On Wednesday, July 11, Gills Onions and Duda Farm Fresh Foods will co-host a Produce Energy "Green" Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in Oxnard, Calif. The companies will introduce the world’s largest vanadium flow battery and 37,000 square feet of photovoltaic solar panels, respectively. The zero waste event will feature video tours of the Gills and Duda facilities, onsite project tours and remarks from company representatives and distinguished guests, including Karen Ross, Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, and Gordon Burns, Undersecretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency.
Built by U.S.-based Prudent Energy, Gills’ tennis-court-sized vanadium flow battery was installed to build upon the company’s award-winning Advanced Energy Recovery System (AERS) and will further improve the processing facility’s energy efficiency during peak usage hours. Gills’ flow battery stores electricity during lower-cost nighttime hours. During higher-cost peak hours, the Gills facility can rely on the flow battery to generate 600 kilowatts of power for as long as six hours.
Duda’s 37,000 square feet of photovoltaic solar panels, engineered by Cenergy Power, are the latest addition to the company’s fresh-cut celery facility, opened in 2008. The solar panels will generate 688,000 kWh per year and provide 40 percent of the power for the fresh-cut celery and cooling facility. Installing the panels allows Duda to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 478 metric tons each year – or the equivalent of the emissions from 53,580 gallons of gasoline consumed.
Honored guests:
The event is taking place on Wednesday, July 11, 2012. there will be a breakfast reception from 8:30 – 9:30 am. The ceremony will take place from 10 am – noon. The event will be held at Gills Onions, 1051 S. Pacific Ave., Oxnard, CA 93030
For more information:
Nikki Rodoni
Gills Onions
Tel: +1 831-594-7972
[email protected]
Or
Jennifer Lucado
Duda Farm Fresh Foods
Tel: +1 804-675-8176
Tel 2: +1 540-871-3996 (day of event)
[email protected]
Built by U.S.-based Prudent Energy, Gills’ tennis-court-sized vanadium flow battery was installed to build upon the company’s award-winning Advanced Energy Recovery System (AERS) and will further improve the processing facility’s energy efficiency during peak usage hours. Gills’ flow battery stores electricity during lower-cost nighttime hours. During higher-cost peak hours, the Gills facility can rely on the flow battery to generate 600 kilowatts of power for as long as six hours.
Duda’s 37,000 square feet of photovoltaic solar panels, engineered by Cenergy Power, are the latest addition to the company’s fresh-cut celery facility, opened in 2008. The solar panels will generate 688,000 kWh per year and provide 40 percent of the power for the fresh-cut celery and cooling facility. Installing the panels allows Duda to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 478 metric tons each year – or the equivalent of the emissions from 53,580 gallons of gasoline consumed.
Honored guests:
- Karen Ross, Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture
- Gordon Burns, Undersecretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency
- Rory Bruton, 4th grader at Lincoln Elementary, agriculture enthusiast
The event is taking place on Wednesday, July 11, 2012. there will be a breakfast reception from 8:30 – 9:30 am. The ceremony will take place from 10 am – noon. The event will be held at Gills Onions, 1051 S. Pacific Ave., Oxnard, CA 93030
For more information:
Nikki Rodoni
Gills Onions
Tel: +1 831-594-7972
[email protected]
Or
Jennifer Lucado
Duda Farm Fresh Foods
Tel: +1 804-675-8176
Tel 2: +1 540-871-3996 (day of event)
[email protected]