Industry · Dairy & Food
End-to-end energy cost optimization for the dairy & food industry
Our AI-powered platform combines energy procurement, flexibility control, portfolio management and CO₂ reporting – so you can run dairy and food production cost-efficiently and sustainably.
Book a meetingIndustry-specific challenges
Cooling, steam and drying make energy the decisive cost lever in dairy and food production.
Energy-intensive processes
Pasteurization, evaporation, spray drying and large-scale refrigeration drive electricity and steam demand in dairies sharply upwards.
Volatile power & gas prices
Fluctuating energy markets complicate costing for milk powder, cheese, yogurt and ice cream – and put margins at risk.
Strict hygiene & quality windows
CIP cleaning, fermentation and cold chains leave little room – flexibility has to be unlocked within tight product and hygiene limits.
CO₂ & ESG reporting duties
CSRD, EU ETS and requirements from large food retailers demand audit-proof emissions and energy data per site.
Energy flexibility
Monetize flexibility. Without capex.
Dairies and food producers have substantial controllable loads – from central refrigeration and spray dryers to CIP systems. avoltra turns them into revenue without breaching hygiene or quality windows.
Refrigeration & cold store flex
Shift cooling load across central refrigeration, glycol/ice-water circuits, cold rooms and hardening tunnels within permitted temperature bands – no new hardware, no changes to recipes.
Spray dryers & evaporators
Powder and whey lines are among the strongest flex candidates: large thermal loads and process inertia allow drying and evaporation campaigns to be moved into low-price hours.
Pasteurization, UHT & campaigns
Batch-oriented heat processes with tank buffers can be scheduled into favorable spot-price windows – ideal for fresh milk, yogurt and cream plants.
Making CIP cleaning controllable
Hot water, pumps and chemical circuits in CIP can often be shifted in time. avoltra automatically schedules secondary cleaning into low-price hours – within your hygiene windows.
Energy procurement
Optimize procurement. Lower costs.
AI-powered procurement strategies for energy-intensive dairies and food producers – data-driven, automated and matched to your load profiles.
Real-time market data
Track power and gas prices live and react instantly to market movements.
AI procurement recommendations
Our algorithms identify optimal moments for tranching and procurement – aligned with your load profiles.
Portfolio overview
All contracts, PPAs, grid fees and levies managed centrally – across every site.
Risk management
Assess and steer market risks with integrated scenarios and hedging strategies.
Platform overview
One platform. All modules. Fully integrated.
avoltra unites every aspect of energy management – tailored specifically to dairies and the food industry.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Which equipment in a dairy is suitable for load shifting without compromising product quality or hygiene?
The biggest levers are usually in refrigeration: cooling systems and cold rooms can be pre-cooled or post-cooled within the permissible temperatures. Depending on the plant, processes with intermediate storage are added, such as drying or heating with buffer tanks. avoltra schedules these loads in low-cost hours and treats your requirements on product quality, temperature and hygiene as fixed limits.
We mostly buy electricity at fixed prices. Is AI-powered energy procurement still worthwhile?
Yes. avoltra does not replace your risk strategy but works within the ratio of fixed-price and variable shares that you define. The platform defines purchasing corridors, suggests favorable times for tranches and tests strategies in advance against your historical consumption data. Every decision is documented with market context, which makes approval by management or controlling easier.
Is it worthwhile for a dairy to generate heat with electricity instead of gas?
That depends on electricity and gas prices, your grid fees and the existing equipment, such as CHP units, gas boilers or electric boilers. avoltra maps electricity and gas in one portfolio and includes on-site generation in planning. This makes it possible to calculate scenarios showing in which hours electricity is more economical than gas for steam and heat.