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Energetic and economic analysis of a novel concentrating solar air heater using linear Fresnel collector for industrial process heat

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  • Famiglietti, Antonio
  • Lecuona, Antonio

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Industrial processes share a relevant portion of global energy consumption. A large variety of high energy-demanding industrial processes need hot air in the medium temperature range, provided by natural gas combustion or by electricity. Hot air is used as a medium in a large variety of processes such as drying, curing, and thermal treatments of several products and materials. Heat can be provided by solar thermal technologies aimed at the sustainable industry. Non-concentrating flat plate type solar collectors can directly heat air up to 100 °C while higher temperatures can be achieved using linear concentrating technology. In this study an innovative system using linear Fresnel collectors directly provides hot air for the industry up to 350 °C, avoiding the need for liquid heat transfer fluids. Accordingly, the installation is simplified, and lower installation and maintenance requirements are expected compared to other solar technologies. The present studies provide an energetic and economic analysis of the concentrating solar air heater, considering a medium-scale benchmark as a reference case in representative European locations. The results indicate that the solar technology here presented can be economically competitive with conventional natural gas heating, having a huge potential for fossil fuel source replacement in hot air based industrial processes.

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  • Famiglietti, Antonio & Lecuona, Antonio, 2024. "Energetic and economic analysis of a novel concentrating solar air heater using linear Fresnel collector for industrial process heat," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 236(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:236:y:2024:i:c:s0960148124014307
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2024.121362
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