Review of Polygeneration Schemes with Solar Cooling Technologies and Potential Industrial Applications

Andrés Villarruel-Jaramillo, Manuel Pérez-García, José M. Cardemil and Rodrigo A. Escobar
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Andrés Villarruel-Jaramillo: Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica y Metalúrgica, Escuela de Ingeniería, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Santiago 7820436, Chile
Manuel Pérez-García: CIESOL Research Center on Solar Energy, Joint Center UAL-CIEMAT, University of Almeria, Ctra. Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain
José M. Cardemil: Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica y Metalúrgica, Escuela de Ingeniería, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Santiago 7820436, Chile
Rodrigo A. Escobar: Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica y Metalúrgica, Escuela de Ingeniería, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Santiago 7820436, Chile

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 20, 1-30

Abstract: The trend to reduce CO 2 emissions in cooling processes has made it possible to increase the alternatives for integrating solar energy with thermal equipment whose viability depends on its adaptation to polygeneration schemes. Despite the enormous potential offered by the industry for cooling and heating processes, solar cooling technologies (SCT) have been explored in a limited way in the industrial sector. This work discusses the potential applications of industrial SCTs and classifies hybrid polygeneration schemes based on supplying cold, heat, electricity, and desalination of water; summarizes the leading SCTs, and details the main indicators of polygeneration configurations in terms of reductions on primary energy consumption and payback times. To achieve an energy transition in refrigeration processes, the scenarios with the most significant potential are: the food manufacturing industry (water immersion and crystallization processes), the beverage industry (fermentation and storage processes), and the mining industry (underground air conditioning).

Keywords: solar cooling technology; polygeneration schemes; industrial cooling processes; photovoltaic; solar collector (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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