San Jose Mercury News: Compressed Air System Upgrade Increases Efficiency and Saves Energy at a Newspaper Plant

Program Document · Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2005

OSTI ID:15016222

In August 2004, the San Jose Mercury News, a Knight-Ridder company, upgraded the compressed air system at its printing facility in California. Before the upgrade, the compressed air system had been performing erratically and energy costs were on the rise. Therefore, the Mercury News commissioned a system-level evaluation of the compressed air system by Air Perfection, a U.S. Department of Energy Allied Partner. The evaluation estimated potential energy savings and suggested improvements, which the plant carried out. The result is a compressed air system that performs better and saves energy because of better compressor control, fewer leaks, more stable pressure levels, and improved air treatment.

• 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: 15016222
• Report Number(s): DOE/GO-102005-2080; TRN: US200511%%106
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 1 Jun 2005; Related Information: Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) Performance Spotlight (Fact Sheet)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
42 ENGINEERING
COMPRESSED AIR
COMPRESSORS
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY ACCOUNTING
EVALUATION
MERCURY
POTENTIAL ENERGY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
INDUSTRIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY
CASE STUDY
DOE
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM
SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
NEWSPAPER PRINTING PLANT
INDUSTRY