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STATEMENT OF WORK

Project Title:

Western U.S. Food Processing Efficiency Initiative

Contractor:

Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE)
625 Marion Street, NE
Salem, OR 97301-3737
(503) 378-6043

Program Area:

Industrial

Partners:

Washington State University Energy Program (WSU)
Idaho Department of Water Resources Energy Division (Idaho)
California Energy Commission (CEC)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories (LBNL)
Del Monte Foods
Northwest Food Processors Association (NWFPA)
California League of Food Processors (CLFP)

Project Description:

Comprehensively assess the HVAC efficiency opportunities in the Northeast region, leveraging research opportunities in New York and New Jersey that have a high cooling load and a diversity of heating fuels and systems. The project combines technical studies including field measurements of HVAC equipment performance and installation quality with research and analysis of the regional HVAC market structure and strategic development of a market-based duct-sealing program model.

Management Plan (Approach):

The unique nature of STAC requires that projects be supported by multiple State entities, and to the extent necessary any other entity. As indicated in the STAC Agreement, it is the Contractor’s responsibility to coordinate the execution of work under the Contract, incorporated by reference hereto. Contractor, in conjunction with the other State entities, and to the extent necessary any other entity, shall conduct the project in accordance with the Management Plan (approach) described below.

The prime contractor for this collaborative is the Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE) which will receive funds from the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) and subcontract with the seven other participants (Washington State University Extension Energy Service, Idaho Department of Water Resources Energy Division, California Energy Commission, Northwest Food Processors Association, California League of Food Processors, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Del Monte Foods). The Oregon Department of Energy will coordinate all report compilation from participants; submit quarterly reports, final reports and appendices. Oregon will specify who is responsible for task management, milestone accomplishment, timelines and reporting requirements in contracts. The participants requesting amendment will relay all changes in tasks, assignments, budget, timetable or milestones to the ODOE. Any changes in the scope of work that will impact deliverable results or budget will be negotiated directly with the assigned representative of the NASEO by ODOE. This project consists of the following five tasks:

Task 1: Form Network/Planning

Develop a collaborative network of stakeholders, including industry associations, universities, industry leaders, state and regional agencies, energy-efficiency organizations, and national laboratories through the following activities: (1) All participants will identify key food processing companies in the Western states region, beyond those s described in this proposal, and invite them to participate in on-going planning and implementation. (2) Industry associations will facilitate industry participation in the project. (3) NWFPA and CLFP will use their energy task forces of company executives to identify effective strategies to reach decision makers in industry for transfer of best practices and emerging technologies. (4) WSU Energy Program will schedule two face-to-face participant meetings at annual conventions and/or video conferencing broadcasts to provide opportunities for industry and participant participation. (5) The NWFPA and CLFP will convene member advisory groups to provide input on best practices, technology experiences, and needs. (6) WSU Energy Program will lead development of the strategic plan for the participants and facilitate the project Industry Advisory Group. (7) WSU Energy Program will lead recruitment of regional and national industry executives for policy development and long-range strategic planning. This will include site visits to seven key regional corporate offices or plants to identify and document priority needs, standards of practice, and new or emerging technologies in use. (8) LBNL will lead evaluation of the California Food Processing Road map for applicability to the western states research agenda and needs identified through association data gathering. All participants will detail outcomes of the projects to include energy savings, emissions reductions, products produced and value added for the industry.

Task 2: Best Practices Portfolio

All participants will assemble an initial portfolio of best practices already known to the organizations and share the information throughout the region.

All participants will develop relationships with industry contacts, EERE, state energy offices, national laboratories, associations, suppliers, Industrial Assessment Centers, and universities to gather information, identify promotion leveraging opportunities, and collaborate on demonstrations or case studies. All participants will provide content input and Web links to the NWFPA’s newly developing Web portal with the Best Practices Programs available to food processors. This is being planned under recent DOE funding. WSU Energy Program will coordinate this material. Resources will include solutions to key issues such as: applicable technologies, best practices, productivity, financial incentive programs, and homeland security supply chain/regulatory issues. NWFPA and the CLFP will identify members with active best practice capability or programs and identify which have published findings or data to share.

Task 3: Emerging Technologies

A portfolio of emerging technologies that show promise for efficiency, productivity, or emissions improvement for the food processing industry will be created. WSU Energy Program will compile data and case studies on emerging technologies being applied in the food processing industry for productivity improvement, energy efficiency, quality enhancement, or waste minimization. CEC will develop six case studies of their Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) projects that demonstrate commercial application of emerging technologies that may benefit food processors. WSU Energy Program will identify specific services of WSU’s Food Science Department and the Impacts Center with ties to the Manufacturing Extension Network for developing marketing or delivery strategies for emerging technologies. CEC will inventory emerging technology demonstration sites and identify which incorporate widespread best practices to identify case examples for write up. Idaho will lead development of best practice guidelines for specifying and protecting programmable logic controllers resistant to interruption from voltage drop. WSU and Oregon will research combined heat and power applications in food processing and identify barriers and opportunities. LBNL will compile an inventory for food processing of the best available commercial and emerging technologies and sort by end use (hot water, steam, motors), process (washing, cutting, freezing, refrigeration, canning, conveying…) or system type (boilers, chillers, refrigeration compressors…). The Alliance will target the fruit and vegetable (NAICS 3114) and dairy products (NAICS 3115) sub-segments with a combination of technology and business-related solutions.

Task 4: Prepare and Deliver Content for use through the associations’ web sites, e-newsletters, workshops, video-streaming, and other conferences and promotions.

NWFPA will facilitate a teleconference workshop for food processing maintenance personnel in energy efficiency training with assistance from all participants. The workshop will be available to interested parties in up to 15 other Western states. CEC will research their experience with video streaming and educate the participants on how to prepare materials for use in that context for satellite conferences, Web, or e-mail delivery. CEC, Oregon and WSU Energy Program will develop a format for compiling, crediting, publishing and delivering reports useful to the industry. NWFPA and CLFP will identify graphic content needs for presentations, case studies, and Web sites and will manage participants contribution to meet those needs. CEC will develop and distribute streaming video training or promotion clips regarding thermal systems. CEC will provide training or guide other participants to develop similar capabilities.

Task 5: Utility/Management Demonstration

Del Monte will demonstrate the best available technology and applications of Utility Management Systems (UMS) integrated with Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) technologies. Del Monte and LBNL will conduct research, literature search and technology overview of the state-of-the-art of utility management and enterprise asset management tools. The multiple product features, integration capabilities, systems requirements and other characteristics of those tools will be identified so industry can readily conduct comparative analysis. LBNL will study the standards of production, water and energy efficiency practice of one of the largest food processing sectors.

Project Tasks, Status, and Deliverables

Last Updated: 10/24/06