Equipment Coverage
Agriculture &
CHP
Greenhouses · Biomass · Co-generation
Compliance-grade emissions monitoring for gas-fired equipment too small to justify physical CEMS — making compliance affordable for greenhouses, biomass, and cogeneration.
Equipment Coverage
Industry Challenges
Problems We Solve
Seasonal & Variable Operations
Grain dryers and processing equipment operate seasonally with highly variable loads — making traditional CEMS economically impractical for intermittent use.
Distributed Small Sources
Multiple small combustion sources across large agricultural operations are individually below CEMS thresholds but collectively require monitoring and reporting.
Biomass Fuel Variability
Biomass and biogas-fired equipment faces constantly changing fuel composition — requiring adaptive models that traditional emission factors cannot provide.
Capabilities
Agriculture & Solutions
Grain Dryer Monitoring
Emissions monitoring for natural gas-fired grain drying operations — track NOₓ, CO, and particulate matter from continuous and batch drying processes.
Ethanol & Bioprocessing
Fermentation and distillation emissions monitoring — track VOCs, CO₂, and combustion byproducts from ethanol production and bioprocessing facilities.
Rendering & Food Processing
Combustion source monitoring for rendering plants and food processing boilers — manage emissions from thermal oxidizers and combustion equipment.
Distributed CHP
Optimize combined heat and power systems for agricultural operations — balance power generation and thermal output for greenhouses, barns, and processing facilities.
Greenhouse Energy
CO₂ enrichment optimization and heating efficiency for greenhouse operations — maximize crop yield while minimizing natural gas consumption and emissions.
Sustainability Metrics
Track and report environmental performance for agricultural sustainability certifications, carbon footprint reduction programs, and ESG reporting.
Compliance
Regulatory Coverage
Provincial emissions reporting for agricultural combustion sources
Air quality permits for grain drying and rendering operations
Federal GHGRP reporting for qualifying facilities
Environmental assessment requirements for new agricultural facilities
Carbon pricing exposure and offset eligibility tracking
90%
Lower Monitoring Cost vs. CEMS
For facilities that often cannot justify traditional CEMS hardware, ES-PEMS™ swaps analyzers and calibration contracts for software — turning a capital project into a line item smaller operations can absorb.
Platform
Software Modules
Recommended Product
ES-PEMS™
Cost-effective software-based emissions monitoring — ideal for agricultural and food processing facilities where traditional CEMS is prohibitive.
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ES-OptiEnergy
Energy management for CHP systems and process heating — optimize fuel consumption and reduce operating costs.
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