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Title: High-temperature industrial process heat: technology assessment and introduction rationale

Abstract

Three specific topics of interest to DOE are addressed: to establish the significance and identify the role of high-temperature process heat in the nation's energy economy; to identify the role of solar thermal power in these high-temperature industrial applications in terms of possible markets and economic potential; and to recommend programmatic approaches for these solar thermal high-temperature process heat activities, including proposed content for initial Request for Proposals (RFPs) to accomplish such activities. The scope of the work required to accomplish these three purposes included the following: review of US industrial energy requirements, survey of current DOE low-temperature Agricultural and Industrial Process Heat Program, examination of high-temperature solar thermal electric systems already developed or under development by DOE and industry, and coordination with the high-energy user segments of industry (i.e., cement, chemical and petroleum) to find additional markets for some or all of the systems or components being developed in the DOE solar thermal electric program. Statistical data are presented identifying energy allocations to process heat and defining DOE's involvement. Three current fossil fuel process heat system examples are provided and the corresponding solar potential is identified.

Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Aerospace Corp., El Segundo, CA (USA). Energy and Transportation Div.
OSTI Identifier:
6516201
Report Number(s):
ATR-78(7691-03)-2; SAN-1101/PA2-30
DOE Contract Number:
AT03-76CS51101
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; SOLAR PROCESS HEAT; INDUSTRY; PROCESS HEAT; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; MARKETING RESEARCH; CEMENTS; DATA COMPILATION; DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; STEAM GENERATION; US DOE; USES; BUILDING MATERIALS; DATA; ECONOMICS; ENERGY; HEAT; INFORMATION; MATERIALS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NUMERICAL DATA; US ORGANIZATIONS; 140905*

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title = {High-temperature industrial process heat: technology assessment and introduction rationale},
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abstractNote = {Three specific topics of interest to DOE are addressed: to establish the significance and identify the role of high-temperature process heat in the nation's energy economy; to identify the role of solar thermal power in these high-temperature industrial applications in terms of possible markets and economic potential; and to recommend programmatic approaches for these solar thermal high-temperature process heat activities, including proposed content for initial Request for Proposals (RFPs) to accomplish such activities. The scope of the work required to accomplish these three purposes included the following: review of US industrial energy requirements, survey of current DOE low-temperature Agricultural and Industrial Process Heat Program, examination of high-temperature solar thermal electric systems already developed or under development by DOE and industry, and coordination with the high-energy user segments of industry (i.e., cement, chemical and petroleum) to find additional markets for some or all of the systems or components being developed in the DOE solar thermal electric program. Statistical data are presented identifying energy allocations to process heat and defining DOE's involvement. Three current fossil fuel process heat system examples are provided and the corresponding solar potential is identified.},
doi = {10.2172/6516201},
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year = {Fri Mar 03 00:00:00 EST 1978},
month = {Fri Mar 03 00:00:00 EST 1978}
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