Decreasing Energy Intensity in Manufacturing

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Decreasing Energy Intensity in Manufacturing

Assessing the Strategies and Future Directions of the Industrial Technologies Program

Energy resources Industrial chemistry and manufacturing technologies

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Language: English

Published by: National Academies Press

Published on: 4th April 2005

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 86 pages

ISBN: 9780309181914


Overview of the Department of Energy Support

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has supported the Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) for more than a decade. This program supports R&D into energy efficiency technologies designed to decrease the energy intensity of the U.S. industrial sector.

Focus Industries

The focus in on seven energy-intensive industries—aluminum, chemicals, forest products, glass, metal casting, mining, and steel—known as the Industries of the Future (IOF).

Review and Evaluation

DOE asked the NRC for a review of this program including an evaluation of the ITP strategic plan, an evaluation of the technical quality of individual subprogram plans, and the prospective value of the multi-year program plan. This report presents the results of that review.

Report Contents

It contains an assessment of the ITP strategy, of how effective it is being implemented, and the likelihood of achieving program goals. It also provides conclusions about the quality of the subprograms and recommendations about how to strengthen the subprograms and the overall program.

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