Case study on Concentrated Solar Thermal system in Dairy Industry

Concentrated Solar Thermal (CST) system installed in dairy industry is taken for the study. Specifically, CST installed in Madurai and Sholinganallur AAVIN, the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers Federation is considered for the analysis. The role of CST in dairy processes are evaluated and the significance of steam generation with CST is discussed. Furthermore, the reduction of furnace oil for steam production and CO2 emission per year is observed and compared. In this CST system, the role of Thermo-electric Generator (TEG) is elaborated and how the large-scale medium temperature in various industrial sectors can be utilized and converted into electric energy is deliberated. Furthermore, the significance of the IoT enabled system is expounded at the end.