ORNL PROJECTS TARGET--ENERGY CONSERVATION

摘要

Five technologies Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, Term., created or contributed to were selected for funding in DOE's Industrial Technologies Program, aimed at helping industry use energy more efficiently. ORNL estimates the industrial sector uses about a third of the total energy consumed in the United States. The projects are aimed at maintaining economic value while cutting energy costs. The projects, ranging from a heat-free heat treatment for industrial steels to less expensive better welds for large oil and gas pipelines, will bring 7.5 million dollars to ORNL and another 3 million dollars to industry partners. ORNL is a partner on a fifth project that will bring 1.5 million dollars to the lab and is worth 4.4 million dollars overall.