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VaCom’s Multi-Tenant Solution Included In Virtual Innovation Program Education Sessions

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La Verne (California), October 13, 2020. This year, the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) will be putting on the first Virtual Innovation Program. Aimed at companies who produce, handle, store, transport or are involved in the distribution of perishable products and  this virtual conference will be a convenient and affordable way for members to have the opportunity to learn, connect, and engage with the community of cold chain professionals and supporters. This conference will be a “can’t miss” opportunity for companies that are looking to optimize supply chain, improve operations, and/or construct a facility. Online sessions will occur on a variety of days, starting on Wednesday, October 13 through Tuesday, November 10.

The conference includes the Virtual Learning Series education sessions, which aim to deliver essential content for individuals at all levels within all segments of the global cold chain. One of these sessions, Innovative Energy Usage Allocation Technology Solutions for Multi-Tenant Cold Storage Warehouses, will cover how advancements in technology have made tracking energy usage in cold storage buildings with multiple tenants, calculating energy usage, and billing much easier. George Botich and Richard Drones of Alliance Refrigeration and Daniel Karcher of Davis Partners will discuss how using VaCom’s multi-tenant refrigeration allocation software has improved their operation. This session will take place on Friday, October 23, from 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET.

Find out more about the Virtual Innovation Program, including how to sign up, here.

See the complete schedule of events here.

Read more about VaCom’s Multi Tenant Refrigeration Allocation Solution here.

About VaCom Technologies

VaCom Technologies focuses on refrigeration controls solutions and is headquartered in the USA. The company is the leader in controls integration, providing analysis, controls and monitoring solutions for the most energy-efficient and cost-effective refrigeration technology management in the industry. More information: www.VaComTech.com.

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Announcement: Introducing VaCom India

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We are proud to announce that we will be extending our services with a new branch location in Pune, India.  VaCom India will provide the same expertise in industrial refrigeration control systems and energy efficiency to the food & beverage and cold storage industries all over India.  Several local projects have already commenced and VaCom is excited about the opportunity to expand in this region.

Please send us an email with any inquiries you may have regarding VaCom India: IndiaSales@VaComtech.com

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Spiral Freezer Control Article Published Again in Refrigeration & Frozen Foods Magazine

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La Verne (California), June 3, 2020. An article, written by VaCom Technologies energy engineer Ivy Arkfeld about spiral freezer controls, was published for a second time, this time on the Refrigeration & Frozen Foods Magazine website.

The article covers the importance of integrating spiral freezer control with process and refrigeration controls, and discusses the efficiency, production, and energy-consumption benefits of doing so.

Arkfeld also described VaCom’s experience with this type of integrated spiral freezer control and how product testing can be utilized to establish operating parameters for each product moving through the spiral.

The full article can be found on the Refrigeration & Frozen Foods website here.

About VaCom Technologies

VaCom Technologies focuses on refrigeration controls solutions and is headquartered in the USA. The company is the leader in controls integration, providing analysis, controls and monitoring solutions for the most energy-efficient and cost-effective refrigeration technology management in the industry. More information: www.VaComtech.com.

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Article by VaCom Engineer About Spiral Freezer Control Published in Food Engineering Magazine

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La Verne (California), May 27, 2020. Ivy Arkfeld, energy engineer at VaCom Technologies, recently wrote an article about spiral freezer controls that was published on the Food Engineering Magazine website.

The article covers the importance of integrating spiral freezer control with process and refrigeration controls, and discusses the efficiency, production, and energy-consumption benefits of doing so.

Arkfeld also described VaCom’s experience with this type of integrated spiral freezer control and how product testing can be utilized to establish operating parameters for each product moving through the spiral.

The full article can be found here.

About VaCom Technologies

VaCom Technologies focuses on refrigeration controls solutions and is headquartered in the USA. The company is the leader in controls integration, providing analysis, controls and monitoring solutions for the most energy-efficient and cost-effective refrigeration technology management in the industry. More information: www.VaComtech.com.

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Accelerate Magazine Highlights VaCom’s EnergyDashboard Tool

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\"\"La Verne (California), March 26, 2020. Accelerate Magazine, a publication from shecco, discussed VaCom Technologies\’ EnergyDashboard tool in their March edition. Shecco is the leader in natural refrigerant news.

The article highlights how VaCom has been using the cloud-based performance monitoring platform since its introduction in 2003 to help food & beverage plants and refrigerated warehouses improve refrigeration system performance and reliability.

Approximately 50 different companies are now using EnergyDashboard to monitor a variety of industrial refrigeration systems, commercial refrigeration racks, HVAC systems, process chillers and heat pumps. The article discusses a particular plant that was able to realize 800,000 kWh of energy savings, which equaled $120,000 in savings and 182 metric tons of CO2e emissions reduction, but utilizing EnergyDashboard to monitor system efficiency degradation and identify opportunities for improvement.

The full article can be found here.

About VaCom Technologies

VaCom Technologies focuses on refrigeration controls solutions and is headquartered in the USA. The company is the leader in controls integration, providing analysis, controls and monitoring solutions for the most energy-efficient and cost-effective refrigeration technology management in the industry. More information: www.VaComtech.com.

 

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VaCom Technologies Delivers Maximum Energy Incentives to Leading Distributor

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La Verne (California) — VaCom Technologies, the leader in industrial refrigeration controls analysis, systems and monitoring, worked with one of the largest distributors in the country on its proposed refrigeration system designs for a facility in Sacramento. In conjunction with the\"VaCom Design Services Division from ESI Group USA, VaCom’s energy and refrigeration engineers advised the distributor on 10 unique energy efficiency measures which are expected to provide the new facility with greater than $200,000 in savings per year on their utility bills versus a standard Title 24 code-compliant facility. The project application resulted in the maximum available incentives being awarded to the project under SMUD and the California Savings By Design program.

VaCom has an accomplished history of successfully working with California’s electric utilities and California’s distributors in identifying, implementing, and measuring & validating energy efficiency opportunities. The company’s well-established name and impressive experience is at the core of its strong partnerships with the leading distribution companies in the United States.

If you want to speak to a VaCom refrigeration and energy engineer to see how we might help your new construction or existing facility save energy contact: Trevor Bellon at tbellon@VaComtech.com.

About VaCom Technologies
VaCom Technologies focuses on refrigeration controls solutions and is headquartered in the USA. The company is the leader in controls integration, providing analysis, controls and monitoring solutions for the most energy-efficient and cost-effective refrigeration technology management in the industry. More information: www.VaComtech.com.

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VaCom Presents on Title 24 Proposal for TC CO2 Systems at NASRC Expo

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La Verne (California), January 15, 2020. VaCom Technologies, who has been working with the statewide codes and standards enhancement team for California energy code Title 24, was able to present at the 2020 NASRC Low-GWP & Energy Efficiency Expo in Los Angeles, CA. Over the two-day event, the attendees were able to see product exhibits, hear presentations about the latest refrigerant regulations and energy codes, learn about emerging technologies, and more.\"\"

Trevor Bellon presented on VaCom\’s proposal to 2022 Title 24 to develop standardized efficiency requirements for new transcritical CO2 refrigeration systems. He spoke about the motivations for including these types of regulations, the current market for transcritical CO2 systems, and the energy costs and impacts that this code requirements would produce. If you would like to read over the presentation, it can be found here.

About VaCom Technologies

VaCom Technologies focuses on refrigeration controls solutions and is headquartered in the USA. The company is the leader in controls integration, providing analysis, controls and monitoring solutions for the most energy-efficient and cost-effective refrigeration technology management in the industry. More information: www.VaComtech.com.

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Improved Sustainability Efforts Led to Massive Cost Savings

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THE CHALLENGE

Humboldt CreameryHumboldt Creamery is proud of its sustainable, zero-waste initiatives to reduce the footprint of its manufacturing process. The Creamery is always looking to explore ways to bring its customers organic dairy products made in the most responsible way.

The creamery employs about 100 people and manufactures fluid and powdered milk, as well as ice cream. Humboldt Creamery was looking to increase the plant’s sustainability efforts, as well as increase performance and energy savings from their refrigeration system.

THE SOLUTION

Humboldt CreameryHumboldt Creamery started working with VaCom Technologies three years ago at the encouragement of the local utility who had seen firsthand VaCom’s effective and impressive work. Their first project started as an upgrade to their refrigeration on their controls system. VaCom assisted the facility in applying for a utility incentive program which helped cover a significant amount of project costs, as well as drive energy savings.

Following implementation, two years of performance monitoring was per-formed using VaCom’s EnergyDashboard service. During this time, energy and refrigeration engineers from VaCom fine-tuned the system to achieve and maintain the expected savings.

THE RESULTS

According to the Mike Callihan, Humboldt Creamery’s Plant Manager, “VaCom is a very capable company. Their Energy Dashboard is helpful at identifying issues with the system. The team is responsive and available.” They have saved about 1,100,000 kWh per year since implementation (Normalized to 2017 Production). That equates to roughly $150,000 per year, or $450,000 over the past three years.

Their sustainability and energy efficiency efforts have totaled over 250 Metric tons of CO2 emissions reduction. This collective effort lead to the facility being awarded a persistence utility incentive after the two years of improved performance. The facility has continued to participate in performance monitoring, leading to maintained energy savings and identification of future projects to improve the plant’s performance.

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Cold Storage Facility Improves Bottom Line Through VaCom’s Refrigeration Performance Monitoring

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THE CHALLENGE

A multi-national food and agricultural products company operating a 50,000+ sq. ft. protein storage warehouse in California noticed gradually rising utility costs, which had a significant effect

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upon the operating cost of the facility. It was noted that the largest user of energy was the refrigeration system, which had been declining in performance and efficiency over time, partly due to the facility’s inability to retain onsite refrigeration or energy engineering personnel. Com-pounding the rising energy costs, the facility was not able to dedicate resources toward mitigating growing and changing demand charges on their utility bills.

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THE SOLUTION

The warehouse operator reached out to VaCom’s Performance Monitoring Service Team, whose Refrigeration and Energy Engineers accessed the facility’s refrigeration control system via a secure connection with VaCom’s EnergyDashboard tool. System performance data was continuously measured, trended, and analyzed. Multiple energy-saving and performance improvements opportunities were identified. Opportunities ranged from equipment failures, behavioral changes, to set point changes. Each opportunity was furthermore analyzed financially and ranked according to its payback and criticality to operations.

During periodic review meetings, all stakeholders, including the facility operator, their refrigeration contractor, and the VaCom Engineers, each opportunity was assessed and the team formed a planned approach to address each opportunity for improvement. EnergyDashboard continued to measure the system’s performance and the results of their work was manifested in the data.

THE RESULTS

Clear results measured a 39% reduction in total facility daily energy usage (see graph below), and an annual savings of 800,000 kWh, equating to $120,000 per year energy cost reduction. The energy savings equate to 182 Metric-tons of CO2 GHG emissions per year. Overall, the engagement with VaCom’s Performance Monitoring Service has provided a Return on Investment (ROI) of greater than 700%. The facility is dedicated to maintaining the savings through a continuous improvement program and team approach involving all stakeholders.

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Second VaCom Customer Receives $900K in Grants to Combat Greenhouse Gas Emissions in California

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THE CHALLENGE
One of the world’s largest wineries located in California was operating their multi-system refrigeration plant with refrigeration equipment and controls which utilized less efficient means of capacity adjustment than today’s equipment offerings. With eight large refrigeration systems in place, this left the possibility of significant energy savings, and by extension an opportunity to decrease greenhouse gas emissions.

The challenge was to first identify which equipment should be prioritized for replacement based on historical refrigeration loads and operational efficiencies. The second step was to develop a plan with the customer that allowed for implementation over multiple years to best fit within their capital investment plan.

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THE SOLUTION
VaCom has been assisting this customer for over a decade by implementing energy efficiency measures through controls upgrades and subsequent performance monitoring using their web based software EnergyDashboard®. This performance data was leveraged to get a clear picture of historical loads and energy usage for all eight independent refrigeration systems operating at the facility. This was then used to develop an hourly simulation model to quantify the energy savings and greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions associated with updating equipment and controls, including implementation of VFD capacity controls.

VaCom has an accomplished history of successfully working with California’s electric utilities and California’s food & beverage plant owners in identifying, implementing, and measuring & validating energy efficiency opportunities. It is due to these credentials that VaCom recognized the Food Production Investment Program within the California Energy Commission as an ideal opportunity to accomplish the goals of this customer.

THE RESULTS
VaCom was hired by the customer to develop a turnkey FPIP grant application on their behalf. Through the analysis of real data coupled with detailed energy modeling, VaCom identified specific opportunities with the biggest impact on energy savings and greenhouse gas reduction. The scope and benefits of the project were documented in a concise and effectively written grant application to the California Energy Commission.

The application was reviewed by the CEC, and accepted. 100% of the more than $900,000 applied for grant was awarded by the California Energy Commission to the customer to aid in completing the project. The estimated annual electricity savings is approximately 1 million kWh and eliminating the equivalent of 200 Metric Tons of CO2 emissions.

Upon completion of the project, the customer will have further modernized their wine production operation, reduced their GHG emissions, and taken another step along the path to continuous improvement.

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