Business Applications :

Solar Water Heating Systems

Heating Water is one of the best known applications of solar energy.

Domestic solar water heating is quite popular and is preferred over electric water heating by many a home owner.

However in business applications conventional heating systems based on electricity/coal/furnace oil/wood still rule the roost. Inspite of massive subsidies in the past not many industries opted for solar water heating systems. Only recently with the tremendous increases in cost of electricity and conventional fuels are industrialists turning to solar energy as a means to meet their hot water needs.

Industries that can benefit from application of solar energy to heat water are ....

Hotels

Bathing, kitchen, washing, laundry applications

Dairies

Ghee (clarified butter) production, cleaning and sterilizing, pasteurization

Textiles

Processing, bleaching, boiling, printing, dyeing, curing, ageing and finishing applications.

Edible oil and refining

Boiler feed applications

Breweries

Bottle washing, wort preparation, boiler feed applications

Distilleries

Bottle washing, boiler feed applications

Bulk drugs manufacturing units

Fermentation of mixes, boiler feed applications

Electroplating/galvanizing units

Heating of plating baths, cleaning, degreasing applications

Paint shops

cleaning, degreasing applications

Pulp and paper industries

Boiler feed applications, soaking of pulp..

Soft drink bottling plants

cleaning of bottles and vessels, boiler feed applications