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Technical Publications

Thumbnails cover of various documents.The BestPractices team offers a broad selection of technical publications. Many offer tips on purchasing, analyzing, and maintaining industrial systems and components. Others provide a detailed look at the markets available to industrial energy efficiency.

Here you will find information about the resources offered by BestPractices:

The BestPractices technical publications are organized by the following systems:

The four publication categories are:

  • Sourcebooks

    These reference books detail industrial systems, including compressed air, steam, fan, and other systems, giving the technical information necessary for comprehensive understanding. Providing detailed overviews of system components, analysis of plant and facility needs, technical advice on optimizing performance, and guidance on identifying and implementing energy-efficiency and productivity improvements, these are essential reference tools.

  • Tip Sheets

    Quick and to the point, these two-page tip sheets give engineers, technicians, equipment operators, and others technical advice to eliminate voltage unbalance, reduce compressed air leaks, inspect and repair steam traps, benchmark the fuel cost of steam generation, and to handle a host of other practical issues.

  • Technical Fact Sheets and Handbooks

    Written for engineers, technicians, equipment operators, and others needing hands-on advice on compressed air, motor, process heating, and steam systems, these fact sheets and handbooks provide the detailed information necessary to assess and squeeze the greatest efficiency out of industrial systems.

  • Market Assessments

    Need information on the state of the market for industrial systems and components and for industrial energy-efficiency services? These market assessments cover a range of industrial products, systems, and energy-efficiency services, including compressed air, motor, and steam. Comprehensive in scope, these assessments describe the current state of the market, customer awareness of and desire for efficient systems, and potential for increased market penetration of efficient equipment and system components.

The ENERGY STAR® Industrial Energy Management Information Center is 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. ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy.