Overview of the US industrial thermal energy storage program
Abstract
In the US the industrial sector presently accounts for over 35% of the nation's total energy consumption and this fraction is expected to rise to almost 50% within the next 20 y. Thus, energy conservation efforts in this sector are important in achieving a rational US energy future. Thermal energy storage can contribute to industrial conservation efforts directed at saving premium (gas and oil) fuels, which is a priority national need. This can be done by using storage to allow the recycling of industrial reject heat to reduce primary energy consumption or to allow alternate fuels to replace gas and oil. Industrial thermal energy storage efforts include three major areas: in-plant reuse of industrial reject heat; external reuse of industrial reject heat for applications in the industrial or buildings sector; and use of alternate fuels to replace gas and oil. The program currently includes engineering field tests in the brick and aluminum industries. In addition, technology transfer activities are underway in the pulp and paper industry. These activities include all three major areas mentioned above. Efforts are being initiated in the area of advanced TES systems development and implementation. It is anticipated that this work will encompass phase change andmore »
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6805057
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-810423-2
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1. International Energy Agency (IEA) conference on new energy conservation technologies and their commercialization, Berlin, F.R. Germany, 6 Apr 1981
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; 25 ENERGY STORAGE; CERAMICS INDUSTRY; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION; DISTRICT HEATING; HEAT STORAGE; ECONOMICS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; INDUSTRY; PAPER INDUSTRY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEAT RECOVERY; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT; USA; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENERGY STORAGE; EQUIPMENT; HEATING; NORTH AMERICA; RECOVERY; STORAGE; WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION; WOOD PRODUCTS INDUSTRY; 290800* - Energy Planning & Policy- Heat Utilization- (1980-); 320304 - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- Industrial & Agricultural Processes- Waste Heat Recovery & Utilization; 250600 - Energy Storage- Thermal
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Olszewski, M. Overview of the US industrial thermal energy storage program. United States: N. p., 1981.
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Olszewski, M. Overview of the US industrial thermal energy storage program. United States.
Olszewski, M. 1981.
"Overview of the US industrial thermal energy storage program". United States.
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abstractNote = {In the US the industrial sector presently accounts for over 35% of the nation's total energy consumption and this fraction is expected to rise to almost 50% within the next 20 y. Thus, energy conservation efforts in this sector are important in achieving a rational US energy future. Thermal energy storage can contribute to industrial conservation efforts directed at saving premium (gas and oil) fuels, which is a priority national need. This can be done by using storage to allow the recycling of industrial reject heat to reduce primary energy consumption or to allow alternate fuels to replace gas and oil. Industrial thermal energy storage efforts include three major areas: in-plant reuse of industrial reject heat; external reuse of industrial reject heat for applications in the industrial or buildings sector; and use of alternate fuels to replace gas and oil. The program currently includes engineering field tests in the brick and aluminum industries. In addition, technology transfer activities are underway in the pulp and paper industry. These activities include all three major areas mentioned above. Efforts are being initiated in the area of advanced TES systems development and implementation. It is anticipated that this work will encompass phase change and higher temperature applications using form-stable polyethylenes, molten salt, and other advanced TES system concepts.},
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