Techni-Cast: Foundry Saves Energy with Compressed Air System Retrofit

Program Document · Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2001

OSTI ID:15007005

In 2002, Techni-Cast improved its compressed air system at its foundry in Southgate, California. The project allowed the foundry to reduce its compressor capacity by 50%, which greatly reduced the foundry's energy and maintenance costs. The annual energy and maintenance savings from the project implementation are 242,000 kWh and $24,200, and the projects cost was $38,000. Because the plant received a $10,000 incentive payment from the California Public Utilities Commission, the total project cost was reduced to $28,000, yielding a 14-month simple payback.

• 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: 15007005
• Report Number(s): DOE/GO-102004-1726; TRN: US200413%%61
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 1 Mar 2001; Related Information: Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) BestPractices Case Study (Brochure)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
42 ENGINEERING
CALIFORNIA
CAPACITY
COMPRESSED AIR
COMPRESSORS
IMPLEMENTATION
MAINTENANCE
PUBLIC UTILITIES
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
INDUSTRY
INDUSTRIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY
CASE STUDY
TECHNI-CAST
FOUNDRY
SOUTHGATE
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
CPUC