30kW Solar-Powered Container Used in West African Oil Refineries

Can solar energy systems decarbonize oil refineries?

Other studies in the literature considered coupling solar energy systems to oil refineries to decarbonize their operation. The applicability and feasibility of introducing a concentrated solar power (CSP) system to reduce partial reliance on process heaters of a crude oil refinery was studied by Danish et al. .

Can solar energy drive crude oil refineries?

Employing solar energy to drive crude oil refineries is one of the investigated pathways for using renewable energy sources to support lowering the carbon emissions and environmental impact of operating the processing of fossil-based fuels.

Can a TRNSYS solar heating system be used in a refinery?

Using TRNSYS software, the proposed Parabolic Trough Collector (PTC)-based solar heating system paired with the boiler is modelled. Sensible thermal energy storage (TES) system is integrated into the refinery's process heating to handle the intermittent nature of solar energy.

Can solar thermal energy be used for crude oil heating?

The system's energy and exergy efficiencies were determined to be 60.94 and 19.34%, respectively. In addition, a 10% solar contribution to crude oil heating reduces 11,950 tonnes of CO2 annually. These investigations demonstrate that the utilization of solar thermal energy using a parabolic trough collector is one of the most efficient methods.