Abstract
This paper presents a literature review on Solar
thermal systems for commercial and industrial application. The
growth of solar thermal system for industrial use is slow as
compare to that of residential application due to the higher level
of temperature required for industrial process and the systems
low efficiency. A number of research works on the development
of solar thermal systems is discussed. The aim of this review is to
identify the research trend of solar thermal systems for industrial
applications. The review indicates that, there is a significant
research development on the solar thermal but mainly focus on
electricity generation but not for low and medium temperature
industrial heat processes. The identified this research gap and
recommends that, future research must focus on the low and
medium temperature industrial applications.