Energy Analysis

The Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) regularly conducts analytic studies to identify energy efficiency opportunities. In forest products, the Industrial Technologies Program has conducted several analytical studies, including:

Pulp and Paper Industry Energy Bandwidth Study

The Pulp and Paper Industry Energy Bandwidth Study provides energy estimates for the following four cases: current average mill energy consumption, state-of-the-art art mill energy consumption, mill energy consumption if advanced technologies requiring further R&D were employed, and theoretical minimum mill energy consumption.

Energy and Environmental Profile of the U.S. Pulp and Paper Industry

This detailed report (PDF 1.9 MB) benchmarks the energy and environmental characteristics of the key technologies used in the major processes of the United States pulp and paper industry. Download Adobe Reader.

Forest Products Industry Analysis Brief

ITP, in partnership with the Energy Information Administration, has created a comprehensive report that displays information on the economics, energy use, technologies and management activities that affect the forest products industry.

Footprints

The U.S. Manufacturing and Mining Energy Footprints provide a graphical representation of the flow of energy across the most energy-intensive industries. The footprints show where energy is used inside plant boundaries, where losses occur on-site, which are the most widely used energy systems for each industry, and much more.