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Industrial Energy-Efficiency Improvement Program. Annual report to the Congress and the President 1979

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6240938· OSTI ID:6240938
The industrial energy efficiency improvement program to accelerate market penetration of new and emerging industrial technologies and practices which will improve energy efficiency; encourage substitution of more plentiful domestic fuels; and enhance recovery of energy and materials from industrial waste streams is described. The role of research, development, and demonstration; technology implementation; the reporting program; and progress are covered. Specific reports from the chemicals and allied products; primary metals; petroleum and coal products; stone, clay, and glass, paper and allied products; food and kindred products; fabricated metals; transportation equipment; machinery (except electrical); textile mill products; rubber and miscellaneous plastics; electrical and electronic equipment; lumber and wood; and tobacco products are discussed. Additional data from voluntary submissions, a summary on progress in the utilization of recovered materials, and an analysis of industrial fuel mix are briefly presented. (MCW)
Research Organization:
Department of Energy, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Industrial Programs
OSTI ID:
6240938
Report Number(s):
DOE/CE-0001
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English