IEA SHC Task 49/IV - Deliverable A1.3 - Process Heat Collectors - State of the Art and Available Medium Temperature Collectors
May 2016 - PDF 1.39MB
In the present SHIP applications are suited by well-established technologies covering the range of process temperatures found in different industrial sectors: low (T < 100ºC), medium (100ºC < T < 250ºC) or high temperature (250ºC < T < 400ºC). Considering that solar collectors suiting industrial processes might also suit non-industrial applications (e.g. hot water production on the Residential sector or high pressure steam for power generation purposes) it is important to establish the scope of a Solar Process Heat Collector.

IEA SHC Task 49/IV - Deliverable A2.1 - Comparison of process heat collectors with respect to technical and economic conditions
April 2016 - PDF 1.48MB
In the present SHIP applications are suited by well-established technologies covering the range of process temperatures found in different industrial sectors: low (T < 100ºC), medium (100ºC < T < 250ºC) or high temperature (250ºC < T < 400ºC). Considering that solar collectors suiting industrial processes might also suit non-industrial applications (e.g. hot water production on the Residential sector or high pressure steam for power generation purposes) it is important to establish the scope of a Solar Process Heat Collector in various terms.

IEA SHC Task 49/IV - Deliverable A3.1 - Guideline on testing procedures for collectors used in solar process heat
November 2015 - PDF 1.52MB
Publisher: IEA SHC Task 49
To enable solar thermal technologies to successfully enter the important market of process heat applications, it is crucial for the manufacturers to be able to provide reliable figures to succeed in tenders, to be able to predict energy yields with sufficient accuracy and to be able to prove liability in operation. All of this requires commonly agreed key figures and testing procedures to provide these.

IEA SHC Task 49/IV - Deliverable A1.2 - Overheating prevention and stagnation handling in solar process heat applications
January 2015 - PDF 1.69MB

Solar process heat plants need to be able to operate reliably in all operation modes. Other than for conventional closed hot water or steam supply systems, solar thermal applications require specific technical solutions to cope with the phenomenon of stagnation.

IEA SHC Task 49/IV - Deliverable A1.1 - General requirements and relevant parameters for process heat collectors and specific collector loop components
November 2012 - PDF 0.06MB