The California Emerging Technologies Coordinating Council will be highlighting two recently completed Energy Commission research projects in an upcoming webinar. These projects have potential for reducing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in food production and other facilities. The projects to be highlighted are:
Energy Efficient Concentration of Food and Beverage Products
Erik Desormeaux, Director of Process Development, Porifera
Mr. Desormeaux will present on Porifera’s proprietary forward osmosis technology. This technology is an energy efficient, low-cost way to make juice and vegetable concentrates that reduces energy use and greenhouse gas emissions while matching the performance of an evaporator and generating purified water streams for high purity reuse.
Energy Efficient Infrared Drying of Healthy Snacks and Walnuts
Zhongli Pan,Adjunct Professor,University of California, Davis
Dr. Zhongli Pan will give two presentations on infrared heating as an energy efficient blanching/drying method, which were studied at UC Davis for producing healthy fruit- and vegetable-based snacks and for drying walnuts. The results showed that infrared heating can save a significant amount of energy compared to traditional processing methods.
Register for this webinar at:
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The California Energy Commission’s research, development, and demonstration programs provide more than $200 million each year to accelerate new scientific and technology solutions that will result in a cleaner, safer, more affordable, and more resilient energy system for California. Information on the Energy Commission’s research program can be found at https://www.energy.ca.gov/programs-and-topics/topics/research-and-development.
The Emerging Technologies Coordinating Council was established to help achieve the state’s ambitious energy savings goals. Members include Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Southern California Edison, Southern California Gas Company, San Diego Gas & Electric, California Energy Commission, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, and Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Information can be found at: https://www.etcc-ca.com/.