DOE/OIT plant-wide energy assess- ment experience summary

摘要

The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Industrial Technolo- gies (OIT) is sponsoring cost-shared, plant-wide energy assess- ments of industrial facilities through its BestPractices Program. The purpose of these assessments is to examine plant utility and Process operations and to identify opportunities for improving their Energy efficiency. During the past 18 months, DOE has awarded grants To a total of 13 plants in the steel, metal casting, aluminum, forest prod- Ucts, chemical, and petroleum industries. All of these industries are part Of the DOE Industries of the Future (IOF) Program.