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General information |
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| Name |
Purple Creations
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| Country installed |
India
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| Address |
Lal Bahadur Shastri Road, Vikhroli West, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Indien
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| Industry sector, NACE code |
C13 - Manufacture of textiles
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| Solar thermal system owner / operator |
Purple Creations P Ltd
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| Solar thermal engineering company |
Thermax Limited
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| Process integration engineering company |
Thermax Limited
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| Year of operation start |
2013
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Technical parameters |
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| Collector technology |
other or various collectors
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| Collector name |
dish concentrators
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| Installed collector area (gross), m² |
480.0
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| Installed collector area (aperture), m² |
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| Installed collector area (absorber), m² |
480.0
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| Installed thermal power (estimated), kWth |
336.0
(Default value calculated by multiplying the gross collector area by 0.7 kWth/m²)
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| Solar collector loop heat transfer fluid |
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| Solar energy storage |
no solar energy storage
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| Storage volume, m³ |
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| Kind of conventional heat source |
steam boiler
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| Kind of fuel used |
other
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Process |
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| Solar thermal energy used for |
iron the children’s garments - steam pressing and washing
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| Unit operation |
other process heating
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| Point of Solar Heat Integration |
A2b) Heating of supply line
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| --> Integration how and where |
The ironing is not a continuous process, but takes up 3 to 4 hours within a 24-hour production cycle.
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| --> Temperature range process |
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| --> Temperature range solar loop (min/max), C° |
150 °C at 6 bar
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Economic parameters |
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| Total investment costs (excl. VAT), € |
63,240.16
(Turnkey costs including solar collectors, piping, support construction, storage, design, commissioning reduced with subsidies)
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| Solar loop (excl. VAT), € |
(Solar collectors, piping, support construction)
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| Solar energy storage (excl. VAT), € |
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| Others (excl. VAT), € |
(Design, commissioning, others)
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| Process integration (excl. VAT), € |
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| Subsidy, € or % of total investment costs |
22042,21
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| Cost for fuel replaced, €/MWhfuel |
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| Calculated solar thermal system life time, a |
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| Annual useful solar heat delivery, MWh/a |
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| Specific annual useful solar heat delivery, MWh/am² |
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| Specific investment costs, €/m² |
131.75
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| Solar fraction, % |
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Lessons learned |
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| Initiative |
“We wanted to choose a sustainable technology which could save our LPG fuel at low operation costs and our strategy has proven to be successful,” Abhay Sangoi, General Manager of Purple Creations
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| Integration methodology |
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| Crucial Interfaces |
“However, the high capital costs are still a deterrent that needs to be addressed.” Abhay Sangoi, General Manager of Purple Creations
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| Construction / Commissioning |
The system is functioning well and so far no operational problems or breakdowns are noted. The system is properly maintained.
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| Operation / Performance |
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