Solar heat for industrial processes (SHIP) / Solar Thermal Energy is used in a number of industrial applications today including district heating, industrial process heating, cooling & chilling applications, water desalination, enhanced oil recovery, food processing, chemical production, and mineral processing. 

 

Key Benefits of utilizing a solar thermal heat system

• Clean, renewable energy, very low carbon footprint and an environmentally responsible image.

• Capable of treating hyper-saline water above Reverse Osmosis limit of 50,000ppm1.

• Solar Thermal Energy has significant commercial benefits.

  • Competitive cost of heat for over 25 years.

  • Energy cost stability for over 25 years.

  • Independent energy production without fuel costs and less political dependency.

• Simple to combine with other heat sources.

• Secure supply of energy from the sun.

• Local energy source, bringing energy independence to the site.

• Reliability and security of supply.

• Immediate emissions reductions.

• Low Carbon footprint

• Carbon fee avoidance.