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Federal Facilities

Federal industrial facilities can save energy, reduce costs, and increase productivity today by taking advantage of Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) proven resources, tools, and technologies. ITP and the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) have partnered to provide these expert services, support, and resources through the Industrial Facilities Initiative.

Your federal facility can utilize these resources and lead by example to help meet the goals of Executive Order 13423, which directs federal and DOE sites to reduce energy intensity by 30% and water-use by 16% by 2015.

Here you'll find information on these resources to help federal facilities implement energy management best practices that can boost energy savings and lower operating costs.

• Energy assessments
• Resources for system-assessments
• Training
• Applicable emerging and commercial technologies
• Data center efficiency programs

Assessments

Federal industrial facilities can participate in industrial energy assessments (plant-wide and/or system specific) to identify key opportunities for savings.

Plant-wide assessments are conducted by university-based Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) teams comprised of engineering students and faculty. Multi-day site visits are conducted by Qualified Specialists who assess steam, process heating, compressed air, and motor, pump, and fan systems.

A detailed report including recommendations for potential energy and cost savings are provided following the assessment.

Learn more about federal industrial energy savings assessments.

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Resources

Access ITP's suite of energy system-assessment software tools and technical publications. These provide information and expertise that can be used in your energy management tool kit. All are available online and free of charge.

Software Tools

ITP's powerful software tools can help you identify energy savings opportunities in your facilities. Start with the Quick Plant Energy Profiler, or Quick PEP, to diagnose overall energy use and target specific opportunities for saving at your facility. Then choose one of ITP's system-specific software tools to assess your compressed air, fan, motor, pumping, process heating, chilled water, combined heat and power, and steam systems.

Technical Publications

ITP's portfolio of technical publications provides proven methodology and targeted, detailed information on system energy efficiency.

• Sourcebooks: essential for analyzing and implementing energy-efficiency and productivity improvements for a variety of systems.
• Tip sheets and fact sheets: targeted, low-cost improvement recommendations for energy improvements.
• Market assessments: information on the state of the market for industrial systems, components, and energy-efficiency services.

Federal managers and personnel can also utilize the Federal Energy Management Program's publications.

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Training

Take part in ITP's system- and component-specific training sessions that focus on strategies and the use of ITP software tools that can you improve energy management in your federal facility. One- and two-day training sessions led by instructors with expertise in a specific system and/or software tool are offered through the year and around the country. Webcasts are also offered to provide an introduction to energy management and other topics. Federal personnel, such as plant managers and engineers, can utilize the expertise of ITP's Qualified Specialists to identify system efficiency in their plant. Federal plant personnel who are interested can also become Qualified Specialists to use their expertise in their own facility to identify energy savings opportunities.

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Emerging and Commercial Technologies

ITP works in partnership with industry and other government agencies to research and develop technologies that address the top energy savings opportunities across industry, and has selected several that may be applicable in the federal industrial sector.

Super Boiler

The Super Boiler, developed through ITP's Combustion R&D program, can increase energy efficiency and reduce operating costs and environmental impacts while using less floor space than conventional boilers. In its initial field demonstration, the Super Boiler maintained a fuel-to-steam efficiency of more than 94%. By 2020, the Super Boiler could save industry more than 185 trillion Btu of natural gas or about $10 billion in annual energy costs, and could have applications in federal facilities.

Learn more about the Super Boiler and view an animation of how this new technology works.

Wireless Technologies

Advanced wireless technologies could help federal facilities meet energy targets in a practical and cost-effective manner by ensuring that equipment operates at peak performance levels and functions efficiently. By implementing wireless systems, federal facilities could achieve reduced costs, increased productivity, and improved data management capabilities. Several new commercially available wireless technologies are based on R&D developed through ITP's Sensors and Automation program.

Combined Heat and Power

Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and other distributed energy systems capture energy usually lost in the production of electricity. CHP can provide heating, cooling, humidity control, energy storage, and other process functions. Federal facilities such as hospitals, prisons, R&D sites, military bases, and industrial locations have the opportunity to implement CHP systems for increased energy efficiency.

More Information

Learn more about ITP's commercial successes.

Download ITP's Energy Technology Solutions: Public-Private Partnerships Transforming Industry to learn about each ITP co-funded energy-efficient technology available in the marketplace today, as well as details on emerging technologies and other resources to help industry save energy. (PDF 3.7 MB). Download Adobe Reader.

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Data Centers

The United States has more than 7,000 data centers, 10% of which are federal. Within the federal government energy intensive facilities such as data centers account for $930 million in energy costs—approximately 6.4% of federal energy spending. ITP's Save Energy Now Data Center Program has partnered with FEMP and others to find and implement opportunities for energy efficiency in data centers across the United States. Through this partnership, DOE strives to increase data center energy efficiency with a 25% reduction in energy use in 1,500 mid-tier and enterprise-class data centers, and a 50% reduction in energy use in an additional 200 enterprise-class data centers by 2011.

The Data Center Energy Profiler (DC Pro) has been developed by DOE to help data center operators track and implement energy saving measures in data centers. It is a scoping tool that provides a general idea of where energy is being consumed in a data center and allows users to input information specific to their data center including geographical and special data, energy use systems, average output, and average quantity and cost of electricity, fuel, steam, and chilled water purchased or generated onsite.

ITP and FEMP have held several workshops on DC Pro and data center energy-efficiency and will be launching additional data center workshops and trainings. Check ITP's training calendar for updates.

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