IRC Steering Committee Meeting July 30, 2003

Meeting Agenda I. Member update & budget II. Activities update III Deliverables IV IRC R&T Forum V. Open discussion VI. Action items VII. Adjourn

New IRC Members Sargento Foods Chris Meyer General Mills Godan Nambudiripad

Current 2003 Members  Alliant Energy  CF Industries  General Mills  Kraft Foods  OSHA  NOR-AM Cold Storage  Sargento Foods  Schoep’s Ice Cream  Tropicana Products  US EPA  Wells’ Dairy  Xcel Energy

Budget Projected Expenses$542k Projected Income$542k Base (YTD)$247k Member Projects (YTD)$76k Non-member Projects (YTD)$0k Other income (YTD)$43k Total$366k

Activities YTD Energy Efficiency Guidebook IRC Member review complete Revisions in-progress Chapter 7 being drafted On track for completion in 2003 Principles and Practices of Non-Destructive Evaluation in Ammonia Refrigeration Draft progressing Request for MI plans sent to IRC member contacts Culling information from plans Expecting to complete first draft by end of 2003 Industrial Refrigeration Consortium University of Wisconsin - - Madison Innovation–Knowledge-Progress Industrial Refrigeration Energy Efficiency Guidebook

Activities YTD Benchmarking Request for participants publicized We are currently analyzing data on about 20 ammonia storage terminals Several companies have expressed initial interest but have not provided data to-date Analysis work will continue on this project in 2003

Activities YTD Outreach Activities 2 Issues of IRC Newsletter published thus far (450 recipients from 270 companies) ASHRAE refrigeration seminar: Kansas City ASHRAE Standard 15 continuous maintenance change request ASHRAE committee participation (Std. 15, TC10.1. TC10.3, TC10.5, TC10.8, Refrigeration Committee) Comments on Wisconsin Department of Commerce on Refrigeration code changes

Activities YTD Technical Papers / Articles ASHRAE Transactions: “Strategies for Operating Refrigerated Warehouses Under Real-Time Pricing” IIR: “Selection of Screw Compressors For Energy Efficient Operation” TechNote e-learning Member Projects (not explicitly listed here)

New Research Project to Kick-off “Optimizing Low Temperature Freezing Systems” PhD candidate Nawaf Aljuwayhel Will investigate techniques to optimize freezing systems Expect scope to include both a model and field experiments Project will begin in September and likely run for the next four years

2003 Deliverables IRC Newsletter – 2 of 4 editions for 2003 complete IRC Website – being enhanced Energy Efficiency Guidebook – in progress Mechanical Integrity: NDE Guidelines – in progress Benchmarking Research – in progress IRC Marketing – on-going IRC Hotline – on-going EPD course discounts – on-going IRC Web course – will be offered in CY2003

New IRC Website – Coming Soon!

2004 IRC R&T Forum & Advisory IRC Annual Advisory Products – Bradenton, FL Wednesday January 14, :00 am – 12:00 pm IRC R&T Products – Bradenton, FL Wednesday January 14, 2004: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Thursday January 15, 2004: 8:00 am – 2:30 pm

Potential R&T Forum Topics Tropicana North Machinery Room Overview of system Field tours Risk Roundtable Presentations and panel discussion from insurance industry representatives Focus on trends in ammonia refrigeration systems HSB, Chubb?, Travelers?, other? Field Testing of Variable Speed Screw Compressor

Potential R&T Forum Topics Emerging Technologies – Variable Frequency Drives for Industrial Refrigeration Overview and applications: compressors, condensers, and evaporators Benchmarking Methods, analysis techniques, applications Underfloor Heating Systems Alternatives, energy comparison, design considerations, lesson’s learned

Potential R&T Forum Topics PSM Best Practices SOP Lesson’s learned, MI, other Introducing the IRC’s PSM Audit Toolbox PSM – What’s the Business Case? Other Ideas?

Action Items

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