Application of renewable energies in the food industry for cooling and heating

Document Type : Original Article

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1 School of Energy Engineering and Sustainable Resources, College of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

2 Head of Sangar Power Distribution, Gilan Power Distribution Company, Rasht

3 Operation expert of Gilan Electricity Distribution Company, Rasht

10.22059/ses.2024.383265.1101

Abstract

Energy consumption in the Iran’s food industry is mainly through fossil fuels (natural gas, electricity). In the food industry, the most use of natural gas is related to boilers and the most use of electricity is related to the refrigeration system. Due to of this issue to save energy in this particular field, many studies have been done. One of the cases that can be used is the use of renewable energy. The purpose of this study is to review the use of this type of energy to provide all or part of the heating and cooling system and the rules relations governing the user of this kind of energy, which can be good supplements for optimal energy consumption in boilers and thermodynamic cycles. Also, to make useful usage of heat and energy wasted, the CCHP can be used and heat pumps with a renewable source to produce heat with high temperature from natural source. The results showed that if the combine of cooling, heating and power system along with solar energy can be used to operate the heat pump, despite the high initial cost, it can have a significant improvement in energy consumption and cost.

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Journal of sustainable Energy Systems
Volume 3, Issue 3
July 2024
Pages 303-322

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