A Scaled Microgrid to Provide Clean Power for Premium Cold Storage Facilities in California's Central Valley

The Origo Investments company is partnering with Amond World to create a refrigerated cold storage facility at Madera Airport Industrial Park.

FREMONT, CA: “Central California produces 60 percent of all the nuts and citrus consumed in the U.S. each year; the almond industry alone produces 80 percent of the world's global supply," says Origo Investments principal Adam Hayner. Origo Investments collaborates with industry veterans, Amond World, to create a state-of-the-art refrigerated cold storage facility in the Madera Airport Industrial Park. The facility will consist of two 250,000-square-foot buildings, each of which will hold an estimated 50 million pounds of almonds and other recently harvested crops for farmers and processors.

"We believe that these new cold storage facilities will support local farmers by empowering them to more efficiently manage the sale of their crops over longer periods and ultimately to deliver higher profitability. To achieve this, we are building temperature-controlled storage that focuses on and prioritizes sustainability. Scale Microgrids is there to help support our commitment to the farmers,” adds Hayner.

The facility will enable short- and long-term storage, boost profitability, extend the shelf life of almonds by up to two years, and streamline logistics and storage expenses. Cold storage for California's agriculture industry is a vital component of the supply chain that feeds the nation and is a driver of the state's economic prosperity.

Origo has teamed with Scale Microgrids to design, build, and operate an off-grid clean energy microgrid offering cheaper, cleaner, and more reliable power to assure energy access, reliability, and cost economics while considering the facility's sustainability.