On-site workshop: "Industrial Thermal Efficiency, case study"

The German Mexican Energy Partnership, implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and commissioned by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection, in collaboration with the German-Mexican Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CAMEXA), held an in-person workshop: "Industrial Thermal Efficiency, case study". 

The objective of the workshop was to strengthen the capacity of companies that use water heating to provide goods or services to estimate an efficient use of solar energy, by making use of thermal tools in a competitive and dynamic environment. Business sustainability and energy efficiency are key to ensure long-term success with energy generated from heat sources with sustainable materials. 

With these measures, attendees now have the skills to make efficient use of energy, use sustainable alternatives, such as thermal energy, and reduce the use of carbon-based energy, as well as to save money. 

The skills were acquired through an applied exercise that allowed sizing and selecting thermal technologies for a fictitious case, evaluating their economic and environmental impact through an Energy Savings Measure (ESM) analysis. 

Solar thermal energy has great potential in Mexico, as it is estimated that in the country's energy consumption for industry and the building sector is around 33GW during the period 2015-2030, indicating that for solar hot water and solar cooling in buildings by 2030 it will be greater than 20 GW (SENER, 2018).