Forest Products Technology Successes
Cost-shared R&D produced commercially available technologies that help the forest products industry improve energy efficiency (PDF 2.5 MB). Download Adobe Reader.
The Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) seeks to improve the overall energy efficiency of the U.S. forest products industry. Through the Forest Products Industry of the Future (IOF) strategy, ITP partners with industry to effectively plan and implement a comprehensive energy agenda to reduce energy intensity and help ensure the industry's vitality well into the future.
The Forest Products Industry of the Future (IOF) responds to the unique challenges in the forest products industry by:
- Supporting collaborative, innovative R&D on forest product technologies;
- Promoting demonstration of promising technologies; and
- Promoting the implementation of best practices and emerging technologies.
The forest products subprogram supports cost-shared R&D to help industry increase energy efficiency while promoting economic growth. Some R&D projects have already produced tremendous results: innovative new technologies available in the marketplace today. Read about these successes and other emerging technologies in Forest Products Technologies: Public Private Partnerships Produce R&D Results (PDF 2.5 MB). Download Adobe Reader.
The Forest Products IOF has worked in partnership with industry to facilitate the development of industry's consensus on a vision for the future and on industry's crucial R&D priorities in a roadmap. In addition, the subprogram has worked to achieve the following:
- Establish partnerships with forest products associations and consortiums, including the industry's Agenda 2020 technology partnership
- Analyze energy use in the forest products industry and identify the R&D priorities that provide the greatest public benefits in terms of energy savings
- Issue competitive Solicitations for collaborative R&D
- Establish an R&D Portfolio of innovative projects to address high-priority, pre-competitive needs of forest products companies.
In addition, ITP provides a range of tools and publications that forest product mills can use to save energy today. Learn how your company can improve its energy efficiency using current technologies and Best Practices.