Success Stories
ITP recognizes its industry partners who have helped raise awareness of industrial energy efficiency (PDF 2.3 MB) Download Adobe Reader. |
U.S. industry is reaping the benefits of new technologies and analytical tools developed through partnerships with industry and the Industrial Technologies Program (ITP). These emerging and commercially available technologies are helping industry to use energy more efficiently and reduce the cost of doing business. Highly efficient industrial energy systems are enhancing U.S. competitiveness and environmental performance.
The Industrial Energy Systems subprogram promotes industry adoption of new, more efficient energy systems and improvements to existing energy operations. The following examples highlight successful R&D or technology implementation projects to improve the energy efficiency of industrial energy systems. They are available below as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.
Combustion
- Forced Internal Recirculation Burners (FIR), with NOx emission below 9 vvpm, and CO emissions below 50 vvpm, have been successfully developed and are now for sale by Johnston Burner Company (PDF 96 KB)
- Ultra Low NOx Burners have 10 to 100 times less NOx emissions than conventional burners and are now being sold by Maxon Burner Corporation (PDF 477 KB)
To learn more about other successes in combustion systems R&D, please visit the Combustion Sub-program page.
Steam
- FMC Chemicals: Burner Management System Upgrade Improves Performance and Saves Energy at a Chemical Plant
- Improving Steam Turbine Performance at a Steel Mill (Bethlehem Steel Corporation)
To learn more about other successful steam system Case Studies please visit the Best Practices Program's Case Studies page.
Motors
- Motor System Upgrades Smooth the Way to Savings of $700,000 at Chevron Refinery (PDF 73 KB)
- New Water Booster Pump System Reduces Energy Consumption by 80% and Increases Reliability (PDF 208 KB)
To learn more about other successful motors system Case Studies please visit the Best Practices Program's Case Studies page.
Compressed Air
- American Water Heater Company: Compressed Air System Optimization Project Saves Energy and Improves Production at Water Heater Plant (PDF 815 KB)
- Compressed Air System Improvements at an Automotive Plant (Ford Motor Company)
To learn more about other successful compressed air systems Case Studies please visit the Best Practices Program's Case Studies page.
Pumps
- City Of Milford Pump Optimization Project Yields $96,000 Net Present Value (City of Milford, CT)
- Millwater Pumping System Optimization Improves Efficiency and Saves Energy at an Automotive Glass Plant (Visteon Corporation)
To learn more about other successful pump systems Case Studies please visit the Best Practices Program's Case Studies page.
Process Heating
- Kennecott Utah Copper Retrofits Smelting Applications from Air-Fuel to Oxy-Fuel Burners (Mining)
- Progressive Powder Coating: New Infrared Curing Oven at Metal Finishing Plant Increases Production by 50%
To learn more about other successful process heating systems Case Studies please visit the Best Practices Program's Case Studies page.
Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
- CHP Packaged System (PDF 1.5 MB)
- Burns & McDonnell CHP System Team (PDF 984 KB)
To learn more about other CHP system successes, please visit the DOE Distributed Energy Program's CHP Applications and CHP Technologies sites.