U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Industrial Technologies Program

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The Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) leads national efforts to improve industrial energy efficiency and environmental performance. We are part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and contribute to its efforts to provide reliable, affordable, and environmentally sound energy for America today and in the future.

Our mission is to improve the energy intensity of the U.S. industrial sector through a coordinated program of research and development, validation, and dissemination of energy efficiency technologies and operating practices. ITP partners with industry and its many stakeholders to reduce our nation's reliance on foreign energy sources, reduce environmental impacts, increase the use of renewable energy sources, improve competitiveness, and improve the quality of life for American workers, families, and communities. To learn more about ITP, read the ITP Annual Report 2006 (PDF 2.8 MB).

Industrial Technologies Strategic Plan

  • Between 2002 and 2020, contribute to a 30% improvement in energy intensity by the Energy Intensive Industries
  • Between 2000 and 2010, commercialize over 10 industrial energy efficiency technologies

Our Strategic Plan outlines our approach to achieving significant energy savings in industrial manufacturing, including our key strategies.

Six Key Strategies

  1. Focus on energy-intensive industries
  2. Use public-private partnerships to plan and implement the program
  3. Identify Grand Challenges to dramatically improve industrial energy efficiency
  4. Implement a balanced technology portfolio
  5. Perform process specific and crosscutting R&D to improve long-term energy efficiency
  6. Perform technology delivery activities to improve near-and mid-term energy efficiency

Projects and Products

Our portfolio provides details on over 1,000 projects in which ITP has been involved, including more than 140 projects that have reached the commercial market. Access our complete collection of publications, software tools, and databases at BestPractices Resources.

Meet Our Staff

Our professional staff calls on their extensive backgrounds in industry, energy, technology transfer, analysis, systems management, and many other fields to advance the ITP mission. We are eager to serve our industrial customers and want to hear from you. Check our staff directory to learn our responsibilities and how to contact us.