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OPERATIONS
POWER Play
Dairy processors deploy energy efficient technologies
to improve sustainability and save costs.
by Lynn Petrak | lpetrak@sosland.com
T
here may be different dynamics at work, but the move
towards greater energy efficiency is propelling changes
in dairy processing plants and dairy-run facilities.
Those changes can include traditional upgrades like better
ventilation and insulation or significant projects such as
systems that harness energy from product waste.
Sustainability initiatives as part of dairy processors'
overarching corporate responsibility programs are an
important and growing factor impacting the implementation
of different technologies and practices to optimize energy use.
With the introduction of the US Dairy Stewardship
Commitment that set a goal to be a carbon neutral industry
by 2050, many participating dairy processors are embracing
energy efficiency as one way to reduce their respective
environmental footprints. Developed by the Innovation Center
for US Dairy, the Stewardship Commitment includes metrics
for energy usage, energy intensity and energy mix.
The move toward more sustainable practices has also been
encouraged by the International Dairy Foods Association
(IDFA), which has provided its members with information
and tools to apply for ENERGY STAR certification from the
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US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
" Greenhouse gases and energy efficiency tend to go hand
in hand, part of the overall drive towards sustainability, " said
Danielle Quist, vice president, regulatory affairs and counsel
for the Washington, DC-headquartered IDFA.
As Quist notes, energy efficiency is often at the core of an
organization's programs.
" Determining how to improve energy efficiency is one of
the first things a company usually does in its sustainability
journey, " she said.
With and beyond these industry-guided motivations,
dairy processors have been updating and retrofitting their
processing facilities to use less energy in many forms.
" Part of our sustainability strategy is to incorporate
energy efficiency measures wherever possible in our business
facilities, " said Nicole Rakobitsch, director of sustainability
at the independent farmer-owned cooperative Organic Valley,
based in La Farge, Wis. " By doing this, less fossil fuel energy is
consumed, and smaller renewable energy systems are needed
to replace these fossil fuels. "
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