Overview:
This organization is seeking CO2 emission reduction technologies and/or methods to replace the biomass/wood-powered steam engines and air/air heat exchangers currently used during several tea and coffee processing steps from plantation to shipment.
Background:
This organization is responsible for the processing of tea and coffee in several regions around the world. Heated air, currently produced with steam engines and direct air/air heat exchangers, is used during the drying, withering, and oxidation phases for tea production and during extraction for coffee production. The regions where this production takes place are often remote, currently limiting potential fuel sources to wood chips and/or biomass.
The use of these fuel sources negatively impacts this organization’s Scope 1 emissions, leading them to seek emission-reducing alternatives. However, ideal solutions should not only reduce emissions but also offer a clear pathway to achieving competitive ROI against the current fuel source, which is currently priced at $30 per tonne.
Requirements:
·      Capable of heating ambient air up to 120°C
·      Evidence of significant CO2 emission reduction when compared to wood/biomass powered boilers.
·      Safe for tea and coffee processing
·      Operational cost competitive to wood/biomass powered boilers
·      Deployable in remote regions
·      Easy to maintain
·      Does not exceed the 2MW electricity cap on the grid
·      The technology needs to deliver 24/7 as operations run day and night
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Possible Solution Areas:
·      Parabolic Dish Collectors
·      Electric boilers
·      Mechanical Vapor Recompression (MVR’s),
·      heat recovery projects
·      Cleaning in Place (CIP) optimization.
Desired outcome of the solution:
A deployable industrial low / zero CO2e steam/hot air generation technology
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