Mexico: promoting solar thermal energy
Industrial processes consume huge amounts of energy and make a major contribution to greenhouse gas emissions. But companies can switch to renewables — particularly if they're located in parts of the world with a flourishing solar thermal sector.
In countries like Mexico, solar thermal power — which captures the sun's heat energy — is already competitive on price. Many companies don't use it simply because they have no experience with it, or just don't realize its commercial potential. Mexican cheese factory Lacteos Mojica was convinced to try out the technology.
The company produces 40 tons of cheese weekly and now uses energy from the sun to heat up the 8000 liters (2113 gallons) of water every day, cutting down on the gas it uses.
A film by Wolfgang Bernert
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Length
05:01 Minutes
Date of publication
2019
Project
Climate Protection in the Industrial Sector through Solar Process Heat – SOLARPAYBACK
Global Ideas
Related Publications
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03/ 2017 | GuidelineSolar Heat for Industry
Englisch | English (PDF, 3 MB)
Spanisch | Spanish (PDF, 4 MB)
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