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Organizations offering programs · Water/wastewater programs
Inventory of Pump and Fan System
Optimization Tools and Programs
SORTED BY INDUSTRY:
Agriculture · Dairy · Lumber kilns
Refrigerated warehouses · Pneumatic conveying systems
Agriculture
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON
Contact: LEONEL CAMPOY, SCE
Southern California Edison promotes energy-efficient solutions for small and large farms, ranches, and dairies. It includes technologies such as pumping systems for water and milk, vacuum systems for milking cows, refrigeration systems, and compressed air systems. For further information, see the SCE Web site.
- PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC
The PG&E report on Agricultural Pumping Efficiency Improvements details opportunities for greater efficiency in the agricultrual industry. It includes feasibility studies and savings estimations.
Dairy
ASD Energy Savings Estimator
Contact: LEONEL CAMPOY, SCE
This computer program estimates the potential annual electrical energy savings and the peak demand reduction possible through improvements to an existing standard Dairy Vacuum Milking System.
Dry lumber kilns
- BC Hydro
BC Hydro is currently running a program to promote variable fan speed systems in softwood dry kilns. Activities include sponsored audits of dry kiln systems in the province and recommended ASDs in applications with a two-year payback or less. Audit results showed that 36 percent of audited kilns met this criterion (Source: ACEEE White Paper, Elliott and Nadel, 2002).
- Advanced Energy and North Carolina State University
This joint project demonstrated the potential of controlling airflow in hardwood lumber dry kilns. Results indicated that lumber quality was at least as good while controlling airflow with no impact on production rates. The total energy required for a load of wood was reduced by about half. Paybacks for the fan control systems varied from 2.4 to 8.7 years, depending on motor size and kiln configuration. In this project, Advanced Energy and North Carolina State Worked with Southeastern Dry Kiln Club, the industry technical association (Source: ACEEE White Paper, Elliott and Nadel, 2002).
Refrigerated storage warehouses
Evaporator Fan VFD Initiative
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Transforming variable-frequency drives (VFDs) into a standard technology for evaporator fans in Northwest refrigerated storage warehouses is the goal of this initiative. The basic approach involves the education of warehouse owners – along with vendors, contractors and system operators – about the benefits and performance of VFD technology in distribution centers, cold storage units, dairy-milk coolers, food-processor blast cells and other types of refrigerated warehouse systems. A project evaluation report is also available.
Pneumatic conveying systems
Fan Speed Reduction in Pneumatic Conveying Systems
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
The primary purpose of this project is to build market awareness of and demand for the potential energy savings in the secondary wood products industry such as millwork. Energy savings can be achieved through reduced fan speeds for wood waste material transport systems. The project trained and developed a network of engineering consulting firms.
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