Millwater Pumping System Optimization Improves Efficiency and Saves Energy at an Automotive Glass Plant

Program Document · Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2003

OSTI ID:15003592

In 2001, the Visteon automotive glass plant in Nashville, Tennessee renovated its millwater pumping system. This improvement saved the plant $280,000 annually in energy and operating costs, reduced annual energy consumption by 3.2 million kilowatt-hours, reduced water consumption, improved system performance, and reduced use of water treatment chemicals.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99-GO10337
• OSTI ID: 15003592
• Report Number(s): DOE/GO-102002-1658; TRN: US200434%%84
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 1 Mar 2003; Related Information: Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT), Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Glass BestPractices Project Case Study
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
42 ENGINEERING
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
GLASS
OPERATING COST
OPTIMIZATION
PERFORMANCE
PUMPING
WATER
WATER TREATMENT
INDUSTRY
INDUSTRIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY
CASE STUDY
PLANT-WIDE ASSESSMENT
GLASS PLANT
PUMPING SYSTEM
VARIABLE SPEED DRIVES
VSDS