Solar thermal process heat for industrial applications

Even though heating accounts for almost 50 % of the total final energy demand, renewables are still widely perceived mainly for power generation, while heating is insufficiently addressed. This holds especially for industrial process heating where renewables are presently only marginally applied. One major reason is that, due to the high requirements in respect to capacities and temperatures, decarbonization of process heating is difficult. Yet, as the prices for carbon emissions increase and both countries and international corporations commit to significant emission reduction (including scope 3 “value chain”), renewable process heating gains in importance..