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Energy
 
Empowering Agriculture: Energy Options for Horticulture
Postharvest Chapters co-authored by Lisa Kitinoja, and James Thompson
March 2009
Methods for Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Efficient Hydrolysis and Biofuel Production
Parveen Kumar, Diane M. Barrett, Michael J. Delwiche, and Pieter Stroeve
March 2009
Electricity Use in Produce Coolers (PPT)
Jim Thompson
February 2009
Status of Energy Use and Conservation Technologies Used in Fruit and Vegetable Cooling Operations in California
Prepared by: James F. Thompson, and R. Paul Singh
July 2008
Benchmarking Study of the Refrigerated Warehousing Industry Sector in California
R. Paul Singh
July 2008
Energy Benchmarking of Warehouses for Frozen Foods
B. Prakash, and R. Paul Singh
July 2008
Research and Extension Reduce Impact of California Energy Crunch
Michael S. Reid, and James F. Thompson
September-October 2001
Problem Solver: Excessive Energy Use in a Hydrocooler
Jim Thompson
May 2001
Planning for a Blackout
Jim Thompson
February 2001
Energy Conservation in Cold Storage and Cooling Operations
Jim Thompson
February 2001
Managing Time-of-Use Electrical Rates in Cooling Facilities
J.F. Thompson, J. Knutson
1989
Energy Use in Hydrocooling Stone Fruit
J.F. Thompson, Y.L. Chen
1989
Comparative Energy Use of Vacuum, Hydro, and Forced Air Coolers for Fruits and Vegetables
J.F. Thompson, Y.L. Chen
1988
Energy Use in Vacuum Coolers for Fresh Market Vegetables
J.F. Thompson, Y.L. Chen, T.R. Rumsey
1987
Overdrying Walnuts...a way to prevent it.
Jim Young, Jim Thompson, and Tom Rumsey
August/September 1981
Recirculating Air in Walnut Dryers Reduces Utility Bills
Jim Young, Jim Thompson, and Tom Rumsey
August/September 1981
Energy Conservation in Drying of Fruits in Tunnel Dehydrators
James F. Thompson, Manjeet S. Chhinnan, Martin W. Miller, and Gerald D. Knutson
1981
Reducing Energy Costs of Walnut Dehydration
James F. Thompson
1981


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