Heat Recovery Systems on Spray Dryers and Boilers
California Dairies, Inc.
Recipient
Visalia, CA
Recipient Location
12th
Senate District
32nd
Assembly District
$2,067,581
Amount Spent
Completed
Project Status
Project Result
The Issue
Industrial food manufacturing processes require large amounts of heat. This heat is produced by burning fossil fuels such as natural gas. Much of the heat escapes the processes through hot exhaust streams, and additional fuel must be burned to make up for the lost heat. The excess fuel consumption results in the release of excess amounts of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
Project Innovation
The purpose of this project is to fund the deployment of heat recovery systems at two of the Recipient's dairy processing facilities and adopting staff's determination that this action is exempt from CEQA. The project will occur in the existing dairy processing facilities. The project will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by reducing fuel consumption on the dryers and boilers.
Project Benefits
The Recipient will install heat recovery systems on all spray dryers at one facility and all boilers at two facilities. These systems will capture heat escaping from hot exhaust streams and utilize it to pre-heat input streams such as dryer intake air and water for sanitation. This directly reduces the fuel consumption on the dryers and boilers, thereby reducing GHG emissions at both facilities. The project is consistent with the California Energy Commission's mission of leading the state to a 100 percent clean energy future.
Environmental Sustainability
This project is expected to reduce GHG emissions by approximately 9,200 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year by reducing fuel consumption on the dryers and boilers.
Subrecipients
Skyven Technologies, Inc.
Match Partners
Skyven Technologies, Inc.
