Industrial Technologies Program Activities in Illinois
- General Information
- States Incentives and Resources Database
- Upcoming Events and Trainings in Illinois
- Mapped ITP State Activities
- Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs) for Region
- Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEPs) in Illinois
- Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Regional Application Centers (RACs) for Region
- DOE Regional Contact
- State Contacts
- Additional Resources
General Information
Illinois has a total of 12.9 million residents and ranks 5th in the nation in terms of GDP, equaling $609.6 billion. The state is home to 33 Fortune 500 companies. In 2006, Illinois ranked 7th in the nation's industrial energy consumption at 1,194.1 trillion Btu and 7th in the nation's industrial natural gas consumption at 245.6 trillion Btu. The top 10 industries in the state are listed in the table below. Illinois's leading industries include chemical manufacturing, food manufacturing, and machinery manufacturing. Together, these industries are responsible for 207,972 jobs, $10,244.8 million in payroll, and $94,155.5 million in shipments.
The Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) is working with 25 partners in the state on cost-shared research and development projects and on near-term industrial savings through the Save Energy Now initiative. ITP also supports two university-based Industrial Assessment Centers, which provide free energy assessments to industry. In addition, there are 11 active and 28 complete R&D, and 20 ITP Project Successes in Illinois.
Illinois at a glance
| State Information (1) | |
|---|---|
| 2007 Population (Million) | 12.9 |
| 2007 GDP (Billion) | $609.6 |
| Rank | 5 |
| Energy Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Total Energy Consumption 2006 (Trillion Btu) (2 PDF 21 KB) | 3,946.1 |
| Total Industrial Energy Consumption 2006 (Trillion Btu) (3) | 1,194.1 |
| Total Industrial Energy Consumption Rank | 7 |
| Total Industrial Natural Gas Use 2006 (Trillion Btu) | 245.6 |
| Total Industrial Natural Gas Use Rank | 7 |
| View state rankings | |
Total Industrial Energy Consumption Statistics in Illinois
| Year | Energy Consumption (Trillion Btu) |
National Average (Trillion Btu) |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,260.9 | 677.6 |
| 2001 | 1,192.7 | 647.1 |
| 2002 | 1,188.0 | 644.7 |
| 2003 | 1,194.4 | 640.2 |
| 2004 | 1,252.1 | 652.3 |
| 2005 | 1,234.3 | 632.9 |
| 2006 | 1,194.1 | 630.1 |
Top Industries in Illinois
| NAICS Code | Industry Name | Employees | Payroll (Million) | Value of Shipments (Million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 325 | Chemical Manufacturing | 48,587 | $3,258 | $32,343 |
| 311 | Food Manufacturing | 73,699 | $2,931 | $31,766 |
| 333 | Machinery Manufacturing | 85,686 | $4,055 | $30,047 |
| 324 | Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing | 4,695 | $407 | $29,490 |
| 332 | Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing | 101,547 | $4,466 | $21,161 |
| 336 | Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | 44,989 | $2,255 | $20,326 |
| 326 | Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing | 53,662 | $2,182 | $14,221 |
| 331 | Primary Metal Manufacturing | 24,211 | $1,260 | $13,097 |
| 334 | Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing | 30,102 | $1,659 | $10,043 |
| 335 | Electrical Equipment Appliance and Component Manufacturing | 26,916 | $1,232 | $7,500 |
States Incentives and Resources Database
This database is a comprehensive collection of incentives and resources for implementing energy-efficiency measures in a commercial or industrial facility. These incentives are often financial and are in place to reward business and residential customers for making strides in energy efficiency. The resources are in the form of analysis tools, education and training programs, and energy audits. The following link will take you to a site that will show you the energy incentives and resources in Illinois.
Mapped ITP State Activities
The following map provides a visual representation of ITP activities in Illinois. Click the checkboxes to filter certain activities. You may click the pushpin icon to show activity details. All locations are approximate. Following the map, there are lists that provide ITP activities (Energy Savings Assessments, Industrial Assessment Centers, Events and Trainings, and ITP Partner Projects) in Illinois.
Energy Savings Assessments
With emphasis on reducing natural gas consumption, DOE provides American businesses, factories, and manufacturing facilities with on-site Energy Savings Assessments (ESAs). The purpose of these assessments is to identify immediate opportunities to save energy and money that will lead to significant long-term savings. Gold and silver stars represent facilities that have been recognized for their achievements in industrial energy savings. The following is a list of businesses that have all benefited from ITP assessments in Illinois:
- Denotes ESAs on map above
Champaign, IL
9/24/2008
Details
Afton Chemical Corporation- Sauget Plant
Sauget, IL
12/4/2007
Details
Caterpillar Inc - East Peoria TTTD
East Peoria, IL
2/13/2007
Details
Caterpillar Inc- Decatur MCED
Decatur, IL
3/20/2007
Details
Chrysler- Belvidere Assembly Palnt
Belvidere, IL
12/12/2007
Details
Chrysler- Belvidere Assembly Palnt
Belvidere, IL
12/12/2007
Details
Continental Tire North America - Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon, IL
4/1/2008
Details
Fiberteq LLC - Danville
Danville, IL
12/11/2007
Details
Hormel Foods - Rochelle
Rochelle, IL
1/19/2009
Details
Hormel Foods - Rochelle
Rochelle, IL
5/19/2008
Details
Champaign, IL
5/30/2007
Details
Kraft Foods- Capri Sun - Granite City
Granite City, IL
4/10/2007
Details
Kraft Foods- Nabisco - Chicago
Chicago, IL
10/29/2007
Details
Marathon Petroleum Company- Robinson
Robinson, IL
8/20/2007
Details
Mittal Steel - Hennepin
Hennepin, IL
5/20/2008
Details
Mittal Steel - Riverdale
Riverdale, IL
7/9/2007
Details
Owens Corning - Summit R&A
Summit, IL
6/12/2007
Details
Owens Corning - Summit R&A
Summit, IL
8/14/2007
Details
Precoat Metals - Granite City Plant
Granite City, IL
10/9/2007
Details
Rentech Energy Midwest - East Dubuque
East Dubuque, IL
5/6/2008
Details
Chicago, IL
3/23/2009
Details
Tootsie Roll Industries
Chicago, IL
12/3/2008
Details
Tootsie Roll Industries
Chicago, IL
12/1/2008
Details
US Steel Corporation- Granite City Works
Granite City, IL
6/6/2007
Details
US Steel Corporation- Granite City Works
Granite City, IL
5/20/2008
Details
US Steel Corporation- Granite City Works
Granite City, IL
6/24/2008
Details
Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) Assessments
Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs) provide eligible small- and medium-sized manufacturers with no-cost, on-site energy assessments to identify potential savings opportunities. The following is a list of IAC training participants in Illinois for the past two years. A complete collection of all the publicly available assessment and recommendation data is available at the ITP IAC database.
- Denotes IAC Assessments on map above
Broadview, IL
Abbott Labs
North Chicago, IL
Altivity Packaging
Pekin, IL
Amcor Flexibles
Mundelein, IL
Anderson Packaging
Rockford, IL
Beardstown Kent Feeds, Inc.
Beardstown, IL
Borg Warner
Dixon, IL
Camcar, LLC, Belvidere operations
Belvidere, IL
Carlisle Syntec, Inc
Greenville, IL
Castwell Products, LLC
Skokie, IL
Cleveland Steel Container Corp.
Peotone, IL
Conocophillips Hardford Lubricants Plant
Hartford, IL
Creative Werks
Bensenville, IL
Dynaburr
Melrose Park, IL
EPSCCA
Rockford, IL
Estwing Manufacturing
Rockford, IL
Rock Island, IL
Galesburg Castings
Galesburg, IL
Gates Corporation
Rockford, IL
Graham Packaging Company
Vandalia, IL
Gusto Packing
Montgomery, IL
Hanna Steel Corporation
Pekin, IL
Illinois Machine and Tool Works
Pekin, IL
IVEX Specialty Paper LLC
Peoria, IL
Kent Feeds, Inc.
Rockford, IL
MAR GRAPHICS
Valmeyer, IL
Mennie Machine Co
Mark, IL
MIdwest Control Products
Macomb, IL
Mohawk Spring Corp.
Schiller Park, IL
Morton Metal Craft
Morton, IL
Mueller Company plant #1
Decatur, IL
Mueller Company Plant #4
Decatur, IL
Bloomington, IL
PPC Plastics Products Company
Moline, IL
Skyline Design
Chicago, IL
Speciality Metal Fabricators, INC
Minonk, IL
Thomas Engineering
Carol Stream, IL
ThyssenKrupp Crankshaft Company
Danville, IL
Tote Cart
Rockford, IL
Vesuvius Corporation
Charleston, IL
Vulcan Materials
Kankakee, IL
Warren Achievement Industries
Monmouth, IL
ZF Industries
Vernon Hills, IL
Events and Trainings
The Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) offers system-wide and component-specific training sessions and materials to help reduce energy use, save money, and minimize waste through system optimization. The following is a list of Illinois's past training events:
- Denotes Events on map above
ITP Partner Projects
- Denotes Projects on map above
In order to meet the challenges of improving energy efficiency, the Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) helps to mitigate its industry partners' energy use. Both share the cost of research and development (R&D) projects while reaching the common goals of improving not only energy efficiency, but economic viability, energy security, environmental quality, and resource conservation. The following list provides Illinois's active and complete partner projects:
Project SuccessesDevelopment and Validation of a Coupled Combustion Space/Glass Bath Furnace Simulation, Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne, IL
Industry: Glass
Status: Active
(PDF 1.15 MB)
Diode Laser Sensor for Combustion Control, American Air Liquide
Countryside, IL
Industry: Supporting Industries
Status: Active
(PDF 403 KB)
Energy-Efficient Glass Melting Next Generation Melter, Gas Technology Institute
Des Plaines, IL
Industry: Glass
Status: Active
(PDF 1.13 MB)
Super Boiler, Gas Technology Institute
Des Plaines, IL
Industry: Combustion
Status: Active
(PDF 1.10 MB)
CHP Packaged System, Gas Technology Institute
Des Plaines, IL
Industry: Distributed Energy
Status: Complete
(PDF 1.53 MB)
Development of a Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) Model of Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC), Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne, IL
Industry: Petroleum Refining
Status: Complete
(PDF 107 KB)
Development/Demonstration of an Advanced Oxy-Fuel-Fired Front-End System, Eclipse Combustion, Rockford; Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne, IL
Industry: Glass
Status: Complete
(PDF 1.07 MB)
Electrodeionization for Product Purification, Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne, IL
Industry: Chemicals
Status: Complete
(PDF 262 KB)
Low Temperature Plasma Technology for Controlling VOC Emissions, University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
(PDF 1.08 MB)
Multiport Dryer Technology, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne; University of Illinois at Chicago
Argonne, IL
Industry: Chemicals
Status: Complete
(PDF 289 KB)
NOX Emission Reduction by Oscillating Combustion, Gas Technology Institute
Des Plaines, IL
Industry: Steel
Status: Complete
(PDF 2.08 MB)
Oxygen-Enriched Air Staging, Gas Technology Institute
Des Plaines, IL
Industry: Glass
Status: Complete
(PDF 175 KB)
Production of Succinic Acid From Wood Wastes and Plants, Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne, IL
Industry: Chemicals
Status: Complete
(PDF 407 KB)
Recycling Bleach Plant Filtrates by Using Electrodialysis Removal of Inorganic Non-Process Elements, Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne, IL
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
(PDF 116 KB)
Sensing and Control of Cupola Furnaces, American-Foundrymen's Society, Inc.
Des Plaines, IL
Industry: Sensors
Status: Complete
(PDF 250 KB)
Thermal Imaging Control of High-Temperature Furnaces, Gas Technology Institute
Des Plaines, IL
Industry: Sensors
Status: Complete
(PDF 307 KB)
Very Low Emissions: Forced Internal Recircultaion (FIR) Burner, Institute of Gas Technology
Des Plaines, IL
Industry: Aluminum
Status: Complete
(PDF 95 KB)
Virtual Welded Joint Design Integrating Advanced Materials and Processing Technologies, Caterpillar Technical Center
Peoria, IL
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Complete
(PDF 176 KB)
Visualization Tools for Die Casting, North American Die Casting Association (NADCA)
Wheeling, IL
Industry: Metal Casting
Status: Complete
(PDF 119 KB)
Water-Washed Overspray Paint Recovery, Caterpillar
East Peoria, IL
Industry: Chemicals
Status: Complete
(PDF 129 KB)
R&D Projects
Development and Demonstration of a High-Efficiency, Rapid-Heating, Low NOx Alternative to Conventional Heating of Steel Shapes, Gas Technology Institute
Des Plaines, IL
Industry: Supporting Industries
Status: Active
(PDF 96 KB)
Argonne, IL
Industry: Chemicals
Status: Active
(PDF 1.07 MB)
Direct Flame Impingement Heating of Steel, Gas Technology Institute
Des Plaines, IL
Industry: Steel
Status: Active
(PDF 2.09 MB)
Feasibility of Producing Lost Foam Castings in Aluminum and Magnesium Based Alloys, American Foundry Society
Schaumburg, IL
Industry: Metal Casting
Status: Active
(PDF 165 KB)
Hot Rolling Scrap Reduction through Edge Cracking and Surface Defects Control, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL
Industry: Aluminum
Status: Active
(PDF 113 KB)
Investigation of a Combined GPS and Inertial Measurement Unit Positioning System for Mining Equipment, Caterpillar
Peoria, IL
Industry: Mining
Status: Active
(PDF 153 KB)
Low Cost Chemical Feedstocks Using an Improved and Energy Efficient Natural Gas Liquid Removal Process, Gas Technology Institute
Des Plaines, IL
Industry: Chemicals
Status: Active
(PDF 1.09 MB)
Production and Separation of Fermentation-Derived Acetic Acid, BP Amoco Chemicals
Naperville, IL
Industry: Chemicals
Status: Active
(PDF 1.07 MB)
Second Generation Super Boiler Technology for Watertube Boilers, Gas Technology Institute
Des Plaines, IL
Industry: Combustion
Status: Active
(PDF 1.09 MB)
Super Boiler: Combustion Success Story, Gas Technology Institute
Des Plaines, IL
Industry: Combustion
Status: Active
(PDF 1.15 MB)
Utilization Of Non-Condensable Gases as Reburn Fuel, Gas Technology Institute
Des Plaines, IL
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Active
(PDF 1.12 MB)
Advanced Control of Operations in the Blast Furnace, ISPAT Inland, Inc.
East Chicago, IL
Industry: Steel
Status: Complete
(PDF 85 KB)
Alloys for Ethylene Production, BP Chemicals
Naperville, IL
Industry: Chemicals
Status: Complete
(PDF 217 KB)
Coupled Physical/Chemical Pretreatment and Biofiltration Technologies to Reduce Air Emissions from Forest Products Industries, Illinois State University
Normal, IL
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
(PDF 1.06 MB)
Design and Demonstration of Multiport Cylinder Dryers, Argonne National Laboratory, Eastern Pulp and Paper Corporation, The Johnson Corporation, University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
(PDF 1.06 MB)
Development and Demonstration of Novel Low-NOx Burners for Boilers in the Steel Industry, Gas Technology Institute
Des Plaines, IL
Industry: Steel
Status: Complete
(PDF 72 KB)
Development of Ultrananocrystalline Diamond (UNCD) Thin Films for Low Friction/Low Wear Applications, Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne, IL
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Complete
(PDF 1.07 MB)
Dimpled Tube Heat Exchangers for the Chemical Industry, Gas Technology Institute, Des Plaines; BP
Naperville, IL
Industry: Chemicals
Status: Complete
(PDF 326 KB)
Dynamic Inert Metal Anodes, Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne, IL
Industry: Aluminum
Status: Complete
(PDF 100 KB)
Ethylene Process Design Optimization, BP Amoco Chemical
Naperville, IL
Industry: Chemicals
Status: Complete
(PDF 750 KB)
Fouling Minimization, Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne, IL
Industry: Petroleum Refining
Status: Complete
(PDF 109 KB)
Heat Treatment Model for Aluminum Castings, Deere & Company, Moline; Eclipse Combustion, Rockford; IPSEN International
Rockford, IL
Industry: Supporting Industries
Status: Complete
(PDF 82 KB)
Rosemont, IL
Industry: Metal Casting
Status: Complete
(PDF 341 KB)
Laboratory Development of a High Capacity Gas Fired Paper Dryer, Boise Cascade Corporation, Eclipse Combustion, GL&V/Black Clawson-Kennedy, Gas Technology Institute
Des Plaines, IL
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
(PDF 1.09 MB)
Laboratory Development of a High Capacity Gas Fired Paper Dryer, Boise Cascade Corporation, Eclipse Combustion, GL&V/Black Clawson-Kennedy, Gas Technology Institute
Rockford, IL
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
(PDF 1.09 MB)
Low-Dross Combustion System, Gas Technology Institute
Des Plaines, IL
Industry: Aluminum
Status: Complete
(PDF 179 KB)
Membranes for Corrosive Oxidations, Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne, IL
Industry: Chemicals
Status: Complete
(PDF 743 KB)
Metal Dusting Phenomenon, Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne, IL
Industry: Chemicals
Status: Complete
(PDF 163 KB)
Metal-Matrix Composites and Thermal Spray Coatings for Mining Machines, Caterpillar
Peoria, IL
Industry: Mining
Status: Complete
(PDF 1.09 MB)
Novel Carbon Films for Next Generation Rotating Equipment Applications, University of Illinois
Chicago, IL
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Complete
(PDF 1.20 MB)
Oscillating Combustion Valve Technology, Gas Technology Institute
Des Plaines, IL
Industry: Aluminum
Status: Complete
(PDF 59 KB)
Oxidation Olefin Reactor, BP Amoco Chemicals
Naperville, IL
Industry: Mining
Status: Complete
(PDF 745 KB)
P-Xylene Production with Waste Heat Powered Ammonia Absorption Refrigeration, BP Amoco Chemical Company
Naperville, IL
Industry: Chemicals
Status: Complete
(PDF 170 KB)
Reducing Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Press Emissions from Oriented Strand Board (OsB) Manufacturing, Illinois State University
Normal, IL
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
(PDF 1.12 MB)
Structurally Integrated Coatings for Wear and Corrosion Resistance, Caterpillar
Peoria, IL
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Complete
(PDF 112 KB)
Two-Phase Hot Deformation Model, University of Illinois
Urbana, IL
Industry: Aluminum
Status: Complete
(PDF 167 KB)
Development of Methane De-NOx Reburning Process for Wood Waste, Sludge, and Biomass Fired Stoker Boilers, Gas Technology Institute
Des Plaines, IL
Industry: Combustion
Status: Complete
(PDF 166 KB)
Electrochemical Dezincing of Steel Scrap, Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne, IL
Industry: Steel
Status: Complete
(PDF 3.82 MB)
No-VOC Coating Products, Sierra Performance Coatings
Vernon Hills, IL
Industry: Chemicals
Status: Complete
(PDF 3.82 MB)
Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs) for Region
Bradley University
Director: Dr. Paul Mehta
Phone: (309) 677-2754
Fax: (309) 677-3453
Email: mehta@bradley.edu
University of Illinois at Chicago
Director: Dr. William M. Worek
Phone: (312) 996-5610
Fax: (312) 996-5620
Email: wworek@uic.edu
Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEPs) in Illinois
Chicago Manufacturing Center
Director: Demetria Giannisis
Phone: (312) 542-0500
Fax: (312) 922-8557
Email: dgiannisis@cmcusa.org
Web Site: http://www.cmcusa.org/
Source: http://blue.nist.gov/centers/IL
Illinois Manufacturing Extension Center
Phone: 309-677-4632
Email: info@imec.org
Web Site: http://www.imec.org
Source: http://blue.nist.gov/centers/IL
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Regional Application Centers (RACs) for Region
Midwest CHP Application Center
Director: John Cuttica
Phone: (312) 996-4382
Email: cuttica@uic.edu
Web Site: http://www.chpcentermw.org/
Source: http://www.eere.energy.gov/de/chp/chp_applications/chp_application_centers.html
DOE Regional Contact
Brian Olsen, Energy Project Specialist
Phone: 303-275-4834
Email: brian.olsen@go.doe.gov
Source: http://www.eere.energy.gov/industry/about/contacts.html
State Energy Office Contact
Wayne Hartel, Energy and Natural Resource Specialist
620 East Adams
Springfield, IL 62701
Phone: 217-785-3420
Fax: 217-785-2618
Additional Resources
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy's Policy Database for Illinois
http://aceee.org/energy/state/illinois/il_index.htm
List of Fortune 500 Companies in IL:
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2008/states/IL.html
For more information, contact the EERE Information Center
http://www.eere.energy.gov/informationcenter/