Metal and Glass Manufacturers Reduce Costs by Increasing Energy Efficiency in Process Heating Systems

Program Document · Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2004

OSTI ID:15007600

Process heating plays a key role in producing steel, aluminum, and glass and in manufacturing products made from these materials. Faced with regulatory and competitive pressures to control emissions and reduce operating costs, metal and glass manufacturers are considering a variety of options for reducing overall energy consumption. As 38% of the energy used in U.S. industrial plants is consumed for process heating applications, metal and glass manufacturers are discovering that process heating technologies provide significant opportunities for improving industrial productivity, energy efficiency, and global competitiveness. This fact sheet is the first in a series to describe such opportunities that can be realized in industrial systems by conducting plant-wide assessments (PWA).

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99GO10337
• OSTI ID: 15007600
• Report Number(s): DOE/GO-102004-1891
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
42 ENGINEERING
ALUMINIUM
ALUMINUM
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
GLASS
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
INDUSTRIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS
INDUSTRY
MANUFACTURERS
MANUFACTURING
METAL
OPERATING COST
PLANT-WIDE ASSESSMENT
PROCESS HEAT
PRODUCTIVITY
PWA
STEEL
STEELS