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Grains, Veggies, and Fruits, Oh My!
June 28, 2010 | Updated: March 28, 2013
Crop production covers a wide range of products, including grains, fruits, vegetables, flowers, nuts, and a host of others. Energy-saving opportunities exist in the areas of irrigation, crop drying, and basic farm practices.
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: BAM-S-9 | Author: Ira Krepchin
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Sector Snapshot
December 9, 2010 | Updated: March 6, 2013
The pharmaceutical manufacturing industry covers medicinal and botanical products as well as in vitro diagnostic substances and other biological products. Numerous opportunities are available for saving energy and reducing demand.
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: BAM-S-10 | Author: Ira Krepchin
Plastic and Rubber Products Manufacturing
March 29, 2010 | Updated: February 22, 2013
The Plastic and Rubber Products Manufacturing industry covers various types of goods produced by processing plastic materials and raw rubber.
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: BAM-S-6 | Author: Ira Krepchin
Restaurants
June 22, 2009 | Updated: November 1, 2012
Utility account managers often overlook the food service sector despite the energy intensity of food service operations. E Source Sector Snapshots provide account managers and program designers an opportunity to brush up on industry trends from the owner’s and facility manager’s perspective. ...
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: MAS-S-22 | Author: Yuki Iida
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
Assembly and Parts
September 5, 2008 | Updated: October 2, 2012
This Industry Sector Snapshot describes the processes commonly used within the motor vehicle assembly industry and analyzes energy use within those processes. We also provide insights into the best opportunities for improved energy management, and we highlight innovative developments.
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: MAS-S-19 | Author: John Sustar and Neil Kolwey
Ultrasonic Air-Leak Detectors: A No-Brainer for Energy Savings
September 13, 2012
Compressed air (CA) systems can represent a large electricity end use—particularly in industrial facilities—and leaks in the CA system can create holes in your bottom line. Ultrasonic air-leak detectors can help catch problems before they become too costly.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EMN-RB-7 | Author: Lee Hamilton
What's Cookin'? A Suite of Gas Efficiency Technologies for Commercial Kitchens
September 11, 2012
This paper from the 2012 ACEEE Summer Study contains a look at several recent commercial kitchen equipment innovations that can improve efficiency by as much as 70 percent without compromising the quality, flavor, or appearance of prepared food products.
Content type: Data Resource | Document ID: TAS-RB-59a | Author: Mary Horsey
Strategies for C&I Demand Response: Manufacturing Facilities
September 1, 2008 | Updated: April 11, 2012
Given their very large overall electric loads, manufacturing facilities often have the most to gain of any commercial and industrial customer from participating in a demand-response program.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-5x | Author: Christie Rewey
Data Centers
April 3, 2012
Data centers are energy- and power-intensive commercial facilities, often running near full capacity 24 hours a day. Though innovative by nature, data centers are only now being designed to improve energy efficiency and conservation.
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: BAM-S-13 | Author: Bryan Jungers
Strategies for C&I Demand Response: Warehouses
September 1, 2008 | Updated: March 20, 2012
Warehouses can participate in commercial and industrial (C&:I) demand-response programs without adversely affecting their services or internal operations and can often benefit financially.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-4x | Author: Christie Rewey
The Trouble with Calculating VFD Savings
March 8, 2012
Variable-frequency drives are widely used in centrifugal applications (such as pumps and fan systems), but the approaches used to calculate their energy savings are often flawed, resulting in estimates that are less accurate than they easily could be.
Content type: Tech Brief | Document ID: TAS-TB-1 | Author: Essie Snell
Driving Efficiency Action at the Facility Level
December 21, 2011
What are some best practices developed by corporate energy managers to encourage their facility managers to improve the energy performance of their buildings?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: CEMC-AskES-12 | Author: Mary Horsey
New Direct-Drive Motor Technology for Cooling Towers Offers Benefits Over Induction Motors
December 19, 2011
Permanent-magnet motors have been around for years, but recent technology developments have led to promising direct-drive applications for cooling towers.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-46 | Author: Lee Hamilton
Industrial Energy-Efficiency Technologies and Program Strategies
November 29, 2011
To tap the industrial efficiency sector, utilities must identify new technologies and employ more creative and collaborative strategies to deliver customer-focused solutions. We identify underutilized and emerging technologies as well as effective program strategies to help maximize customer uptake.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-50 | Author: Noel Crisostomo - RMI, Ryan Matley - RMI
Head in the Cloud
August 25, 2011
Is it more energy efficient to use the cloud or a local IT infrastructure for computing?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-AskES-52 | Author: Essie Snell
Low-Temperature Heat Recovery Is Viable at Last
July 19, 2011
Ready to start recovering energy from your low-quality industrial waste streams? The Gas Technology Institute will soon begin commercialization of its transport membrane condenser, which offers a modular, cost-effective solution for numerous industrial applications.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-51 | Author: Mary Horsey
Melting Away Energy Waste in Foundries
March 15, 2011
A recently improved process for melting scrap and recycled aluminum could deliver up to 75 percent energy savings and approximately a million dollars per year in materials savings for a typical foundry, according to manufacturer testing
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-33 | Author: Peter Criscione
Primary Metals Manufacturing
February 15, 2011
The primary metals manufacturing industry makes basic materials such as iron, steel, and aluminum as well as cast metal parts, all of which are used by other industries to create finished products. Numerous opportunities are available for saving energy.
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: BAM-S-12 | Author: Peter Criscione
Saving Energy in Commercial Dishwashers
June 18, 2003 | Updated: January 20, 2011
Do you know of any energy-saving opportunities for commercial dishwashers—specifically for hotels?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-TN-6-03c | Author: Peter Criscione
Power Supplies for Induction Heating Systems
December 30, 2003 | Updated: January 20, 2011
A customer is requesting a rebate for a new induction heating power supply that is much more efficient than the 30-year-old power supply it would replace. Is there a baseline efficiency for induction heating power supplies?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-TN-12-03c | Author: Peter Criscione
Server Virtualization Programs: To Incentivize or Not to Incentivize?
January 10, 2011
Is server virtualization becoming such an accepted practice that it no longer needs to be incentivized? What should we consider free-ridership when it comes to this kind of program?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-AskES-28 | Author: Mary Horsey
Saving Energy in Server Closets
January 6, 2011
What are some good strategies for reducing energy consumption in server closets?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: CEMC-AskES-9 | Author: Essie Snell
Investing in Energy Efficiency in a Weak Economy
October 4, 2010
Has the economic downturn significantly affected corporate energy-efficiency projects?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: CEMC-AskES-6 | Author: Ethan Brown
A New Way to Boost Data Center Efficiency
September 7, 2010
A new type of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for data centers has reset the bar for energy savings, promising 99 percent efficiency, even down to 20 percent load.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-22 | Author: Peter Criscione
Workin’ at the Car Wash (to Save Energy)
July 28, 2010
What are some effective ways to save energy in automatic car washes?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-AskES-21 | Author: Essie Snell
Commercial Condensing Boilers for Space Heating
March 8, 2010
Commercial condensing boilers cost one and a half times as much as conventional boilers of similar size, but their high efficiency lets you recoup that cost premium quickly through energy savings. They also offer future savings if they’re matched with a properly designed distribution system.
Content type: Resource Guide | Document ID: CEMC-RG-15 | Author: Mary Horsey
High-Efficiency Electric Hand Dryer Savings
December 21, 2009
What are the energy and cost savings of high-efficiency hand dryers compared to conventional models?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-TN-1-10d | Author: Joe Shekiro
Replacing Conventional Disk Drives with SSDs
December 7, 2009
How does the energy efficiency of solid state drives (SSDs) compare with that of conventional disk drives?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-AskES-6 | Author: Peter Criscione
Ultrasonic Humidification in Data Centers
October 1, 2009
Can ultrasonic humidifiers save energy in data centers?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-TN-10-09e | Author: Essie Snell
Compressed Air Energy-Efficiency Programs
Results from an E Source Roundtable Discussion
November 1, 2008
Compressed air systems offer some of the most cost-effective energy savings available to the industrial sector. This report summarizes our August 2008 web conference with some of the most experienced managers of utility compressed air energy-efficiency programs.
Content type: Focus Report | Document ID: EDRP-F-27 | Author: Gregg Eisenberg
