Review on sensible thermal energy storage for industrial solar applications and sustainability aspects

B Koçak, AI Fernandez, H Paksoy - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Industry is one of the leading energy consumers with a global share of 37%. Fossil fuels are
used to meet more then 80% of this demand. The sun's heat can be exploited in most …

[HTML][HTML] A review from design to control of solar systems for supplying heat in industrial process applications

JD Gil, A Topa, JD Álvarez, JL Torres… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of solar thermal systems to produce heat for industrial processes is a feasible option
that is gaining increasing interest in recent years as an initiative toward the zero-carbon …

Dynamic optimization with flexible heat integration of a solar parabolic trough collector plant with thermal energy storage used for industrial process heat

J Immonen, KM Powell - Energy Conversion and Management, 2022 - Elsevier
There is an increasing need to reduce fossil fuel consumption used for industrial process
heat to slow the effects of climate change. Using solar thermal heat is a viable way to …

Techno-economic analysis and environmental benefits of solar industrial process heating based on parabolic trough collectors

K Mohammadi, S Khanmohammadi, J Immonen… - Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, detailed techno-economic and environmental analyses are conducted for
employing a 5 MWt parabolic trough-based solar industrial process heat (SIPH) plant in Salt …

Integration of solar process heat in industries: a review

N Tasmin, SH Farjana, MR Hossain, S Golder… - Clean …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Industrial manufacturing approaches are associated with processing materials that consume
a significant amount of thermal energy, termed as industrial process heat. Industrial sectors …

Energetic and exergetic performance evaluation of solar air heater with twisted rib roughness on absorber plate

A Kumar, A Layek - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
The present works conducts a stochastic analysis for numerical optimization for energetic
and exergetic efficiencies of solar air heater with twisted rib roughness on absorber plate …

[HTML][HTML] Solar-assisted hybrid oil heating system for heavy refinery products storage

NA Khan, AH Khoja, N Ahmed, F Riaz… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study is to investigate the potential use of solar energy within an oil
refinery to reduce its fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. A validated …

[HTML][HTML] Heat and electric power production using heat pumps assisted with solar thermal energy for industrial applications

G Martínez-Rodríguez, JC Baltazar, AL Fuentes-Silva - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar thermal devices with large installation areas represent technical, economic, and
environmental challenges to design, construct, and operate them. Heat pump assisted with a …

Simulating a solar parabolic trough collector plant used for industrial process heat using an optimized operating scheme that utilizes flexible heat integration

J Immonen, K Mohammadi, KM Powell - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
This study focuses on the modeling and simulation of a novel design and operation of a
solar industrial process heat (SIPH) plant that uses a parabolic trough collector system for …

Machine learning interfaces for modular modelling and operation-based design optimization of solar thermal systems in process industry

FB Tilahun - Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 2024 - Elsevier
The trend of introducing solar thermal systems (STSs) in process industries has resulted in a
new energy paradigm–an interactive platform where there are economic benefits and …