Recycle energy to increase efficiency
Food and beverage manufacturing is traditionally reliant on fossil fuels for energy-intensive processes, such as the production of heat1. As a result, one of the most effective ways to increase energy efficiency in food production is to recover excess heat from one process for use in another. Capturing and reusing heat that already exists in your plant reduces the amount of “new” heat you need to generate with fossil fuels. In essence, you get to recycle energy that you’ve already paid for.
Heat pump technologies offer an efficient solution for recovering process waste heat. We work with you to identify relevant energy waste streams in your production, and design a solution optimised to your particular needs.
The captured heat can be re-used in a variety of food processing applications including evaporation and drying. In cheese and powder applications, for example, a high-temperature heat pump used in combination with a whey permeate evaporator can help reduce CO2 emissions by up to 80% for that specific processing area of the plant2.
1 A substantial portion of the energy used in food and beverage manufacturing comes from fossil fuels, primarily natural gas, according to the Food & Drink Federation’s “Achieving Net Zero: A Handbook For The Food And Drink Sector.
2 Calculations estimated for waste heat recovery using an industrial high-temperature heat pump and whey permeate evaporator in the cheese and powder category.