The potential of solar heat for industrial processes in Germany

Potential for solar industrial process heat in the United States: A look at California

“…This method provides an initial, high-level assessment of the SIPH potential (focused on California). The methodology has been developed based on other studies [7]. Understanding the conventional energy source (e.g., natural gas, waste heat, or electricity) is also examined to assess the economic potential.…”

“…The second level is the technical potential, where technologyspecific performance, topographic, and land-use constraints are applied, as defined in a prior study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) [8]. Realizable potential is related to technical potential, though further assessments and constraints are added to scale-back the technical potential to a probable target [7]. This paper considers only raw resource and technical thermal energy potentials and focuses California.…”

IEA SHC Task 49/IV - Deliverable A2.1 - Comparison of process heat collectors with respect to technical and economic conditions

“…Considering both the range of process temperature in different industrial sectors (Lauterbach et al 2012;IRENA 2015b) and the most suitable range of operating temperatures of the different collector technologies, the scheme presented in Fig.3.1summarizes this information and can be regarded as a preliminary step into defining the most suitable technologies for the operating conditions found on a prescribed project. …”

Process Heat Generation Potential from Solar Concentration Technologies in Latin America: The Case of Argentina

“…These sectors are analyzed to identify suitable processes for the integration of solar heat. The results of these studies facilitate the prioritized application of STE in industrial sectors and processes [17]. Meanwhile Tunisia has analyzed the feasibility of integrating thermal collectors as a source of energy supply of industrial processes.…”