Dr. Keith Lovegrove gave a lecture on Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) and other Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) last August 14, 2019 at the Media Room, Community Center of the First Companions. The scientific meeting was attended by faculty members and graduate students of the School of Engineering and Architecture and researchers of the Mindanao Renewable Energy Center.
Dr. Keith Lovegrove is a leading expert in concentrating solar power, with more than 30 years of experience in solar energy combined with 15 years of teaching experience in Energy Systems and Systems Engineering. He was the lead inventor and design and construction team leader of the world’s largest (500 m2) Generation II Big Dish solar concentrator.
He is a member of the University of Adelaide’s Centre for Energy Technology advisory board, the Australian Solar Thermal Association board, and the Australian Energy Agency advisory panel. He earned his BS and PhD degrees from Australian National University.
Ateneo de Davao University serves as the Mindanao Renewable Energy Center. MREC researchers are currently working on the development of emerging renewable energy harvesting technologies, particularly concentrated solar power (CSP) and ocean renewable energy (ORE).