The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) is hosting an interactive seminar on energy efficiency and novel thermal technologies in food and agricultural processing at the 2024 Minnesota Renewable Energy Roundtable on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. The event will be held at the Maple Grove Community Center in Maple Grove, Minnesota. In-person and virtual attendance options are available, and media members are invited to attend. Visit the event page to register.
Combined with renewable energy derived from biomass feedstocks, energy conservation efforts specific to the food and agriculture processing sector are critical tools for meeting sustainability goals.
Attendees will discover:
- How mechanical vapor recompression and hot rock heat storage can drive energy efficiencies.
- How energy efficiency opportunities attract, expand, and retain jobs in local food and ag processing.
- How energy efficiency technologies for process steam can lower a processing facility’s energy expenses and reduce its carbon footprint.
- How combined heat and power systems allow entities to double dip on one’s fuel budget.
In addition, some of the leading experts in energy conservation efforts and technology deployment will discuss the latest developments, success stories, and emerging technologies.
SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Tracy Hodel
Public Services Director
City of St. Cloud
Graeme Miller
Senior Research Specialist-Distributed Generation
Energy Resources Center-University of Illinois
CEO
Energy Integration, Inc.
The Minnesota Renewable Energy Roundtable is designed to catalyze discussion and innovation centered on how producers and businesses in Minnesota and beyond can capitalize on these advancements to the overall benefit of the region’s economy. For the complete agenda and more information, visit the event page.
What: 2024 Minnesota Renewable Energy Roundtable
When: December 4, 2024
Where: Maple Grove Community Center, 12951 Weaver Lake Road, Maple Grove, MN 55369
The 2024 Minnesota Renewable Energy Roundtable is co-sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Cooperative Development Grant Program, Compeer Financial, and Avisen Legal.
About AURI
The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute is a nonprofit whose mission is to accelerate the expansion of the agricultural economy by empowering expanded uses and markets of agriculturally derived products. It accomplishes this by using science and technology to help develop new uses for agricultural products. It collaborates globally, acts regionally, and is known as an economic catalyst in Minnesota communities by helping businesses take advantage of innovative opportunities in two focus areas: bioindustrial products and food. AURI provides a broad range of services, including applied research and development, scientific assistance, and a targeted network of resources to develop value-added uses for crops and coproducts. To learn more visit auri.org.
