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Mexico: The multiple ways to promote solar heat
The first-ever Intersolar Mexico, which took place in early September, offered a platform to promote solar heat in more ways than one. On the third of this month, a Solar…
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SHIP plant gallery: find more than 80 freely downloadable photos
Planning to hold a presentation on the solar process heat potential in your country? Thinking about posting news articles to your website? Just go to https://www.solar-payback.com/gallery/gallone_en.php, where you can find a…
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Carbon tax in force but few have to pay
The South African carbon tax was finally implemented on 1 June 2019 after there had been several public consultations and delays over the last years. According to the new Carbon…
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Economic assessment of SHIP systems
The Solar Payback Calculator is a tool that has been developed to allow first assessments of the use of Solar Heat for Industrial Processes (SHIP) for different destinations in Brazil,…
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Solar Payback Workshop at IFAT Africa and Food & Drink Tech
A Solar Payback workshop was offered on 10 July 2019 to present findings about the use of Solar Heat for Industrial Processes (SHIP) with focus on the food and beverage…
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.
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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.