Sun2Dry consists of the introduction of Solar Thermal Concentration in the cement manufacturing process to increase the electrical energy production capacity through hybrid systems with heat recovery. This reuse process involves the inclusion of a Waste Heat Recovery system that will use the heat that is wasted at the end of the process to produce electrical energy that will cover part of the line's needs, thus reducing the respective energy bill and production costs.
In this subproject, a dryer of Refuse Derived Fuels (RDF) will be introduced to allow the use of humid alternative fuels that would otherwise be a source of problems and instabilities in the process, which contribute to its inefficiency. This dryer introduces a high humidity RDF increasing its calorific power when dry, which will allow a substantial reduction in energy production costs.
