The food industry relies on energy for food safety, freshness, storage and preservation. Today, volatile energy prices and increasing competition from overseas are forcing changes in the industry. The food and agriculture dehydration sector is facing particularly severe energy-linked pressures as dehydration and heat processes are often inefficient, employing outdated technologies. In comparison to the status quo, our use of the turbine as a burner increases heat processing efficiencies by over 60% and provides protection from fluctuating electricity and fuel prices producing substantial increases in operating gross margins.

One of our key business strengths is our patented EnergyRenew™ technologies which dramatically reduce the net energy cost of heat processing. Typically, industries that require significant amounts of heat (ranging from 500°F to 1,100°F) for their manufacturing process, commonly referred to as heat process industries; rely on a fuel burner, most often natural gas fired, to generate the required heat. The relative inefficiency of a fuel burner results in high energy costs especially in periods of high or volatile fuel prices relative to the revenues generated by such businesses coupled with volatile electricity costs.