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“Industrial solar heat has thus far not attracted the attention it deserves”
Solar Industrial process heat (SHIP) is still behind its potential in India. The Solar Payback Partner in India, the Solar Thermal Federation of India (STFI), has carried out interviews with…
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Expert interviews highlight chances and challenges of SHIP in India
Solar Industrial process heat (SHIP) is still behind its potential in India. The Solar Payback Partner in India, the Solar Thermal Federation of India (STFI), has carried out interviews with…
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SHIP training in India highly interactive
A 3-day SHIP training course was held with more than 20 participants in Pune, India, at the beginning of December. Two solar experts from the German Fraunhofer Institute for Solar…
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SHIP training course material available for download
The SHIP training in São Paulo from November 12 to 14 was appreciated by the participating experts. Almost 40 engineers, planers and industry representatives followed the three days course held…
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3-days SHIP Training in India in December
Designing industrial solar heat applications is challenging. That’s why Solar Payback offers a series of Train-the-Trainer Workshops to deepen the understanding of the engineering challenges of this technology among planners,…
Facts and Figures
Breakdown of calculated steam demand for selected industries in South Africa (26.5 PJ in total)
Source: Solar Payback 2017
- In South Africa the food and beverage industry has the highest potential for the use of SHIP projects with an estimated 17.3 PJ of energy demand.
- According to available data, coal is the dominant energy source for larger companies, while smaller ones use other, more expensive sources such as oil, paraffin, natural gas, HFO, LPG.
Habau Group
"We use the sun's power to dry precast concrete eleme nts in summer and heat our facilities in winter. It is a most effective way of preparing for the challenges ahead and boosting competitiveness and productivity.
RAM Pharma
"RAM Pharma is committed to reduce its CO2 emissions. We decided to use Fresnel collector technology, as it's the best option for generating solar process steam. Our system was commissioned in March 2015 and cut diesel consumption by 42%, exceeding expectations."
Cape Brewing Company
"The solar system was integrated within one day, so we succeeded to have minimum interruption of our day-to-day operation. At current rate, a realistic ROI is +/-6 years."
ISA TanTec
"Solar heat helps us to reduce energy costs significantly and more important, it keeps them predictable and stable. In fact, it also makes us more competitive and attractive on the market, as our customers are increasingly looking for eco-friendly suppliers. "
Zehnder Group Produktion Gränichen
"We want to be the most attractive provider of energy-efficient solutions for healthy and comfortable room conditions. Not only for our products and system solutions for healthy and comfortable room conditions. Not only for our products and system solutions, but also for our own buildings and production plants."
Lechera Guadalajara
"We have greatly profited from our solar investment. It not only allows us to use the sun's energy to pasteurise 350,000 litres of milk ten hours a day, but pasteurisation has become easier to manage. The solar heat system provides much more stable temperatures than the steam boilers we use."
Amul
"We strongly believe green energy to be the future of sustainable development. The concentrating solar thermal project was implemented as a pathbreaking showcase, with more to come. It delivers the projected output, and we are exploring to replicate this at several other union member’s dairy plants."
Fleischwaren Berger – Austria
"Year in, year out, we had thought about using solar energy for our ham production. What ultimately helped us to turn this idea into a reality was the in-depth advice and expertise of Austrian service providers. Running an environmentally friendly business is a wonderful experience."