End-Use Matching for Solar Industrial Process Heat: Final Report

Technical Report · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5654045· OSTI ID:5654045

Brown, Kenneth C.; Hooker, Douglas W.; Rabl, Ari; Stadjuhar, Shirley A.; West, Ronald E.

Because of the large energy demand of industry (37% of US demand) and the wide spectrum of temperatures at which heat is required, the industrial sector appears to be very suitable for the matching of solar thermal technology with industrial process heat (IPH) requirements. A methodology for end-use matching has been devised, complete with required data bases and an evaluation program PROSYS/ECONMAT. Six cities in the United States were selected for an analysis of solar applications to IPH. Typical process heat requirements for 70% of the industrial plants in each city were identified and evaluated in conjunction with meteorological and economic data for each site to determine lowest-cost solar systems for each application. The flexibility and scope of PROSYS/ECONMAT is shown in a variety of sensitivity studies that expand the results of the six-city analysis. Case studies of two industrial plants were performed to evaluate the end-use matching procedure; these results are reported.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 5654045
• Report Number(s): SERI/TR-34-91
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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