By using solar cogeneration, many different industries can reduce a significant portion of their natural gas consumption and gain access to clean electricity to sustainably supply energy for daily operations.
Click on the segments below (food & beverage, people, process) for more resources on your industry.
Food & Beverage
Hot water is used for cleaning (Clean-In-Place), cooking, washing & sanitation, drying, pasteurization, fermentation and boiler pre-heating. Industries include:
- Food Processing (e.g. meat and poultry, dairy, nuts and vegetables, greenhouses, fish)
- Beverage (e.g. beer, wine, soft drinks, spirits)
- Food Service
People
Segments that have numerous people residing together in one location can benefit from solar cogeneration for their cooking, cleaning, showers, laundry, dishwashing, space heating, and water heater pre-heat. This includes:
- Multi-Family (e.g. apartment, condo/townhome, etc)
- Retirement
- Campus (e.g. college, university, student housing & dormitories, etc)
- Military & Government (e.g. barracks, Forward Operating Bases (FOBs), correctional facilities, government buildings, etc)
- Healthcare
- Hospitality & Resort
Process
Hot water is used for washing & sanitation, and other process heat. Examples of this segment include:
- Commercial Laundry
- Municipalities (water treatment & utility)
- Pulp & Paper
- Textile
- Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
