On-site and nearby renewable energy plants can be integrated into the daily production processes of food and beverage manufacturers. Renewable heat systems are applicable to new and existing food and beverage production sites that need heat. In the case of new plants, the integration of renewables can be part of the overall energy plan.
Taming an energy-intensive industrial process
Using energy efficiently helps organisations save money as well as helping to conserve resources and tackle climate change. ISO 50001, an energy management standard, includes methodology enabling organisations to establish systems and processes to improve their energy performance. Experts can guide companies to successful certification under this scheme.
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Reversable system for all seasons
Heat recovery can help to reduce overall energy consumption on-site while reducing total running costs in the bargain. Recovered heat can help you reduce energy consumption or provide useful heat for other purposes. In the food and beverage industry, for example, it is possible to recover heat from different sources: cooling systems and compressors, pasteurisation, exhaust gases from burners, etc.
Cluster cleaning is a cleaning method which balances food safety with economy. Equipment is cleaned when it is needed, not according to a predefined timetable.
Pressure cleaning is used for cleaning floors, walls, vessels, containers, open equipment and conveyors, and as a rinsing stage following cleaning and the application of chemicals. In high-pressure cleaning, water is sprayed at the surface to be cleaned at pressures ranging from 15 bars, which is considered to be low pressure, up to 150 bars, which is considered to be high pressure. A pressure of about 40 to 65 bars is also considered relatively high.
Green cleaning in place, or Green CIP for short, is a technology enabling the re-use of caustic soda during parts cleaning in food and drink production.
The principle is that pipes and tanks are flushed through with hot alkali (instead of cold water) as a first step, resulting in a liquid which is very high in organic matter. The used caustic soda is then passed into the Green CIP process in which a clay-based reagent is used to separate alkali from solids, resulting in a sludge.
Sweet smell of success
SOLEV is a French producer of high added-value designs for perfume bottles and caps. Management placed high priority on energy efficiency and sought advice from experts on how to reduce energy bills.
An audit in 2012-2013 by Optinergie (from April 2012 to May 2013) revealed the most energy-intensive areas which informed SOLEV's energy-efficiency action plan.
Cosy and friendly... to the environment, too
To meet increasing demand from guests for environmentally friendly hotels, Yves Dupont decided to fully integrate a strategy of reducing energy consumption into the construction of a new hotel in Soissons, northern France.