Contact Dr Peter King
- Tel: +44 (0) 1234 754197
- Email: peter.king@cranfield.ac.uk
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Areas of expertise
- Renewable Energy
- Sustainable Manufacturing
Background
Dr Peter King gained an MPhys from Oxford University and joined Cranfield on the MSc in Ultra Precision Technologies course. Following this course he continued at Cranfield working on his PhD in the field of Concentrating Solar Power. On completing his thesis, titled "Form Measurement and Durability of Mirror Surfaces for Concentrating Solar Power Applications", he was appointed as a Research Fellow in Concentrating Solar Thermal Manufacturing at Cranfield. He is now a Lecturer in Concentrating Solar and the Course Director for the Renewable Energy MSc.
Research opportunities
Dr King is currently accepting applications for PhD students who wish to undertake research relating to concentrating solar technologies and applications, as well as topics relating to solar energy in general.
Current activities
Dr King's current research focus is on Concentrating Solar collectors and applications. His research topics include characterising the form errors and optical properties of collector surfaces, and determining how these parameters change over time at CSP plants; methods for the collection and analysis of particles during sandstorms and use of such particles for simulated soiling, sand erosion and ageing testing of mirror surfaces; reducing the water used by CSP plants with the development and evaluation of dust barrier fencing and waterless cleaning technology. In addition, he also works on the development of solar collectors for off-grid/rural applications such as desalination and cooking. His latest research extends to other multi-disciplinary areas such as concentrating PV systems, floating solar, agri-voltaics and space-based solar.
His recent projects include:
FP7-ENERGY-2010-2, Project Number 268219, MATS - "Multipurpose applications by Thermodynamic Solar".
FP7-ENERGY-2013-IRP, Project Number 609837, STAGE STE - "Scientific and Technical Alliance for Guaranteeing the European Excellence in Concentrating Solar Thermal Energy"
H2020-LCE-02-2015, Project number 654479, WASCOP - "Water Saving for Solar Concentrated Power"
H2020-LCE-33-2016, Project number 731287, INSHIP - 'Integrating National Research Agendas on Solar Heat for Industrial Processes'
H2020-LCE-11-2017, Project number 792103, SOLWATT - 'Solving Water Issues for CSP Plants'
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Awai KR, King P, Patchigolla K & Jain SM. (2024). Investigating Performance of Hybrid Photovoltaic–Thermal Collector for Electricity and Hot Water Production in Nigeria. Energies, 17(11)
- Allauddin U, Rafique MU, Malik O, Rashid O, Waseem A, .... (2023). Investigation of the Thermo-hydraulic performance of a roughened Parabolic trough collector. Applied Thermal Engineering, 219(January)
- Parent P-A, Mirzania P, Balta-Ozkan N & King P. (2021). Post subsidy conditions: Evaluating the techno-economic performance of concentrating solar power in Spain. Solar Energy, 218(April)
- Hussaini ZA, King P & Sansom C. (2020). Numerical Simulation and Design of Multi-Tower Concentrated Solar Power Fields. Sustainability, 12(6)
- King P, Sansom C & Comley P. (2020). Photogrammetry for Concentrating Solar Collector Form Measurement, Validated Using a Coordinate Measuring Machine. Sustainability, 12(1)
- Perini S, Tonnellier X, King P & Sansom C. (2017). Theoretical and experimental analysis of an innovative dual-axis tracking linear Fresnel lenses concentrated solar thermal collector. Solar Energy, 153
- Sansom C, Fernández-García A, King P, Sutter F & Garcia Segura A. (2017). Reflectometer comparison for assessment of back-silvered glass solar mirrors. Solar Energy, 155
- Sansom C, Fernández-García A, Sutter F, Almond H, King P, .... (2016). Soiling and Cleaning of Polymer Film Solar Reflectors. Energies, 9(12)
- Sansom C, King P & Carlisle K. Design of a Novel Heliostat for a Large-Scale Desalination System. SolarPACES Conference Proceedings, 1
- Karim M, Sansom C, King P, Almond H, Bouaichaoui S, .... Durability Assessment of Silvered Glass Mirrors Exposed in Two Different Desert Sites Suitable for CSP Installations. SolarPACES Conference Proceedings, 1
- Hussaini ZA, Crawley F, Luo Z, Sansom C, King P, .... A Novel Application of a Parabolic Trough Collector for Solar Cooking, Thermal Storage and Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting. SolarPACES Conference Proceedings, 1
- Karim M, Sansom C, King P, Almond H & Hussaini Z. Comparative Assessment of the Durability of Glass and Polymer Mirrors for Concentrated Solar Thermal Technologies. SolarPACES Conference Proceedings, 2
Conference Papers
- Gobey K, Bennett A, Frumosu L, Sansom C, King P, .... (2023). Plasma treatment for anti-soiling and increased washing efficiency for water consumption reduction in concentrating solar power applications
- Merkle H, Sansom C, King P, Schiller T, Bennett A, .... (2023). Artificial soiling method and test-rig for solar power related research
- King P, Merlière E, Gosteli C, Coto IM, Reed J, .... (2023). Design of a low-cost high-flux solar simulator
- Sansom C, Patchigolla K, Jonnalagadda K & King P. (2022). Design of a novel CSP/MED desalination system
- Gobey K, Bennett A, Yu N, Castelli M, Sansom C, .... (2021). Characterisation of an air plasma torch for in-situ surface processing
- Bennett A, Sansom C, King P, Gobey K & Merkle H. (2020). Cleaning concentrating solar power mirrors without water
- Hussaini ZA, King P & Sansom C. (2020). Design and configuration of solar thermal multi-tower field layout
- Karim M, Almond H, Sansom C, Balta-Ozkan N, Mirzania P, .... (2020). The effect of concentrated solar power plants on the socio-economic and livelihood assets of the local community and environment
- Abdulkarim HT, Sansom CL, Patchigolla K & King P. (2020). Statistical and economic analysis of solar radiation and climatic data for the development of solar PV system in Nigeria
- King P, Sansom C, Almond H, Karim M & Idiazabal LR. (2020). Simulation of the effect of dust barriers on the reduction of mirror soiling in CSP plants
- Gobey K, Bennett A, Sansom C & King P. (2020). Characterisation of a novel plasma system for application in ultra-precision processes
- Wolfertstetter F, Wilbert S, Terhag F, Hanrieder N, Fernandez-García A, .... (2019). Modelling the soiling rate: Dependencies on meteorological parameters
- Sansom C, Tonnellier X, King P & Almond H. (2019). Concentrating Fresnel lens technology for thermal desalination
- King P, Sansom C, Almond H & Abdulkarim H. (2019). An experimental investigation into factors affecting the soiling of glass mirrors
- Sansom C, King P, Fernández-García A, Almond H, Kayani T, .... (2018). The design of dust barriers to reduce collector mirror soiling in CSP plants
- Sansom C, Almond H, King P, Endaya E & Bouaichaoui S. (2017). Airborne sand and dust soiling of solar collecting mirrors
- Sansom C, Fernández-García A, Sutter F, Almond H & King P. (2016). Contact cleaning of polymer film solar reflectors
- Sansom C, Comley P, King P, Almond H, Atkinson C, .... (2015). Predicting the Effects of Sand Erosion on Collector Surfaces in CSP Plants
- King P, Comley P & Sansom C. (2014). Parabolic Trough Surface form Mapping Using Photogrammetry and its Validation with a Large Coordinate Measuring Machine
- Sansom C, Comley P, King P & Macerol N. (2013). Precision engineering for Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) applications
