology
- Solar takes off with US power supply deal