Concord Premium Meats Project: Refrigeration System for a Food Processing Plant
The project aimed to increase the meat production line capacity fivefold while maintaining strict temperature and humidity requirements. The goal was to ensure optimal quality and uncompromised food safety in full compliance with industry standards.
Zero-C designed and installed custom air handling units powered by a CO2-based refrigeration plant, coupled with a glycol-loop heating system that reuses recovered energy. Additionally, the costly cryogenic freezing system — which required liquid gases such as nitrogen or CO2 — was replaced by a pumped CO2 mechanical refrigeration system. This closed-loop system recirculates the refrigerant without atmospheric release, and features an industrial heat pump to supply hot air and domestic hot water.
- Significant reduction in operating costs and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
- A stable, industry-compliant production environment
- Cooling capacity: 348.8 tons @ 20°F SST and 169.8 tons @ -20°F SST
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Project Specifications
Expertise: Sustainable refrigeration, airflow management, energy recovery, energy optimization
Solutions: Custom air handling units, pumped CO2 refrigeration system, glycol-loop energy recovery, industrial heat pump for air and water heating
Location: Saint-Eustache (Quebec), Canada
Installed Equipment
- CO2-based refrigeration plant
- Custom air handling units
- Pumped CO2 mechanical refrigeration system
- Industrial heat pump for heating and domestic hot water
- Optimized airflow management system
