Evaluation of the Use of Concentrated Solar Photovoltaic Thermal Collectors (CPVT) in a Dairy and Swine Farm in Europe
Abstract
The use of CPVT collectors in combination with other renwable energy sources (RES) has been evaluated for a dairy and swine farm in view of fossil-free farming practises. Electrical and thermal heat demands have been analysed for the LVAT-ATB dairy farm in Germany, and for the ILVO swine farm in Belgium. A CPVT collector produced by Solarus has been tested and modelled the thermal and electrical performance output for each of the farms. Taking into consideration the demands of the farms, the use of the CPVT in a fossil-free energy system for the farm has been evaluated. Analysis of the swine farm suggested to use the CPVT as a heat source to improve the system efficiency for two heat pumps that would provide the final heating. A similar result was obtained in the dairy farm where the CPVT would raise the temperature of the incoming water to the heat recovery system of the milk cooler.