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.

scholarly journals Opportunities for Solar Industrial Process Heat in the United States

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin McMillan ◽  
Carrie Schoeneberger ◽  
Jingyi Zhang ◽  
Parthiv Kurup ◽  
Eric Masanet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Industrial Process ◽  
The United States ◽  
Process Heat

Energy Conservation Potential of Large Capacity Solar-Assisted Heat Pumps for Low Temperature IPH Applications

1985 ◽  
Vol 107 (4) ◽  
pp. 286-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. K. Chaturvedi ◽  
L. M. Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Energy Conservation ◽  
Industrial Process ◽  
The United States ◽  
Heat Pumps ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Fuel Oil ◽  
Coefficient Of Performance ◽  
Large Capacity

Energy conservation and economic potential of large capacity (∼MWth) solar-assisted water-to-water heat pumps (SAHP) is evaluated for year round low temperature (<100° C) industrial process heating applications at four locations in the United States. The long-term thermal performance of the SAHP system is determined by a recently proposed utilizability method that accounts for the variable coefficient of performance of the SAHP system. The large SAHP system appears to be an attractive energy conservation alternative to fuel oil and electricity for locations with high solar resources and low electricity costs. In all but one location, the SAHP system was clearly superior to the solar only systems, such as flat plate and concentrating collectors, from the point of view of the annualized delivered energy cost. For the ranges of collector area and load temperatures considered in this study, the large SAHP system has clearly superior energy conservation potential at all four locations compared to other alternatives such as fuel oil or electricity. However, the practial suitability of SAHP cycle, as determined by the levelized cost of delivered energy, is unfavorable at all four locations when compared with fuel oil.

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.

Revisiting Parabolic Trough Concentrators for Industrial Process Heat in the United States

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig S. Turchi ◽  
Parthiv Kurup ◽  
Guangdong Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Industrial Process ◽  
Indirect Costs ◽  
Plant Size ◽  
The United States ◽  
Steam Generation ◽  
Parabolic Trough ◽  
Process Heat ◽  
Solar Field

After significant interest in the 1970s, but relatively few deployments, the use of concentrating solar collectors for thermal applications, including enhanced oil recovery, desalination, and industrial process heat (IPH), is again increasing in global interest. In particular, recent advances in collector design and manufacturing have led to reduced cost per square meter of aperture area. In this study, analysis of a modern parabolic trough that is suited for use in small solar IPH (SIPH) applications predicts that the installed solar field cost can be as low as $170/m2. A slightly higher cost of $200/m2 is estimated for facilities typical of a SIPH plant size. Full project costs will include additional costs for contingency, piping and heat exchanger interface, and project indirect costs. The cost for solar-generated heat by SIPH is quantified by defining the levelized cost of heat (LCOH). California offers a favorable environment for SIPH given its good insolation, gas prices typically higher than the national average, and policies promoting solar-thermal deployment. Given historically low gas prices, competing with natural gas remains the primary challenge to deployment. However, this study finds that the solar LCOH for many regions in California is lower than the LCOH from natural gas, using a representative installed solar hardware price and the average price for industrial natural gas in California. Lastly, modification are in progress to the parabolic trough model within NREL’s System Advisor Model (SAM) to allow users to more easily predict performance for these steam-generation applications.

scholarly journals Solar for industrial process heat: A review of technologies, analysis approaches, and potential applications in the United States

Energy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 206 ◽  
pp. 118083 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carrie A. Schoeneberger ◽  
Colin A. McMillan ◽  
Parthiv Kurup ◽  
Sertac Akar ◽  
Robert Margolis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Industrial Process ◽  
The United States ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Process Heat
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