Carbon mitigation potential of solar industrial process heating: paper industry in India

Sharma, Ashish Kumar; Sharma, Chandan; Mullick, S.C.; Kandpal, Tara C.

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.04.093

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“…Table 13 lists existing research and review describing solar industrial process heating systems in food industries. [72] 2012 Global Different devices in use with solar energy [24] 2013 Global Discussed the potential of SHIP [27] 2013 Global Different devices are analyzed [14] 2013 Global Small and medium scale industry thermal energy requirements [63] 2016 Global Estimates the potential of SHIP through greenhouse-gas mitigation [80] Kalogirou gave an overview on the solar industrial process heat potential in the food industry through solar collector analysis, annual energy gain and economic analysis [39]. Palaniappan described the roof mounted solar hot air technology adopted in various food processing systems in India [67].…”

Section: Food Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Eswara et al reviewed the solar food processing technologies based on solar collectors, concentrators and dryers in food processing [24]. Sharma et al investigated the potential of solar industrial process heating integration in Indian dairy industry through solar radiation analysis [80]. Quijera et al evaluated the feasibility of integrating solar thermal system into dairy industries by mathematical modeling [72].…”

Section: Food Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Solar process heat in industrial systems – A global review

Farjana

Huda

Saidur

2018

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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In developing countries, industries and manufacturing sectors consume a major portion of the total consumption of energy, where most of the energy is used for low, medium or high temperature heat generation to be used for process applications known as process heat. The necessity to commercialize clean, cheap and efficient renewable sources of energy in industrial applications emerges from increasing concerns about greenhouse gas emissions and global warming and decreasing fossil fuel use in commercial sectors. As an abundant source of energy, solar energy technologies have proven potential. Recent research shows currently only a few industries are employing solar energy in industrial processes to generate process heat while replacing fossil fuels. Solar thermal power generation is already very well-known and getting popular in recent years while other potential applications of the concentrated heat from solar radiation are little explored. This review paper presents a detailed overview of the current potential and future aspects of involving solar industrial process heating systems in industrial applications. In order to keep pace with this emerging and fast growing sector for renewable energy applications, it is necessary to get in depth knowledge about the overall potential of industrial processes in individual industrial sector where solar process heat is currently in use and identifying industrial processes are most compatible for solar system integration depending on temperature level and the type of solar collector in use. Furthermore, the promising sectors needs to be identified for the use of solar heat using industrial processes for the integration of solar heat, so that countries with immense solar energy potential can use those technologies in future to reduce fossil fuel consumption and develop sustainable industrial systems. This paper presents a comprehensive review of the potential industrial processes that can adopt solar process heating systems and thus driving towards sustainable production in industries.

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Section: Food Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Food Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

Solar process heat in industrial systems – A global review

Farjana

Huda

Saidur

2018

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

225

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“…It can be seen that the solar component can supply 2.5 PJ of energy. However, estimates made by (Sharma et al, 2016) indicate that the total process heating potential of the Pulp & Paper industry in India is 25.2 PJ/annum. This estimation has been arrived at based on the fact that the industry uses the parabolic trough technology, which supplies energy at high temperatures.…”

Section: Pulp and Paper Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

Solar energy for process heating: A case study of select Indian industries

Suresh

Rao

2017

Journal of Cleaner Production

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The annual consumption of petroleum products in India was about 221 million metric tons in 2015. Of this, 84% was imported. The Indian industrial sector accounts for about 16%-20% of the total fuel consumption for thermal energy for different heating applications in the temperature range of 50°C-250°C. Solar collectors can meet these temperature requirements and offer the possibility to mitigate the consumption of oil. This study highlights the fact that conversion efficiency from solar energy is much higher for process heating than for electricity generation and that process heating applications constitute a significant share of industrial energy consumption. In this paper, a methodology has been developed to estimate the potential for integration of solar collectors for process heating. The methodology employs process operating temperatures to select the type of solar collectors. The size of the solar field is estimated taking into account the thermal heat loads, working fluid and temperatures of these processes, the efficiency of the chosen solar collectors, location-based solar irradiance and capacity utilization of the solar collectors. The proposed methodology has been validated with a software tool called System Advisor Model (SAM). The techno-economic analysis will indicate the viability of solar systems for integration in industries. Therefore, the consociated parameters on economic (capital cost, fuel oil savings, monetary benefits), financial (Payback periods, Rates of Returns) and environmental (Carbon savings) are estimated. Further, the methodology has been applied to select Indian industries to verify its potential quantitatively. The industries selected include Textile, Pulp & Paper, Dairy, Leather and Automobile. Processwise energy demands are considered while estimating the potential as the fuel requirement offset by solar energy in terms of absolute fuel oil savings, monetary benefits and carbon savings. The other economic and financial parameters mentioned above were estimated to verify the capability and present the market position of solar systems. Further, sensitivity analyses have been performed with respect to solar energy penetration and fuel oil prices to address the viability of integration of solar energy for process heating.

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“…The core of forestry-pulp and paper integration is the raw-material forest, pulping and papermaking. Large forestry-pulp and paper integrated companies' output of ecological service, the impact of their production and operation on ecological environment and their corporate social responsibility are drawing more and more attention [18].…”

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Constructing the Embodied Carbon Flows and Emissions Landscape from the Perspective of Supply Chain

2018

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From the perspective of supply chain, benchmarking the embodied carbon flows and emissions landscape is to study the carbon footprint in supply chain production and process management. On the basis of the theory of a green supply chain, this paper conducted its research through the following steps. First, a multi-level supply chain model was proposed and established, and various sectors, production and management processes, and inputs and outputs of different resources were integrated into the supply chain network, and then divided into multiple levels. Second, a multi-level embodied carbon flow and emissions model was established through the Leontief Inverse. Third, based on the operation data of forestry-pulp and paper companies, the embodied carbon flows and emissions at all levels and sectors were estimated and analyzed. Finally, the dismantling and processing methods of complex carbon network structures were explored, the hot-spot carbon sources and paths were obtained, and the low-carbon innovation and development strategies were proposed. The research results show that: (1) Supply chain is a new idea and carrier to study the spatial and state changes of carbon, and also provides a platform for spatial landscape analysis of carbon; (2) The modeling and calculation of carbon flows and emissions offer a new solution of evaluating the environmental performance of companies with high pollution and emission such as forestry-pulp and paper companies, and provide the government effective technical support to implement environmental regulations and formulate carbon emission reduction policies.

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Carbon mitigation potential of solar industrial process heating: paper industry in India

Cited by 41 publications

References 9 publications

Solar process heat in industrial systems – A global review

Solar process heat in industrial systems – A global review

Solar energy for process heating: A case study of select Indian industries

Constructing the Embodied Carbon Flows and Emissions Landscape from the Perspective of Supply Chain

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