Cargill commissions large-scale solar thermal system at Fresno beef plant
Cargill and TEVA Energy LLC commissioned the largest solar energy system at a meat processing facility in California. Cargill’s Fresno beef processing plant has added solar energy to pre-heat water used throughout the plant for food safety and sanitation purposes, reducing its fossil fuel energy requirements, thereby reducing the facility’s environmental footprint. This solar energy recovery system, coupled with an existing methane recovery system installed several years ago, reinforces the facility’s commitment to continually evaluating and incorporating renewable energy.
“The commissioning of this solar thermal system is another milestone toward truly sustainable production at our Fresno beef processing facility,” said Jon Nash, Cargill’s Fresno plant general manager. “We’re taking a comprehensive approach using several complementing technologies to achieve our sustainability goals. The TEVA solar system is an important component of that comprehensive initiative that reinforces our focus on environmental stewardship and resource conservation, while serving our customers and being a good corporate neighbor.”