scholarly journals The Solar Potential for Process Heat: A Commercialization Perspective

1979 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. H. Barbieri
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Energy Policy ◽  
Industrial Process ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Institutional Characteristics ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Heat Requirements ◽  
Process Heat

A overview of the results of a survey of potential applications of solar energy for supplying process heat requirements in the industrial sector of California is presented. Technical, economic, and institutional characteristics of the sector are examined. Specific applications for solar energy are then discussed. Finally, implications for state and federal energy policy are discussed along with a perspective on the potential for commercialization of solar industrial process heat systems.

scholarly journals Matching Solar Systems to Industrial Needs

1979 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. C. Brown ◽  
S. A. Stadjuhar
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Process ◽  
The United States ◽  
Computational Time ◽  
System Component ◽  
Industrial Plants ◽  
Solar Systems ◽  
Heat Requirements ◽  
Process Heat ◽  
Industrial Needs

This paper presents the results of an applications analysis of solar industrial process heat for six cities in the United States. Over 70 percent of the industrial plants in each city are identified and process heat requirements typical of the industries are recorded. Using actual meteorological and economic data for these sites and actual solar system component characteristics, a long-term average performance estimate is generated for each of six generic solar systems using each of approximately 20 actual collectors. The simulation program used in obtaining long-term annual performance has been specifically developed by SERI and is a significant tool in such analyses because of its short computational time and flexibility. A cost analysis is made for each case in order to provide criteria by which promising specific applications can be identified.

Integration of solar energy into industrial process heat and cogeneration systems

1999 ◽  
Vol 09 (PR3) ◽  
pp. Pr3-705-Pr3-710 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Hennecke ◽  
W. Meinecke ◽  
D. Krüger
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Industrial Process ◽  
Process Heat

scholarly journals Methods for the Sustainable Design of Solar Energy Systems for Industrial Process Heat

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 5127
Author(s):  
Alessandro Franco
Keyword(s):  
Solar System ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Optimum Design ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Industrial Process ◽  
Solar Irradiation ◽  
Medium Temperature ◽  
Solar Fraction ◽  
Process Heat

In this paper, the production of low to medium temperature water for industrial process heat using solar energy is considered. In particular, the paper outlines the perspective of an optimum design method that takes into account all of the typical variables of the problem (solar irradiation, system architecture, design constraints, load type and distribution, and design and optimization criteria) and also considers the use of the fossil fuel backup system. The key element of the methodology is the definition of a synthetic combined energetic and economic utility function. This considers the attribution of an economic penalty to irreversibility in connection with the use of a fossil fuel backup. This function incorporates the share of the solar system production (solar fraction) as an optimum design variable. This paper shows how, using the proposed criteria, the optimal value of the solar fraction, defined as the share of operation of the solar system with respect to the whole energy demand, can be increased. Current practice considers values in the range between 40 and 60%. However, levels up to 80% can also be obtained with the proposed methodology. Thus, penalizing the use of fossil fuels does not exclude a priori their contribution.

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