Tegel food's heat recovery system saves more than $110,000 per year

Tegel Foods has installed a heat exchanger which is expected to save the company more than $100,000 a year.

With just two years payback, Tegel foods is also expected to save 628 tonnes of CO2 a year.

The plant needs considerable refrigeration and uses a lot of hot water, making it an ideal candidate for a heat recovery system. Refrigeration creates waste energy in the form of heat, while heating large quantities of hot water requires a lot of energy.

The heat recovery system uses waste heat from the plant's industrial refrigeration system and main air compressor to preheat process water. It is expected to cut the factory's carbon dioxide emissions by over 600 tonnes a year.