scholarly journals Barriers to the Deployment of Low Carbon Technologies: Case Study of ArunTM 160 Solar Concentrator for Industrial Process Heat

2016 ◽  
pp. 83-102
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Process ◽  
Solar Concentrator ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Process Heat ◽  
Low Carbon Technologies

scholarly journals Analysis and Optimization of a Novel Hexagonal Waveguide Concentrator for Solar Thermal Applications

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 2146
Author(s):  
Karunesh Kant ◽  
Karthik Nithyanandam ◽  
Ranga Pitchumani
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Process ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Solar Irradiation ◽  
Maintenance Cost ◽  
Solar Concentrator ◽  
Thermal Desalination ◽  
Process Heat ◽  
Solar Thermal Applications ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Operation And Maintenance Cost

This paper analyzes a novel, cost-effective planar waveguide solar concentrator design that is inspired by cellular hexagonal structures in nature with the benefits of facile installation and low operation and maintenance cost. A coupled thermal and optical analysis of solar irradiation through an ideal hexagonal waveguide concentrator integrated with a linear receiver is presented, along with a cost analysis methodology, to establish the upper limit of performance. The techno-economic model, coupled with numerical optimization, is used to determine designs that maximized power density and minimized the cost of heat in the temperature range of 100–250 °C, which constitutes more than half of the industrial process heat demand. Depending on the incident solar irradiation and the application temperature, the cost of heat for the optimal design configuration ranged between 0.1–0.27 $/W and 0.075–0.18 $/W for waveguide made of ZK7 glass and polycarbonate, respectively. A techno-economic analysis showed the potential of the technology to achieve cost as low as 80 $/m2 and 61 $/m2 for waveguide made of ZK7 glass and polycarbonate material, respectively, which is less than half the cost of state-of-the-art parabolic trough concentrators. Overall, the hexagonal waveguide solar concentrator technology shows immense potential for decarbonizing the industrial process heat and thermal desalination sectors.

HTR-TN Achievements and Prospects for Future Developments

2011 ◽  
Vol 133 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominique Hittner ◽  
Carmen Angulo ◽  
Virginie Basini ◽  
Edgar Bogusch ◽  
Eric Breuil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Process ◽  
Coupled System ◽  
Nuclear Industry ◽  
Strategic Partnership ◽  
Normal Operation ◽  
Block Type ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Helium Atmosphere ◽  
Process Heat ◽  
Air Ingress

It is already 10 years since the (European) High Temperature Reactor Technology Network (HTR-TN) launched a program for development of HTR technology, which expanded through three successive Euratom framework programs, with many projects in line with the network strategy. Widely relying in the beginning on the legacy of the former European HTR developments (DRAGON, AVR, THTR, etc.) that it contributed to safeguard, this program led to advances in HTR/VHTR technologies and produced significant results, which can contribute to the international cooperation through Euratom involvement in the Generation IV International Forum (GIF). the main achievements of the European program, performed in complement to efforts made in several European countries and other GIF partners, are presented: they concern the validation of computer codes (reactor physics, as well as system transient analysis from normal operation to air ingress accident and fuel performance in normal and accident conditions), materials (metallic materials for vessel, direct cycle turbines and intermediate heat exchanger, graphite, etc.), component development, fuel manufacturing and irradiation behavior, and specific HTR waste management (fuel and graphite). Key experiments have been performed or are still ongoing, like irradiation of graphite and of fuel material (PYCASSO experiment), high burn-up fuel PIE, safety test and isotopic analysis, IHX mock-up thermohydraulic test in helium atmosphere, air ingress experiment for a block type core, etc. Now HTR-TN partners consider that it is time for Europe to go a step forward toward industrial demonstration. In line with the orientations of the “Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan)” recently issued by the European Commission that promotes a strategy for development of low-carbon energy technologies and mentions Generation IV nuclear systems as part of key technologies, HTR-TN proposes to launch a program for extending the contribution of nuclear energy to industrial process heat applications addressing (1) the development of a flexible HTR that can be coupled to many different process heat and cogeneration applications with very versatile requirements, (2) the development of coupling technologies for such coupling, (3) the possible adaptations of process heat applications required for nuclear coupling, and (4) the integration and optimization of the whole coupled system. As a preliminary step for this ambitious program, HTR-TN endeavors to create a strategic partnership between nuclear industry and R&D and process heat user industries.

Mapping the Potential for a Combined Generation of Electricity and Industrial Process Heat in the Northeast of Brazil - Case Study: Bahia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chigueru Tiba ◽  
Veronica Wilma de Bezerra Azevedo ◽  
Marcos Paes ◽  
Leonardo Faustino Lacerda de Souza
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Process ◽  
Process Heat

The future of low carbon industrial process heat: A comparison between solar thermal and heat pumps

Solar Energy ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 173 ◽  
pp. 893-904 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Meyers ◽  
Bastian Schmitt ◽  
Klaus Vajen
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Process ◽  
Heat Pumps ◽  
Solar Thermal ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
The Future ◽  
Process Heat

Environmental-economic optimization for implementation of parabolic collectors in the industrial process heat generation: Case study of Mexico

2020 ◽  
Vol 242 ◽  
pp. 118538 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. May Tzuc ◽  
A. Bassam ◽  
Luis J. Ricalde ◽  
O.A. Jaramillo ◽  
Manuel Flota-Bañuelos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Economic ◽  
Heat Generation ◽  
Industrial Process ◽  
Economic Optimization ◽  
Process Heat

Low Carbon Technology Assessment and Planning

2014 ◽  
Vol 539 ◽  
pp. 827-831
Author(s):  
Bei Jia Huang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Saving ◽  
Emission Reduction ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Scenario Planning ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Technology Application ◽  
Chongming Island ◽  
Building Area ◽  
Low Carbon Technologies

This paper aims to analyze the planning method of low carbon technologies. It is a follow up to our previous analysis of sustainability assessment of low carbon strategies concerning economic, environmental and social terms. Construction sector in Chongming Island, Shanghai is analyzed as a case study. Eleven main building energy saving technologies are evaluated, and CO2 emission reduction amount and required building areas in 2030 in Chongming Island are set by using Decoupling Theory and Goal Programming method. The minimum emission reduction cost is found as 7.87×108 RMB under low carbon scenario and 9.52×108 RMB under ideal scenario. Planning analysis result also show that the low carbon scenario is possible to meet as the required building area is around 20% of the estimated building area in 2030. The ideal scenario will require more intensive energy saving technology application as the building area requirement is found around 40%.

scholarly journals An Assessment of Occurrences of Thunderstorm as an Indicator of Climate Change : A Case Study of Potiskum and its Environs, Yobe State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 526-533
Author(s):  
Muhammad Sani Akilu ◽  
Muhammad Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Rainfall Intensity ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
The Third ◽  
Recorded Data ◽  
Low Carbon Technologies

This study examines the occurrences of thunderstorm and rainfall as indicator of climate change in Potiskum and its environs through exploring the decadal recorded data of rainfall and thunderstorm. The data obtained were used to analyze the changes and activities of thunderstorms with rainfall, and thunderstorms without rainfall for each month of the 30 years under study. A descriptive and Inferential statistics was employed to determine the frequency and trend of thunderstorm activities as well as the intensity of rainfall. The analysis indicated that there was decrease in thunderstorm occurrences from first decade (1987 - 1996), second (1997 - 2006) to third decade (2007 - 2016). The results also showed that there was an increase of rainfall intensity in the third decade and decrease in second decade. The results further indicated that there was a climatic change in thunderstorm and rainfall activities in Potiskum and its environs during the study period, and this serves as good indicator of climate change in the study area. Therefore, it is recommended that Nigeria should develop capacity for research and data collection, to monitor climate change impacts, formulate and implement policies to protect natural resources, including forests, and conserve energy based on clean and low carbon technologies.

Optimal approaches to manage power system decarbonation

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 1447-1452
Author(s):  
Vincent Mazauric ◽  
Ariane Millot ◽  
Claude Le Pape-Gardeux ◽  
Nadia Maïzi
Keyword(s):  
Free Energy ◽  
Linear Programming ◽  
Phase Transitions ◽  
Power System ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Faraday’S Law ◽  
Optimal Description ◽  
Low Carbon Technologies

To overcome the negative environemental impact of the actual power system, an optimal description of quasi-static electromagnetics relying on a reversible interpretation of the Faraday’s law is given. Due to the overabundance of carbon-free energy sources, this description makes it possible to consider an evolution towards an energy system favoring low-carbon technologies. The management for changing is then explored through a simplified linear-programming problem and an analogy with phase transitions in physics is drawn.

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