Industrial heat pumps provide chilling and freezing, and reclaim the heat energy lost in chilling to save money on heating water for cooking and cleaning—but is retrofitting possible?

Tempo Beverages Ltd. has turned to Brenmiller Energy Ltd. to replace fossil fuel boilers with a 32 MWh bGEN thermal energy storage (TES) system at its production plant in Netanya, Israel.

Kraft Heinz will use the funds to install heat pumps, electric heaters, electric boilers, anaerobic digestors, biogas boilers, solar thermal, solar photovoltaic and thermal energy storage at its facilities.

The soda alternative will launching two new flavors later in 2023 for a total of five that are derived from natural plant extracts.

According to ABB Electrification’s Energy Insights survey, companies feel that the continuing instability of energy is threatening their profitability and competitiveness.

By now it’s clear that the major industries of the world must make radical changes to minimize the effects of climate change, and that includes revamping the thermal utilities that power our global food systems, which account for more than 34% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

There are several methods to reduce energy needs, usage and costs. Some are basic and simple; others are more sublime. Four recent news items show how processors can take steps to decrease energy inputs, improve their carbon footprint and look smarter and be more sustainable.

Recent developments from energy providers and equipment suppliers are providing new ways to reduce energy usage and costs. We look at developments on the AI (artificial intelligence) front from Constellation (an Exelon company) and integrating process with heating/cooling systems from GEA, supplier of manufacturing equipment to the food and beverage industry.