Agricultural/Food Processing

Solar-powered circulator technology is an emerging technology that uses solar-powered equipment to drive a radial flow process that provides laminar circulation in water and wastewater systems such as water tanks...

This assessment will build in-depth understanding of the operation of CO2-based refrigeration systems and a validated model of the energy savings compared to the other equipment.  The measured performance of...

This project implemented demand response strategies for interruption of pumping of well water during periods of high electric demand. The goal was to determine if water agencies can maintain their...

The specific objective of the study was to analyze the energy consumption of the mechanical vapor recompression (MVR) milk evaporation system at Humboldt Creamery. The results of the MVR energy...

Project Summary:This assessment measured the energy savings of a Mechanical Vapor Recompression (MVR) evaporation system compared to a triple effect evaporation system for the production of tomato paste. The MVR...

To prolong shelf life, produce such as lettuce, celery, and cauliflower must be pre-cooled to 35 ºF soon after harvest through the use of mobile vacuum refrigeration systems. Looking to...

Implementing electrodialysis wine stabilization instead of traditional cold stabilization has been demonstrated to show electrical energy and demand savings. This Project utilizes the quantitative analysis models (thermodynamic and glycol cooling...

Implementing electrodialysis wine stabilization instead of traditional cold stabilization is demonstrated to show electrical energy and demand savings. This Project was done on 18,500 gallon of Pinot Grigio in two...

A “control interlock” to stop air entering a dairy milking vacuum system. When milking cows, a pulsation unit lets atmospheric air into chambers at the milking claw which makes a...

Tartrate stablistion using electrodialysis for the wine industry: Tartrate stabilization of wine prevents the precipitation of tartrates (a white precipitate in wine bottles) during storage. Conventional cold stabilization with refrigeration...