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Personal Profile
William (Bill) Hamilton joined the Thermal Sciences Group at NREL in 2019 as a postdoctoral researcher. His work at NREL includes the development of models to evaluate performance and optimize design, dispatch, and operation of concentrating solar power (CSP) energy systems. As a graduate student at the Colorado School of Mines, Bill collaborated with NREL to develop a dispatch optimization model to maximize revenue from CSP system operations using solar resource forecasts, electricity pricing, and system constraints. His research experience is in the fields of thermal system modeling, deterministic mixed-integer programming, and CSP system design using derivative-free optimization algorithms.
Research Interests
Design optimization of CSP and CSP-photovoltaic hybrid systems
CSP system operations and dispatch optimization
Power cycle performance modeling
Grid integration of CSP technologies
Solar field aiming and layout modeling and optimization
Education/Academic Qualification
PhD, Mechanical Engineering with a Minor in Operations Research, Colorado School of Mines
Master, Mechanical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
Bachelor, Mechanical Engineering with a Minor in Mathematics, University of Kansas
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Addressing Failures in Molten Salt Thermal Energy Storage Tank for Central Receiver Concentrating Solar Power Plants
Osorio, J., Mehos, M., Hamilton, W., Martinek, J., Imponenti, L., Kelly, B., Price, H., Rivera-Alvarez, A., Nieto, C., Torres, J., Yu, Z. & Ni, C., 2024, 17 p.Research output: NREL › Presentation
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Failure Analysis for Molten Salt Thermal Energy Storage Tanks for In-Service CSP Plants
Osorio, J., Mehos, M., Imponenti, L., Kelly, B., Price, H., Torres-Madronero, J., Rivera-Alvarez, A., Nieto-Londono, C., Ni, C., Yu, Z., Hamilton, W. & Martinek, J., 2024, 128 p.Research output: NREL › Technical Report
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Heliostat Consortium Annual Report: 2024: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Heliostat Consortium for Concentrating Solar-Thermal Power (HelioCon)
Zhu, G., Sment, J., Turchi, C., Gordon, M., Brost, R., Mitchell, R., Kesseli, D., Farrell, T., Muller, M., Armijo, K., Cholette, M., Emes, M., Zolan, A., Augustine, C., Meyen, S., Tsvankin, D., Yellapantula, S., Kurup, P., Hamilton, W. & Small, D. & 14 others, , 2024, 150 p.Research output: NREL › Technical Report
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Combining Simulation and Optimization to Derive Operating Policies for a Concentrating Solar Power Plant
Wales, J., Zolan, A., Hamilton, W., Newman, A. & Wagner, M., 2023, In: OR Spectrum. 45, 1, p. 119-150 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dispatch Optimization of Electric Thermal Energy Storage within System Advisor Model: Article No. 106786
Hamilton, W. & Neises, T., 2023, In: Journal of Energy Storage. 61, 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
6 Scopus Citations