Solar thermal represents a huge untapped opportunity for tire manufacturers in Europe
Over one million tonnes of tires are produced every year in Europe, many in the form of passenger tires, but also heavier truck tires, massive off-road vehicle tires and lighter motorcycle tires.
Sunny northern Italy, Portugal & Spain are rife with tire manufacturing plants. Each factory represents a opportunity to significantly reduce carbon emissions and, for its operators, to gain a measurable competitive advantage by lowering energy costs, increasing provisioning stability and energy independence.
Solar Intensity (DNI) by Tire Plant Location
Annual tire manufacturing CO2 emissions are enormous
Using freely-available hour-by-hour solar irradiation data collected by governments, as above for Portugal, Spain & Italy, Focal Line Solar can accurately calculate the replacement solar thermal energy cost for nearly any location worldwide, either with optimized thermal storage for 24-hour operation or without.
Taking the four largest tire factories in Spain, Italy & Portugal as examples, Focal Line Solar's technology can reduce each plants' natural gas consumption to zero (0) for 10 months of the average year and still supply steam at costs lower than natural gas.
| Location | Tire Production [tonnes] |
Annual Steam [tonnes/y] |
Thermal Energy [MWh/y] |
CO2 Emitted [tonnes] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitoria, Spain | 118,000 | 263,884 | 180,233 | 34,392 |
| Cuneo, Italy | 108,000 | 248,308 | 169,594 | 31,953 |
| Lousado, Portugal | 99,000 | 215,882 | 147,447 | 27,534 |
| Burgos, Spain | 61,000 | 134,328 | 91,746 | 17,289 |
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