Mars, Inc., McLean, Va., partnered with Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, New York, to build a new 200MW wind farm that will generate 100% of the electricity needs of Mars’ U.S. operations.
Walmart, Louisville, Ky., introduced the Walmart Advanced Vehicle Experience, a tractor-trailer combination that features leading-edge aerodynamics, an advanced turbine-powered range extending series hybrid powertrain, electrified auxiliary components and sophisticated control systems all in one package.
REC Solar, San Luis Obispo, Calif., completed a 1 MW solar energy system for Vignolo Farms, a grape and potato grower based in Shafter, Calif., which is expected to offset 75% of the farm’s energy use at its cold storage facility while reducing its carbon footprint.
Although the largest portion of the energy consumed is for the refrigeration equipment, here are Top 3 areas that should be considered to have the greatest impact on the reduction of energy consumption and what to do to reduce.
Sunny Delight Beverages Co., Cincinnati, and Advanced Energy Dynamics, LLC (AED), Bethesda, Md., completed their customized energy savings project, which resulted in a 20% cost savings at Sunny Delight’s South Brunswick, N.J., facility.
ConAgra Foods, Inc., Omaha, Neb., announced the winners of its internal 2014 Sustainable Development Awards, a company-wide program that drives and rewards imaginative approaches to sustainability and produces bottom line business results.
BNSF Logistics (BNSFL), Flower Mound, Texas, and Tri Global Energy (TGE), Dallas, Texas, will align resources, market knowledge and industry relationships to support BNSFL’s development of their West Texas Wind Energy Logistics Center.
The machinery room is the heart of any industrial refrigeration system. Building one that’s energy efficient can make a big difference in energy savings.
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