Large Energy User Initiative of the Year
This award recognises a large energy user that has implemented an initiative delivering significant operational, environmental, or commercial value through improved energy management.
Sponsored by
McCain Foods
Mechanical vapour recompression - fryer heat recovery
finalist
Large Energy User Initiative of the Year
New Zealand Energy Excellence Awards 2023
McCain's fryer heat recovery system at its Timaru plant captures energy from the frying process and uses it to heat other upstream processes. The vapofan/mechanical vapour recompression system is the first of its kind in New Zealand for its specific type of heat recovery application, and likely a global first. Already exceeding its design parameters, energy savings are estimated at 39,943 gigajoules/year, with water consumption cut by 17,600 cubic metres/year.