Solar industrial process heating systems in operation – Current SHIP plants and future prospects in Australia

Shahjadi Hisan Farjana, Nazmul Huda, M.A. Parvez Mahmud and R. Saidur

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018, vol. 91, issue C, 409-419

Abstract: Solar thermal technology to supply process heat in different industrial sectors has become very promising in recent years. Industries can reduce their consumption of fossil fuels by replacing them with solar process heat with non-conventional system integration and using clean energy. In this paper, a systematic review of 10 countries is presented which demonstrated extensive use of solar industrial process heating systems in their manufacturing sectors. This country-wise analysis is then used to compare with current Australian scenario and identify future prospects of integrating solar process heating in Australian industrial sectors. The choice of countries is based on a database where promising industrial sectors and solar process heating applications are currently using incident solar energy. These are analyzed for their potential of integration to developing solar heat in industrial processes (SHIP) and a number of potential industrial sectors that have the highest potential like Motor vehicles, Textiles, Printing, Wood, Paper, Fabricated metal, Rubber and plastics, chemicals, Food, beverages, electrical equipment, machinery, and equipment are being identified. An overview of available studies is discussed in this paper focused on specific countries and the industrial heat demand of existing operational plants. Future trends due to solar energy potential are also outlined.

Keywords: Solar industrial process heat; Solar thermal energy; SHIP plants; Australia; Review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2018.03.105

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