IEA SHC Solar Academy: Solar Heating for Industrial Processes
June 6, 2017
Researchers have worked intensively across national borders to increase deployment of Solar Heat for Industrial Processes (SHIP), which is regarded as one of the most promising solar thermal applications. When IEA SHC Task 49, Solar Heat Integration in Industrial Processes, was launched in 2012, there were reportedly around 120 SHIP systems adding up to 88 MWth. Over the last years, total installation figures have tripled to more than 500 systems and a minimum of 291 MWth globally.|
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Global View on Solar Heat for Industrial Processes – From Planning to Realisation Christoph Brunner heads the Industrial Processes and Energy Systems department at AEE INTEC, Austria, and was Operating Agent of IEA SHC Task 49 Solar Heat Integration in Industrial Processes. He has managed several SHIP-related EU projects, such as EINSTEIN, Solarbrew, GREENFOODS and TrustEE. |
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Available Technologies, Design Procedures and Upcoming Innovations Pedro Horta leads the group on Thermal Industrial Processes and Systems at Fraunhofer ISE, Germany. He headed the research team on Process Heat Collector Development and Process Heat Collector Testing in Task 49 and coordinates EU project InSHIP = Integrating National Research Agendas on Solar Heat for Industrial Processes. |
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Investment Opportunities in Solar Heat for Industry Bärbel Epp is Managing Director of German agency solrico – solar market research & international communication. She published the first World Map of Solar Process Heat Specialists in early 2017, is editor-in-chief of solarthermalworld.org and partner of the international Solar Payback project, which aims to increase SHIP deployment in Brazil, India, Mexico and South Africa. |
