Industry Partnerships

The Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) with industry in public-private partnerships which focus the combined strengths of business and government on solutions to complex problems. ITP, in collaboration with industry, have developed visions and roadmaps with specific R&D pathways to improve the energy efficiency of energy intensive processes.

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Technology Roadmap for Energy Loss Reduction and Recovery in Industrial Energy Systems (PDF 836 KB)

Waste Heat Minimization/Recovery

Industrial Combustion Vision and Roadmap page
Roadmap for Process Heating Technology (PDF 616 KB)

Reactions and Separations

Chemicals Industry Reaction Engineering Roadmap Summary
Hybrid Separations/Distillation Technology: Research Opportunities for Energy and Emissions Reduction (PDF 316 KB)
Chemicals Industry Separations 2000 Roadmap Summary

High-Temperature Processing

A Vision for the American Metal Casting Industry (PDF 134 KB)
Metalcasting Technology Roadmap (PDF 383 KB)
Glass: A Clear Vision for a Bright Future (PDF 504 KB)
Glass Industry Technology Roadmap (PDF 4.8 MB)
Roadmap for Process Heating Technology (PDF 616 KB)
An R&D Plan for the Heat Treating Community, To Achieve Vision 2020 (PDF 494 KB)

Sustainable Manufacturing

Technology Roadmap for Energy Reduction in Automotive Manufacturing (PDF 2.9 MB), September 2008
Steel Industry Technology Roadmap Barriers and Pathways for Yield Improvements Steel Industry Yield Loss Roadmap (PDF 365 KB), American Iron Steel Institute, 2003
Inferential Process Control Workshop Report (PDF 158 KB)
Chemicals Industry Materials of Construction Roadmap Summary
Chemicals Industry Materials Technology Roadmap Summary