Challenges and opportunities of Solar thermal energy towards a sustainable chemical industry

Martín, Mariano

doi:10.1016/j.compchemeng.2022.107926

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“…The design of reactors for solar-aided processes is a problem in and of itself. Still, the operation of such facilities over time plays a significant role in industrial applications [7].…”

Section: Sdg 9: Industry Infrastructure and Innovation And Sdg 10: Re...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Future predictions indicate that solar energy will soon surpass fossil fuels. Due to the development of the economy and industry, solar energy generation is anticipated to reach 48% by 2050 [7,8]. Solar energy is used for power generation using PV systems [9,10], heating air with solar air heaters [11,12], dry agricultural products using solar air dryers [12,13], providing drinking water using solar-powered desalination systems [14,15], cooking food using solar cookers [16], etc.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Progress in Solar Thermal Systems and Their Role in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

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The use of solar thermal systems (STSs) has recently reached a significant edge. The increasing research on developing an alternative power supply for limiting fossil fuel usage and climate change are the driving forces of STSs. The current work explores the recent progress in STSs’ applications, including PV/T or “photovoltaic/thermal” systems, zero-energy buildings, greenhouse solar thermal applications, solar thermal for pumping water, solar thermal refrigerators, solar chimneys, water desalination, and solar collectors, along with the benefits and challenges of these applications. Then, the potential contribution of STSs in achieving the various SDGs or “Sustainable development goals”, including barriers and research gaps, are elaborated. In brief, STSs significantly contribute to the seventeen SDGs’ achievement directly and indirectly. Recent developments in the engineering applications of STSs are strongly based on the materials of construction, as well as their design, process optimisation, and integration with multidisciplinary sciences and technologies such as modelling, nanoscience/nanotechnology, and artificial intelligence.

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“…The design of reactors for solar-aided processes is a problem in and of itself. Still, the operation of such facilities over time plays a significant role in industrial applications [7].…”

Section: Sdg 9: Industry Infrastructure and Innovation And Sdg 10: Re...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Progress in Solar Thermal Systems and Their Role in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

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“…The utilization of renewable energy is increasingly recognized as essential in our efforts to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and mitigate the emissions of carbon dioxide, a major contributor to the greenhouse effect. Solar energy, in particular, holds great promise as an energy source due to its abundance and freely available nature . Concentrating solar power (CSP) systems play a pivotal role in harnessing solar energy by concentrating sunlight using mirrors onto a receiver.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Solar energy, in particular, holds great promise as an energy source due to its abundance and freely available nature. 1 Concentrating solar power (CSP) systems play a pivotal role in harnessing solar energy by concentrating sunlight using mirrors onto a receiver. This receiver then converts solar energy into heat, which can be used to generate electricity through a power conversion block such as a steam turbine.…”

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Optimal Design of an Absorbent-Enhanced Ammonia Synthesis Process for Solar Thermochemical Energy Storage

Andrés-Martínez,

Malmali,

Zhang

et al. 2024

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng.

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“…This weak contribution to total heat demand in industries can be explained by the relatively high costs, low maturity of supply chain, intermittent nature of solar resource, land requirements, and more importantly, limited policy support, especially in developing countries. A detailed and comprehensive study about key challenges facing solar energy in industrial heat processes can be found in [10,11].…”

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Latent Thermal Energy Storage for Solar Industrial Drying Applications

Allouhi

2023

Sustainability

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Solar heat is an attractive alternative in industrial processes. However, the intermittent and stochastic nature of solar energy necessitates the use of heat storage systems to bridge the gap between heat production and demand. This study introduces a validated numerical analysis approach to investigate the performance of latent storage tanks filled with spherical phase-change materials. A 1D thermal model is developed to describe the charging processes of adipic acid as PCM. The study examines the performance characteristics of latent heat storage in terms of stored energy and duration through parametric investigations. For mass flow rates ranging from 600 to 1000 kg/h, storage durations were found to vary from 440 to 582 min. The storage duration decreased significantly from approximately 1150 min at a charging temperature of 160 °C to 470 min at a charging temperature of 240 °C. The bed porosity affected the storage process, with a porosity of 0.5 achieving a thermal energy storage of around 344 MJ but requiring a longer charging time of about 610 min. Higher heating rates allowed for lower storage durations, with storage durations of approximately 460 min for a heating rate of 3 °C/min, compared to 660 min, for a heating rate of 0.5 °C/min.

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Challenges and opportunities of Solar thermal energy towards a sustainable chemical industry

Cited by 15 publications

References 144 publications

Progress in Solar Thermal Systems and Their Role in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

Progress in Solar Thermal Systems and Their Role in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

Optimal Design of an Absorbent-Enhanced Ammonia Synthesis Process for Solar Thermochemical Energy Storage

Latent Thermal Energy Storage for Solar Industrial Drying Applications

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