Recent advancements of industrial heat pumps—applying developments in high pressure compressor and condenser technologies—have enabled the ability to convert low-grade waste heat from refrigeration to high-grade, high-temperature, usable heat.
AMP Americas, Chicago, signed a deal with dairy cooperatives Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), Kansas City, Mo., and Select Milk Producers, Artesia, N.D., to convert a portion of their diesel needs to compressed natural gas.
Variable speed drives from Control Techniques, an Eden Prairie, Minn.-based manufacturer of AC and DC variable speed drives, servos and power conversion technologies and division of Emerson Industrial Automation, helped a U.S. foodservice distributor slash energy bills by more than $2,000 a month, reduce downtime and extend equipment life.
ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston/RDO contacted SmartWatt Energy Inc., Ballston Lake, N.Y., to perform a full building audit of all lighting systems throughout their Park Rapids, Minn., facility.
Fleet Advantage, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., delivered its proprietary data-driven lifecycle management initiative to Tony’s Fine Foods, helping the West Sacramento, Calif.-based company meet California Air Resources Board (CARB) laws, experience fuel average improvements and optimize approximately $1 million in savings over the projected lifecycle of the new equipment.
Cargill, Inc., Minneapolis, and TEVA Energy, LLC, Orlando, Fla., commissioned what is said to be the largest solar energy system at a meat processing facility in Fresno, Calif.
Experts say that energy-efficient doors and curtains can pretty much pay for themselves in just a few years. With the energy reductions, cost savings and improved worker safety, today’s offerings feature nothing short of putting money back into the bottom line.