Exploring the potential of solar process heat

The Solar Academy of the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Program and the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) are hosting a free webinar on solar process heat.

According to the IEA SHC Solar Academy, the industrial sector accounts for approximately 30 per cent of the total energy consumption in OECD countries. Most of the energy that is needed in industrial companies, services and agriculture is used for heating and cooling of buildings and for production processes at temperatures from ambient up to about 400–­500°C. This is a temperature range that can be addressed with solar thermal technologies at a high technology readiness level.

“Large-scale installations for the provision of solar heat for industrial processes (SHIP) are a market segment where solar thermal technologies promise enormous CO₂ saving potential,” says the IEA SHC Solar Academy.

“Worldwide, some 1,000 projects exist with exciting new developments in recent years. The IEA technology collaboration programs SHC and SolarPACES try to help unleash this potential for concentrating and non-concentrating collector technologies.”

This webinar will present recent results and insights into system integration and the evaluation of simulation tools. It will also look at the present market for solar process heat.

The 90-minute webinar will be moderated by Bärbel Epp of the German consultancy Solrico, and will feature other researchers and experts in the field. It will include time for Q&A.

It will be held on December 1 at 5pm (AEDT).

Please note that there are two separate registrations for this event – one for the presentation, and one for the Q&A session.