TY - GEN
T1 - DOE's Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) - Assessment efforts to improve energy efficiency, carbon footprint and profit in the U.S. steel industry
AU - Quinn, James E.
AU - Martin, Michaela A.
AU - Nimbalkar, Sachin U.
AU - Garland, Patricia W.
AU - Wright, Anthony L.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - In the iron and steel industry, 57 system-based energy saving assessments have been completed since 2006 by DOE systems' Energy Experts, with an average savings of about 7.3% of total energy costs and 7.3% of total source energy consumption. Over $159 million/year worth of potential energy savings and approximately 1 million metric tons of CO2 reductions have been identified. So far, the total value of the energy savings implemented is $17.1 million/year. System-based assessments help large plants identify key opportunities for savings by focusing on energy-intensive systems such as process heating, steam, pumps, and compressed air. Since 2006, 20 cross-cutting assessments have been completed in the iron and steel industry with an average savings of about 17.4% of total costs and 11.1% of total source energy consumption. Over $9 million/year worth of potential energy savings have been identified. The total value of the energy savings implemented is $3.9 million/year. The importance of energy performance is ever increasing for the iron and steel industry, one of the largest energy consumers in the U.S. manufacturing sector. Save Energy Now system-based and cross-cutting assessments performed at iron and steel manufacturing plants reveal steps that companies can take to reduce energy cost - many with a payback of less than two years. Time spent participating in the assessment can result in significant, long-term improvements that decrease the amount of energy used and reduce carbon footprint, while improving a company's bottom line. In addition to improving the energy efficiency, industrial facilities can also reduce maintenance, decrease downtime, increase production throughput, and improve product quality.
AB - In the iron and steel industry, 57 system-based energy saving assessments have been completed since 2006 by DOE systems' Energy Experts, with an average savings of about 7.3% of total energy costs and 7.3% of total source energy consumption. Over $159 million/year worth of potential energy savings and approximately 1 million metric tons of CO2 reductions have been identified. So far, the total value of the energy savings implemented is $17.1 million/year. System-based assessments help large plants identify key opportunities for savings by focusing on energy-intensive systems such as process heating, steam, pumps, and compressed air. Since 2006, 20 cross-cutting assessments have been completed in the iron and steel industry with an average savings of about 17.4% of total costs and 11.1% of total source energy consumption. Over $9 million/year worth of potential energy savings have been identified. The total value of the energy savings implemented is $3.9 million/year. The importance of energy performance is ever increasing for the iron and steel industry, one of the largest energy consumers in the U.S. manufacturing sector. Save Energy Now system-based and cross-cutting assessments performed at iron and steel manufacturing plants reveal steps that companies can take to reduce energy cost - many with a payback of less than two years. Time spent participating in the assessment can result in significant, long-term improvements that decrease the amount of energy used and reduce carbon footprint, while improving a company's bottom line. In addition to improving the energy efficiency, industrial facilities can also reduce maintenance, decrease downtime, increase production throughput, and improve product quality.
KW - BestPractices
KW - Energy efficiency
KW - IAC
KW - Industrial assessment centers
KW - SEN
KW - Save energy now
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:70349907085
SN - 9781935117025
T3 - AISTech - Iron and Steel Technology Conference Proceedings
SP - 773
EP - 779
BT - AISTech 2009 - Proceedings of the Iron and Steel Technology Conference
T2 - Iron and Steel Technology Conference, AISTech 2009
Y2 - 4 May 2009 through 7 May 2009
ER -