(Portland, Ore.)  November 9, 2011 – Henningsen Cold Storage announces the installation and commissioning of a 78 kilowatt solar-electric system on its Portland, Oregon cold storage operation.  The company installed solar power to reduce and stabilize energy costs and to follow through on its long-standing commitment to protecting the environment.

The Henningsen installation includes 336 multi-crystalline solar panels, manufactured in the United States, covering 12,000 square feet of preexisting roof space. This system will supply approximately 5 percent of the electrical energy needs for the 145,000 square foot facility or 77,280 kilowatt hours of annual energy production.

Henningsen operates three cold storage facilities in the Portland area.  Emphasizing its commitment to environmental stewardship, this is the second investment in solar power technology Henningsen has made.  In 2010, the company installed a 200 kilowatt system on a 142,000 square foot facility.

It is estimated that over its 25-year warranted life, the Henningsen solar-energy system will keep 60 tons of CO₂ from entering the atmosphere.  This is equivalent to driving an automobile over 1,970,950 miles or the annual CO₂ offset of over 61,800 trees.

About Henningsen

Henningsen Cold Storage Co., founded in 1923 and based in Hillsboro, Oregon, is a public refrigerated warehousing company, offering full service temperature controlled logistics services in Idaho, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington.  The company has ten operations comprising over 42 million cubic feet of temperature controlled warehousing space.

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The savings found through the Bonneville Power Administration’s Energy Smart Industrial (ESI) program far surpass expectations. BPA industrial sector lead Jennifer Eskil said the administration had targeted 15 aMW in fiscal year 2011. The actual savings of 28 aMW were triple the savings that BPA found annually before launching the ESI program in late 2009, according to Cascade president Marcus Wilcox.

The OSU Food Science & Technology Department is pleased to announce our upcoming career fair on April 10^th from 5-7pm. We invite all companies looking for interns and full time employees to attend the event in Wiegand Hall. The OSU Food Science Department now has over 200 undergraduate students specialized in general food science, fermentation, and enology. In addition we will be inviting microbiology students with an interest in food and students minoring in food science (mostly business & engineering students).

We ask companies to register in advance and to contribute to refreshments that will be available during the event. ($75, check addressed to OSU Food Science). To register, please contact Linda Dunn at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Dear Valued Customers,

Given the challenges all businesses face today, you expect more from your partners.  I wanted to share with you some exciting news that will enable us to do more for you.

You may have heard about the planned merger of Ecolab and Nalco and the potential of this merger to bring an even wider range of innovative solutions to your company, leveraging the expertise and offerings of both organizations. This merger is now official, and we look forward to delivering even greater value to your business as a result.

Nalco helps customers manage water and energy, enhance air quality, optimize environmental impact and operate more efficiently. Ecolab provides cleaning, sanitizing, food safety and infection prevention products and services. Both organizations help you deliver on your sustainability goals and will be able to do so with greater impact going forward. Nalco’s water expertise is highly complementary when paired with Ecolab’s food safety focus.  The combined organization of 39,000 employees will offer even more value to you through our joint expertise and comprehensive portfolio of innovative, total impact solutions -- everywhere across your operation and everywhere around the world.

As combined industry leaders, we will apply our industry and application expertise to provide a more comprehensive and integrated view of your incoming water, process and wastewater streams. This total view of your operation will allow us to uniquely deliver total plant assurance related to food safety, brand protection, operational efficiency and sustainability.

We are committed to delivering the same high level of quality programs and services you have come to expect from Ecolab and Nalco. Your sales and service contacts remain unchanged. The new company will be based in Saint Paul, Minn., operating as Ecolab.  The Nalco name will continue as the brand in water and energy services industries and applications.  Soon you will be contacted by your local representative, who will provide additional information on the benefits of this merger to your organization and answer any questions you might have.

We look forward to helping you solve additional problems in more areas of your operations, wherever and whenever they arise. We believe the deep expertise and technologies we bring together in water, hygiene and energy will help you overcome the challenges you face and help you reach your business goals.

If an issue arises, please do not hesitate to contact your account representative or local customer service team.  We thank you for your business and appreciate our continued partnership.

Best Wishes,

Courtney Jones
District Manager
Ecolab Food & Beverage
509.528.2473

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