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A novel method for assessing the techno-economicalcompatibility of solar thermal integrations
Dalarna University, School of Information and Engineering, Energy Technology.
2022 (English)Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

In this work we present a method to evaluate the compatibility of a solar thermal integration in an industrial process. We introduce two indicators to quantify in a comprehensive way all the financial and technicalboundaries influence on the design choices and on the costs of a solar thermal integration.Both the indicators are measures of the divergence of an integration from a fictive (yet technically possible)ideal case and from a “do-nothing” case. In this way, the incompatibilities of the integration are associated tothe consequences that the non-ideal factors have on both costs and performances. Moreover, the value of the indicators is normalized between a minimum and a maximum being the “do-nothing” and the ideal cases respectively.We then used these indicators on a real case scenario to compare the pros and cons of two different solarthermal integration approaches (hot water vs steam) to a beer brewery in southern Europe.The results show that retrofitting part of the existing appliance to be fed with hot water rather than steamenhances the compatibility of solar thermal with the brewery. Nevertheless, we measured no relevant improvement to the compatibility of solar thermal when designing a brewery from scratch with the same characteristics but were the solar thermal system could have been integrated “ad-hoc” rather than retrofitted

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2022.
Keywords [en]
solar thermal integration, compatibility, low pressure industries, brewery
National Category
Energy Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:du-42956OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-42956DiVA, id: diva2:1707082
Conference
Eurosun 2022
Available from: 2022-10-28 Created: 2022-10-28 Last updated: 2023-11-07Bibliographically approved
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1. Solar integrated heating systems: Applications in buildings and industries
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Solar integrated heating systems: Applications in buildings and industries
2023 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

“Heat is half” of the global final energy consumption, and the decarbonization of the heating sector is critical to achieving climate goals. This thesis employs a system modelling approach to evaluate renewable heating systems. The overarching goal is to reduce fossil fuel reliance by integrating renewable energy technologies, such as solar thermal, photovoltaics, photovoltaic thermal, heat pump, and thermal energy storage in different system concepts. Two primary sectors are addressed: buildings, with a focus on utilizing solar collectors and heat pumps for heating systems in multifamily houses by recovery of waste heat; and industries, utilizing solar collectors for steam generation below 200 °C. The work is centred around five primary research questions, addressing the technical and economic feasibility of the mentioned technologies and their roles in decarbonization.

Two system arrangements were simulated to address the heating demands of buildings: a) Centralized heat pump that utilizes ventilation air as a heat source, serving three multifamily buildings, and b) A fifth generation district heating system that utilizes industrial waste heat as its source. The techno-economic performance of these systems was evaluated. The results suggest that the economic viability of such arrangements largely depends on critical factors that include the costs of heat pump sub-stations, prevailing electricity prices, and the cost of waste heat. Incorporating solar air heating collectors and optimizing flow controls enhance both component and system energy efficiency. Moreover, integrating photovoltaic systems, up to a specific capacity, is advantageous as it offers reductions in heating costs.

For industrial steam generation, the importance of the solar fraction in technological comparisons is highlighted. Parabolic trough collector and heat pump for steam generation are compared for 34 locations in the European Union, using solar fraction as an indicator. The results highlight the economic competitiveness of both technologies for a wide range of boundary conditions. However, heating costs from solar thermal collectors increase at higher solar fractions, primarily due to the storage costs. This trend sets an economic limit on the maximum feasible solar fraction. As a result, hybrid systems combining solar thermal collectors with steam heat pumps offer a promising combination to achieve a high renewable fraction for industrial applications.

Concerns about CO2 emissions from the electricity grid, and its reliability in many countries, necessitate the exploration of alternative system concepts to meet a higher fraction of heating demand. One such novel energy system combines a parabolic trough collector, photovoltaic, and thermal energy storage (using water and sand as storage media) to reach a combined solar fraction of 90 %, while remaining cost-competitive with fossil fuels. The techno-economic performance of solar thermal collectors is system dependent, largely influenced by their integration within industrial systems. Two novel indicators are introduced to quantify the integration incompatibilities, offering insights into the dynamics for specific integration point. Using this method for a case study resulted in an optimized configuration, improving the overall system performance.

Collectively, the results are expected to be leveraged by relevant stakeholders to advance the cause of heating decarbonization in buildings and industries.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, 2023. p. 137
Series
Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Science and Technology, ISSN 1651-6214 ; 2316
Keywords
Solar heating systems, Renewable heating systems, Decarbonization, Solar thermal, Techno-economic analysis, Thermal energy storage.
National Category
Energy Engineering
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:du-47224 (URN)978-91-513-1914-8 (ISBN)
Public defence
2023-11-23, 310, Dalarna university, Borlänge, 13:00 (English)
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Available from: 2023-11-07 Created: 2023-11-07 Last updated: 2023-11-07Bibliographically approved

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