Amy’s Kitchen Santa Rosa – CO2 Refrigerant Conversion w/ Heat Recovery
Amy's Kitchen has installed phase 1 and is eager to move on to phase 2 after COVID related issues.
Amy's Kitchen
Recipient
Petaluma, CA
Recipient Location
2nd
Senate District
12th
Assembly District
$4,382,312
Amount Spent
Active
Project Status
Project Update
The Issue
In order to meet California's ambitious climate goals, Senate Bill 1383 mandates a reduction in short lived climate pollutants, including a target to reduce hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) emissions by 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030. Conventional refrigeration systems use HFC-based refrigerants, such as Freon, which have a very high global warming potential (GWP) of approximately 4000 times carbon dioxide (CO2). There is a need to demonstrate alternatives to conventional HFCs, which can significantly reduce the GHG emissions from refrigeration systems.
Project Innovation
The purpose of this project is to install and demonstrate transcritical carbon dioxide refrigeration rack systems at the Recipient's frozen food processing facility. Replacing the existing refrigeration system will eliminate the use of high global warming potential hydrofluorocarbon and hydrochlorofluorocarbon refrigerants and reduce onsite greenhouse gas emissions.
Project Benefits
This project will result in GHG reductions by installing transcritical CO2 rack refrigeration systems, which significantly reduces refrigeration system GHG emissions.

Environmental Sustainability
This project is expected to reduce GHG emissions by approximately 2,800 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year.
Subrecipients

VCCT, Inc., dba VaCom Technologies

Match Partners

Amy's Kitchen

VCCT, Inc., dba VaCom Technologies
