Project SummaryIn most plastic fabrication processes, plastic resin has to be dried to a specific humidity level before using it for fabrication. The technology under consideration, a new type of dryer for plastic resins, uses a revolving circular bed of desiccant material in a honeycomb structure....

Project SummaryTo 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 reduce this energy use, this project evaluates the use of VFDs on the refrigeration and vacuum...

This report assesses the demand response potential from single family residential swimming pool pumps. Pool pump profiles were developed based on site monitoring data for Inland, Coastal and Desert regions of Southern California Edison service territory.The resulting profiles produced an estimated...

Project SummaryThis 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 a CO2/NH3 Cascade system over a six month period was compared to the...

Project SummaryImplementing 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 model) developed in a previous study...

Project SummaryThis energy efficiency study determined the demand reduction and energy savings of 12 vertical sash, variable air volume fume hoods. The assessment compared the volumetric air flow rates of fume hoods with and without automated sash positioning control systems (ASPCS). Twelve hoods...

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 water supply and pressure to their customers during an extended shutdown of all their supply well...

Project SummaryThis report provides methodology for calculating energy savings achieved by four major energy-saving measures for activated sludge processes. The report also lists software and hardware necessary for the implementations of the above-mentioned optimizations and control...

Project SummaryImplementing 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 uninsulated tanks. Results indicated 99% (26,700 kWh) electrcity...

This project seeks to determine the energy savings from the bulk refrigeration and flash refrigeration processes and analyzes the energy saving potential of using a new wine stabilization process known as...