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AI-assisted solar steam generation and thermal storage for heating applications in European Dairy Industry - SOLDAIRY

Kashif Mushtaq

Senior Researcher at Iberian Centre for Research in Energy Storage - CIIAE

Caceres, Spain

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SOLDAIRY adapts the solar-steam and latent-heat-storage concept to European dairy processing. It will develop a modular thermal battery that stores high-temperature renewable heat and dispatches steam or pressurised hot water to UHT, evaporation, pasteurisation and cleaning duties. The technology is climate-adaptive and AI-assisted solution having Linear Fresnel solar heat prioritised at high-DNI sites, while recovered refrigeration heat upgraded by a high-temperature heat pump is prioritised at Nordic sites. The same storage, steam-generation and control platform enables replication across climates while retaining the existing boiler for peak demand and resilience.

Topic

  • Call Module 2026-07: Heating and cooling technologies

Type

  • R&D Partner
  • Technology Partner
  • Demonstrator
  • Consultant

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