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Industrial Energy Management Information Center
This information center has been designed to be a useful resource for industrial energy managers looking for information on corporate energy management, and also contains energy savings information tailored to industries or focused on specific plant utility and process improvements. More ENERGY STAR Tools & Resources are available to manage building energy and communicate the message of energy efficiency to your employees and others.
Topics in this Info Center
- Resources for Corporate Energy Managers
- External Resources for Program Support
- Resources for Plant Energy Managers
- Industry Specific Resources
- Process/Plant Utility Improvement Resources
Resources for Corporate Energy Managers
Benchmarking
- Toyota Treasure Hunt System Turns Up Savings & Uses the Expertise of Process Engineers
(509KB)
Bruce Bremer, Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America - Driving Change in Energy Use at Ford (516KB)
George Andraos & Bill Allemon, Ford Land, Ford Motor Company
Communication Resources
Employee Training
- No BTU’s About It — Energy Efficiency is Everyone’s Business at DuPont (318KB)
John Kane, DuPont Engineering Technology — Energy Engineering
Program Assessment
- Assess Your Energy Management Program
- Strategic Energy Management: Navigating Energy Management:
A Roadmap for Business (Executive Summary) (217KB)
The Conference Board, 2005 - Teaming Up to Save Energy A guide to forming effective energy teams within your organization
External Resources for Program Support
- Industrial Service & Product Provider Teaming Profiles: Industrial Partners highlight valued ENERGY STAR service and/or product provider Partners through brief case studies.
- Service & Product Provider (SPP) Directory: Industrial Market: Find an ENERGY STAR SPP Partner that serves industrial clients
- Ask an Expert: An ENERGY STAR expert responds to your inquiries
- Plant Energy Auditing: Why/How/When to conduct plant audits
Resources for Plant Energy Managers
- Department of Energy Industrial Best Practices
- Plant Energy Auditing
- Process/ Plant Utility Specific Resources
- Reduce Your Industrial Natural Gas Bill (1.2M)
Industry Specific Resources
Energy efficiency information for the following industries:
- Aluminum
- Brewing
- Cement
- Chemical
- Corn Refining
- Forest Products
- Glass
- Metalcasting
- Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
- Petroleum Refining
- Pharmaceuticals
- Pulp & Paper
- Steel & Iron
Aluminum
Brewing
- Energy Efficiency and cost Saving Opportunities for Breweries (732K) C. Galitsky, N. Martin, E. Worrell and B. Lehman, LBNL-50934, September 2003.
Cement
- Energy Efficiency Improvement Opportunities for Cement Making (635KB) N. Martin, E. Worrell, and L. Price. LBNL-54036, January 2004.
- Evaluating Clean Development Mechanism Projects in the Cement Industry Using a Process-Step Benchmarking Approach (330K) Michael Ruth, Ernst Worrell, and Lynn Price
LBNL-45346, July 2000
Chemical
- Energy Use and Energy Intensity of the U.S. Chemical Industry (310K) Ernst Worrell, Dian Phylipsen, Dan Einstein, and Nathan Martin.
LBNL-44314, April 2000.
- Carbon Emissions Reduction Potential in the U.S. Chemicals and Pulp and Paper Industries by Applying CHP Technologies (120K) M. Khrushch, E. Worrell, L. Price, N. Martin, and D. Einstein.
LBNL-43739. Proceedings of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry, June 1999.
- Chemical Industry Analysis Brief
Corn Refining
- Energy Efficiency Improvement and Cost Saving Opportunities for the Corn Wet Milling Industry (1.0MB) C. Galitsky, E. Worrell and M. Ruth, LBNL-52307, July 2003.
- Introduction to Energy Savings in Process Heating for the Corn Refining Industry (893K) A. Thekdi, Ph.D.
Forest Products
Glass
Metalcasting
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
- Energy Efficiency Improvement and Cost Saving Opportunities for the Vehicle Assembly Industry (972K) C. Galitsky and E. Worrell, LBNL-50939, January 2003.
- Automobile Assembly Energy Performance Indicator
- Development of the Automobile Assembly EPI (552KB)
G. Boyd, Argonne National Lab, May 2005.
Petroleum Refining
- Energy Efficiency Improvement and Cost Saving Opportunities for Petroleum Refineries, (715K) C. Galitsky, E. Worrell, LBNL-56183, February 2005.
- Petroleum Industry Analysis Brief
Pharmaceuticals
- Energy Efficiency and Cost Saving Opportunities for the Pharmaceutical Industry (463K) C. Galitsky, S. Chang, E. Worrell and E. Masanet. LBNL-57260, September 2005.
- Labs for the 21st Century Voluntary Partnership Program Factsheet (40KB)
Pulp & Paper
- Opportunities to Improve Energy Efficiency and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the U.S. Pulp and Paper Industry (410K) N. Martin, N. Anglani, D. Einstein, M. Khrushch, E. Worrell, and L.K. Price.
LBNL-46141, July 2000. - Carbon Emissions Reduction Potential in the U.S. Chemicals and Pulp and Paper Industries by Applying CHP Technologies (120K) M. Khrushch, E. Worrell, L. Price, N. Martin, and D. Einstein.
LBNL-43739. Proceedings of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry, June 1999.
- Pulp and Paper Mills: Profiting for Efficient Motor System Use (80K)
Steel & Iron
- Energy Efficiency and Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reduction Opportunities in the U.S. Iron and Steel Sector (400K) E. Worrell, N. Martin, and L. Price. LBNL-41724, July 1999.
- Steel Industry Analysis Brief
Plant Utility and Process Improvement Resources
General
- Empower the Energy Team: Engaging Industrial Process People in the Program (1.7MB)
Steve Coppinger, California Portland Cement Company
Compressed Air
- All DOE Compressed Air Tip Sheets
- Determine the Cost of Compressed Air for Your Plant (570K)
- Minimize Compressed Air Leaks (540K)
- Other DOE Compressed Air Resources
Motors
- Energy-Efficiency Incentive Programs, Premium-Efficiency Motors & Adjustable Speed Drives in the U.S. and Canada. Consortium for Energy Efficiency, May 2007.
- All DOE Motors Tip Sheets
- DOE Motor Assessment Software
