Considering that increasing the overall energy efficiency of a production process has the highest priority,
especially the integration of solar thermal energy supplied by conventional, non-concentrating solar thermal
collector technologies such as flat-plate or evacuated tube collectors appears to be a promising alternative to meet
remaining low temperature process heat demand in breweries and malting plants already in the short run. With this
regard technical solutions for a proper hydraulic integration of solar heat to industry are needed and a successful
demonstration of such systems is important for a broader market penetration.