Industrial energy management information center

This information center has been designed to be a useful resource for industrial energy managers, and contains energy management information tailored to industries or focused on specific plant utility and process improvements.

Topics in this information center

• Resources for industrial energy managers
• External resources for program support
• Industry-specific resources
• Process/plant utility improvement resources

Resources for industrial energy managers

General

• How ENERGY STAR Helps Manufacturers Improve the Energy Performance of their Operations

Benchmarking

• Benchmarking to Save Energy Makes the case for benchmarking
• ENERGY STAR Plant Energy Performance Indicators Plant-wide, sector-specific benchmark tools
• ENERGY STAR Energy Tracking Tool Simple tool for tracking energy performance over time
• Driving Change in Energy Use at Ford Ford’s experience in plant energy benchmarking

Communication and recognition resources

• Elevate Energy Management to Senior Managers Engage executives in energy management
• Find ENERGY STAR Logos
• ENERGY STAR plant posters communicating energy-efficient best practices
• Recognition for Corporations
• ENERGY STAR Certification for Plants
• ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry
• ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry promotional posters
• Success stories: Industrial energy management

Employee engagement and energy teams

• Teaming Up to Save Energy A guide to forming effective energy teams within your organization
• Animated Plant Energy Tool
• ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry

Energy efficiency and air regulation assistance

• Improving energy efficiency can help reduce air emissions while saving money at the same time.

Plant energy assessment/auditing

• Toyota Treasure Hunt System Turns Up Savings & Uses the Expertise of Process Engineers
• Plant Energy Auditing: Why/How/When to conduct plant audits
• Department of Energy Industrial Best Practices
• Industrial Profiles in Energy Efficiency

Program assessment

• Assess Your Corporate Energy Management Program
• Assess Your Plant Energy Program

Small and medium manufacturers

• Small and Medium Sized Manufacturers Guide to Energy Management
• Animated Plant Energy Tool
• ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry

Strategy development

• Energy Strategy for the Road Ahead

External resources for program support

• Industrial Service & Product Provider Teaming Profiles: Industrial Partners highlight valued ENERGY STAR service and/or product provider Partners through brief case studies.
• Service & Product Provider (SPP) Directory: Industrial Market: Find an ENERGY STAR SPP Partner that serves industrial clients
• Small and Medium Sized Manufacturers Guide to Energy Management

Industry-specific resources

Energy efficiency information for the following industries:

• Aluminum
• Brewing
• Cement
• Chemical
• Corn Refining
• Food Processing
• Glass
• Metalcasting
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• Petrochemical
• Petroleum Refining
• Pharmaceuticals
• Pulp & Paper
• Ready Mix Concrete
• Steel & Iron
• Textiles

Aluminum

• Aluminum Industry Analysis Brief

Brewing

• Energy Efficiency and Cost Saving Opportunities for Breweries C. Galitsky, N. Martin, E. Worrell and B. Lehman, LBNL-50934, September 2003.

Cement

• ENERGY STAR Focus on Energy Efficiency in Cement Manufacturing Specific tools and resources for cement producers
• Energy Efficiency Improvement Opportunities for Cement Making E. Worrell and C. Galinsky. LBNL-54036-Revision, March 2008.
• Evaluating Clean Development Mechanism Projects in the Cement Industry Using a Process-Step Benchmarking Approach Michael Ruth, Ernst Worrell, and Lynn Price LBNL-45346, July 2000

Chemical

• ENERGY STAR Focus on Energy Efficiency in Petrochemical Manufacturing Specific tools and resources for petrochemical producers
• Energy Efficiency Improvement and Cost Saving Opportunities for the Petrochemical Industry M. Neelis, E. Worrell and E. Masanet, LBNL-964E, June 2008.
• Energy Use and Energy Intensity of the U.S. Chemical Industry Ernst Worrell, Dian Phylipsen, Dan Einstein, and Nathan Martin. LBNL-44314, April 2000.
• Carbon Emissions Reduction Potential in the U.S. Chemicals and Pulp and Paper Industries by Applying CHP Technologies  M. Khrushch, E. Worrell, L. Price, N. Martin, and D. Einstein. LBNL-43739. Proceedings of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry, June 1999.
• Chemical Industry Analysis Brief

Corn refining

• ENERGY STAR Focus on Energy Efficiency in Corn Refining Specific tools and resources for wet corn mills
• Energy Efficiency Improvement and Cost Saving Opportunities for the Corn Wet Milling Industry  C. Galitsky, E. Worrell and M. Ruth, LBNL-52307, July 2003.
• Introduction to Energy Savings in Process Heating for the Corn Refining Industry A. Thekdi, Ph.D.

Food processing

• ENERGY STAR Focus on Energy Efficiency in Food Processing Specific tools and resources for food processors
• ENERGY STAR Focus on Energy Efficiency in Dairy Processing Specific tools and resources for dairy processors
• Energy Efficiency Improvement and Cost Saving Opportunities for the Baking Industry E. Masanet, P. Therkelsen, and E. Worrell, LBNL-6112E, December 2012.
• Energy Efficiency Improvement and Cost Saving Opportunities for the Dairy Processing Industry A. Brush, E. Masanet, and E. Worrell, October 2011.
• Energy Efficiency Improvement and Cost Saving Opportunities for the Fruit and Vegetable Processing Industry E. Masanet, E. Worrell, W. Graus and C. Galitsky, LBNL-59289, March 2008.

Glass

• ENERGY STAR Focus on Energy Efficiency in Glass Manufacturing Specific tools and resources for glass producers
• Energy Efficiency Improvement and Cost Saving Opportunities for the Glass Industry E. Worrell, C. Galitsky, E. Masanet and W. Graus, LBNL-57335, March 2008.

Metalcasting

• ENERGY STAR Focus on Energy Efficiency in Metalcasting Specific tools and resources for metalcasters
• American Foundry Society Partners with ENERGY STAR to provide energy resources to metalcasters

Motor vehicle manufacturing

• ENERGY STAR Focus on Energy Efficiency in Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Specific tools and resources for motor vehicle manufacturers
• Energy Efficiency Improvement and Cost Saving Opportunities for the Vehicle Assembly Industry C. Galitsky and E. Worrell. LBNL-50939-Revision. March 2008.

Petrochemical

• ENERGY STAR Focus on Energy Efficiency in Petrochemical Manufacturing Specific tools and resources for petrochemical manufacturers
• Energy Efficiency Improvement and Cost Saving Opportunities for the Petrochemical Industry M. Neelis, E. Worrell and E. Masanet, LBNL-964E, June 2008.

Petroleum refining

• ENERGY STAR Focus on Energy Efficiency in Petroleum Refining Specific tools and resources for refiners
• Energy Efficiency Improvement and Cost Saving Opportunities for Petroleum Refineries, C. Galitsky, E. Worrell, LBNL-56183, February 2005.

Pharmaceuticals

• ENERGY STAR Focus on Energy Efficiency in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Specific tools and resources for pharmaceutical manufacturers
• Energy Efficiency and Cost Saving Opportunities for the Pharmaceutical Industry C. Galitsky, S. Chang, E. Worrell and E. Masanet. LBNL-57260-Revision, March 2008.

Pulp & paper

• ENERGY STAR Focus on Energy Efficiency in Pulp & Paper Manufacturing Specific tools and resources for pulp and paper producers
• Energy Efficiency Improvement and Cost Saving Opportunities for the Pulp and Paper Industry K. Kramer, E. Masanet, T. Xu, and E. Worrell. LBNL-2268E. October 2009.
• Carbon Emissions Reduction Potential in the U.S. Chemicals and Pulp and Paper Industries by Applying CHP Technologies M. Khrushch, E. Worrell, L. Price, N. Martin, and D. Einstein. LBNL-43739. Proceedings of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry, June 1999.
• Pulp and Paper Mills: Profiting for Efficient Motor System Use

Ready mix concrete

• ENERGY STAR Focus on Energy Efficiency in Ready Mix Concrete Manufacturing Specific tools and resources for ready mix concrete producers.
• Energy Efficiency Improvement and Cost Saving Opportunities for the Concrete Industry K. Kermeli, E. Worrell and E. Masanet. LBNL-5342E, December 2011.

Steel & iron

• ENERGY STAR Focus on Energy Efficiency in Iron and Steel Manufacturing Specific tools and resources for iron and steel producers
• Energy Efficiency Improvement and Cost Saving Opportunities for the U.S. Iron and Steel Industry E. Worrell, P. Blinde, M. Neelis, E. Blomen and E. Masanet. LBNL-4779E, October 2010.
• Steel Industry Analysis Brief

Textiles

• Energy Efficiency Improvement Opportunities for the Textile Industry Hasanbeigi, A. LBNL-3970E, September 2010.

Plant utility and process improvement resources

• Compressed Air
• Motors
• Process Heating
• Pumping
• Steam
• Software Tools

Compressed Air

• DOE Compressed Air Systems Tools and Resources
• Determine the Cost of Compressed Air for Your Plant
• Minimize Compressed Air Leaks

Motors

• DOE Motor Systems Tools and Resources

Process Heating

• DOE Process Heating Systems Tools and Resources

Pumping

• DOE Pump Systems Tools and Resources

Steam

• DOE Steam Systems Tools and Resources
• Benchmark the Fuel Cost of Steam Generation

Software Tools for Identifying Energy System Savings

• DOE Software Tools DOE offers a collection of free software tools to help identify and analyze energy system savings in plants.