Title: High efficient utilisation of solar energy with newly developed parabolic trough collectors (SOLITEM PTC) for chilling and steam production in a hotel at the Mediterranean coast of Turkey

Authors: Ahmet Lokurlu, Fritz Richarts, Dirk Kruger

Addresses: Solitem GmbH, Dennewartstr. 25-27, 52068 Aachen, Germany. ' Solitem GmbH, Dennewartstr. 25-27, 52068 Aachen, Germany. ' Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V., Institut fur Technische Thermodynamik, Solarforschung, 51170 Köln, Germany

Abstract: Parabolic trough collectors are getting introduced into application for solar process steam generation and high efficient solar chilling. SOLITEM GmbH in Aachen develops and produces its PTC 1800 for these applications. The first installation is made in the Iberotel Sarigermepark in Turkey. Energy supply facilitates, so that hotels and hospitals can economically be optimised by additional installations of cogeneration units with micro-turbines. With different systems in hybrid infrastructure, customers can change the operation modes depending on various electricity and fuel prices: solar energy can supply either the steam consumers or the chilling system, or both, supported by steam and electricity from cogeneration plant.

Keywords: parabolic trough collectors; solar process steam generation; heat generation; solar chilling; Turkey; cogeneration plant; microturbines; solar power; solar energy; thermal energy; hotels.

DOI: 10.1504/IJETP.2005.006745

International Journal of Energy Technology and Policy, 2005 Vol.3 No.1/2, pp.137 - 146

Published online: 05 Apr 2005 *

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