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Article: Plant-wide energy assessment can increase the bottom line.(Editorial)
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- Industrial Heating
- Article date:
- October 1, 2004
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Best Practices, a program of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Industrial Technologies Program (ITP), works with industry to identify plant-wide opportunities to save energy and increase process efficiency. Companies across the U.S. are achieving immediate savings by implementing new technologies and systems improvements.
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Process heating applications in U.S. industrial plants, such as in the metal and glass industries, consume about 38% of the energy used. Regulatory and competitive pressures to control emissions and reduce operating costs require metal and glass manufacturers to consider various options to reduce overall ...