Tuesday, January 31, 2017: 8:00 AM-9:30 AM
Energy Efficient Industrial Buildings
Chair:
Zheng O`Neill, Ph.D., P.E., The University of Alabama
Technical Committee: 7.5 Smart Building Systems
The U.S. DOE sponsors 24 industrial assessment centers (IAC). These centers conduct energy audit for small and medium-sized manufacturers to identify site-specific opportunities to improve productivity, reduce waste and save energy through immediate changes in manufacturing processes and equipment and energy systems. This seminar covers an overview of IACs and a typical industrial energy efficiency assessment process. Results of data-mining the recommendations made in over 17,000 assessments will be presented. The basic elements of an industrial control system will be discussed with examples of energy efficiency projects. This seminar also covers a framework for achieving energy and material sustainability.
1 Identification and Trends of Most Frequent Savings Opportunities Found and Implemented in Energy Audits of Manufacturing Facilities
The Industrial Assessment Centers have existed for 42 years with an objective of teaching students how to assess energy in manufacturing facilities while providing in-field training by doing assessments. A database exists of the recommendations resulting from these assessments and their consequently implementation. This presentation gives an overview of the IACs and the results of data-mining the recommendations made in over 17,000 assessments. Results are presented for the fraction of total energy costs in gas and electricity use and demand; the most common recommendations grouped by industry NIACS classifications, the most common implemented recommendations; and typical payback periods.
2 Leveraging Control Systems for Energy Savings in Industrial Facilities
This presentation highlights the role of control systems in reducing energy use in industrial facilities. The basic elements of an industrial control system are discussed and examples of energy efficiency projects related to each element are given, accompanied by statistics drawn from reported implemented projects by industry. Some selected industrial case studies reaffirm the growing potential of control systems to improve product quality, while reducing energy usage and production costs.
3 A Guide to Environmentally Sustainable Manufacturing
This seminar presents a framework for achieving energy and material sustainability. It describes a methodology to calculate the necessary rates of improvement to achieve net-zero carbon and net-zero waste manufacturing. The speaker describes methodologies to achieve energy and material sustainability based principles of energy and material efficiency applied across to energy systems and material flows. The presentation shows how the savings from energy and material efficiency can find the transition to and maintenance of sustainable manufacturing.