OXY USA, a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation, provided five oil wells at their Bemis Oil Field in Ellis County, Kansas. With the price of oil declining and their oil wells maturing, oil drilling companies in Kansas were faced with energy costs for pumping oil which at times exceeded 50...
In 2000, Visteon Corporation implemented a project that improved the compressed air system at its automotive glass plant in Nashville, Tennessee. The project involved replacing worn, unreliable compressors with smaller, more efficient units and reconfiguring the system to allow it to operate more effectively. Visteon is an automotive parts manufacturer...
In 2001, Visteon Corporation's automotive glass plant in Nashville, Tennessee, renovated its millwater pumping system. Visteon is an automotive parts manufacturer that was spun off from Ford Motor Corporation in 2000. The plant personnel decided to retrofit the millwater pumping system based on Tencarva's system review and recommendations. The project...
The Lockheed Martin Vermont facility, primarily manufactures armament systems as well as munitions, fire control systems, and advanced weapon systems sold domestically and to U.S. allies abroad. It was looking for a way to improve the performance of the ventilation system in their Lakeside Avenue industrial plating plant in Burlington,...
Located in Johnson City, Tennessee, AWHC is a leading manufacturer of high-quality residential and commercial water heaters. The plant's compressed air system is served by four 350-hp and one 250-hp lubricated rotary screw compressors that total 1,650 hp. In early 2000, plant personnel commissioned a U.S. Department of Energy Allied...
GM is the world's largest automobile manufacturer. GM teamed up with their electric power provider, Detroit Edison, to evaluate opportunities for cost improvement and to measure pre- and post-modification system performance. The new city water booster pumping system was located approximately a half mile closer to the current primary water...
The Town of Trumbull was looking for a way to increase the operating performance of one of its 10 sewage pumping stations. The new pump handles the same volume as the original pumps during non-peak periods, but runs for longer periods of time. A new pump site under construction in...
Velsicol Chemical Corporation is a mid-size specialty chemical company. Environmental responsibility and competitive operating performance are important goals of Velsicol Chemical Corporation. The steam system energy efficiency was somewhat low due to steam trap failures that created system performance problems and resulted in the loss of condensate. The results of...
The Naval Nuclear Fuel Division in Lynchburg, Virginia, manufactures nuclear components used for military ship propulsion. During a review of the plant, an energy consultant noticed an abnormally high steam plume rising from the deaerator tank stack. Realizing that the large plume may be a consequence of malfunctioning steam traps,...
MagCorp formerly Amax is the oldest primary magnesium producer in the United States; the company has provided high-quality magnesium metal ingots to the world market since 1972. To improve the MgCl2 cell-feed purity and electrolyzer performance, MagCorp initiated two separate upgrade projects during the 1990s. The success of this project...
For most facilities, identifying system performance improvements requires a coordinated effort between system operators and management. Operator familiarity with system performance, combined with proper training and management support, can provide useful recommendations that lead to lower system operating costs. Several examples of the success of such teamwork can be found...
Peabody Holding Company, the largest U.S. coal producer, has completed a project to improve the performance of a coal slurry pumping system at its Randolph Coal Preparation plant. The modified system uses a smaller pump with an 8" x 10" casing and a 32" diameter impeller with an output that...
The City of Long Beach, California was looking for a way to improve the operational efficiency of its Southeast Resource Recovery Facility SERRF, a recycling and solid waste-to-energy plant. To increase system efficiency, the Showcase Demonstration team retrofitted each of the three induced draft fan systems with VFDs, designed to...
The Department of Energy DOE achieved a "green" status score for its accomplishments in implementing the human capital initiative of the President's Management Agenda PMA. During FY 2005, DOE will build on the results achieved over the past three years. To accomplish this, the Department's Chief Human Capital Officer has...
The design of most buildings is typically driven by budget, time, safety, and energy codes, producing buildings that just meet these minimum criteria. To achieve better or even exceptional energy performance in buildings, the design team needs to work with the building owner and others involved in the building process...
This report presents a composite picture of the market for microturbines based on the GE and Capstone development efforts and previous market analysis undertaken by the developers as part of the AMTS program. Except for waste fuel applications, meeting the full AMTS goals provides 2-3 times the economic market of...
Article gives the brief description of DOE’s Strategic Plan that identified the four business lines of the Department. Business lines provide the means by which it integrates the department’s activities and by which it plans to utilize effectively the unique scientific and technological assets, engineering expertise, and facilities. It influences...
The Regional Biomass Energy Program RBEP carries out activities related to technology transfer, infrastructure development, industry support, stakeholder relationships, technology development and demonstration, and matching available bioenergy resources to conversion technologies. Its major focus is the transfer of current, reliable economic and technical information to potential bioenergy users. This report...
Business Editors ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 26, 2000 Roy F. Weston, Inc. (Nasdaq:WSTNA) today announced that the U. S. Department of Energy DOE will award a $500 million, five-year contract for the management and operation of its Waste Isolation Pilot Plant WIPP in Carlsbad, New Mexico, to...
Working at home for personal reasons has become more commonplace as technology makes possible instant communication between employee and office. According to the Business & Technology Consulting Team of American Express, about 10% of the U.S. workforce telecommutes. Telecommuters tend to be 5% to 20% more efficient, according to...
