Industrial Distributed Energy R&D Portfolio Review: Summary Report of the June 1 - 2, 2011 Meeting in Washington D.C.

Program Document · Wed Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 2011

OSTI ID:1053263

Reducing industrial energy intensity is essential if the United States is to meet national energy and carbon goals. The Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO) within the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) works to improve national energy security, climate, environment, and economic competitiveness by transforming the way U.S. industry uses energy. (AMO was formerly known as the Industrial Technologies Program.) Within AMO, the Industrial Distributed Energy activity conducts research and development (R&D), technology demonstrations, and market transformation activities designed to accelerate deployment of innovative and efficient combined heat and power (CHP) solutions that can play a major role in reducing industrial energy intensity. To assess the value and effectiveness of its current distributed energy (DE) research, AMO held a Distributed Energy R&D Portfolio Review in Washington, D.C. on June 1–2, 2011. The review brought together principal investigators and team members from industry, national laboratories, and research institutes representing 15 projects within the program’s R&D portfolio. The purpose of the review was for project recipients to report on their project goals, approach, and results to date. Although projects were not formally scored, DOE and National Energy Technology Laboratory staff will use information gathered at the review to support any needed changes to the work being done by the project teams. The agenda comprised a review of the AMO DE R&D projects, with principal investigators presenting PowerPoint slides and answering questions from attendees. (See Appendix A for agenda.) The review began with a presentation by Dr. Robert V. Gemmer, AMO Distributed Energy Technology Manager, about the AMO DE activity and importance of AMO DE research. Additional presentations addressed reciprocating engines and absorption cooling (linked to an engine), turbines, fuel cells, a CHP system for the food processing industry, and a heat recovery project.

• Research Organization: DOEEE (USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE) (United States))
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE EE Office of Advanced Manufacturing
• OSTI ID: 1053263
• Report Number(s): DOE/EE-0439; 5529
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

distributed energy
portfolio review
combined heat and power
CHP
R&D portfolio
presentation summaries