IAC Special Projects Announced

January 14, 2002

The IAC program has chosen to fund eight special industrial efficiency projects proposed by participating IAC universities. Each of the 26 IACs were offered an opportunity, on a competitive basis, to conduct a special project. Twenty-seven proposed projects from 17 IACs were submitted for consideration. A selection panel composed of IAC directors evaluated the proposals. Eight projects were selected from eight different IACs.

The IAC special projects provide participating institutions an opportunity to perform work that compliments OIT's R&D activities, student projects on industrial efficiency, and regional initiatives that support DOE objectives. Projects are managed primarily by members of the IAC management team and tasks are primarily performed by personal involved with the IAC. The following is a table documenting the grants which totaled $280,113.

University	Grant Amount	Project Title	Completion Date
	$46,573	Development of Energy Efficient Strategies for Low Temperature Heat Recovery Devices	March 31, 2002
	$25,155	Reducing Remelting in Manufacturing Extruded Aluminum Products	March 31, 2002
	$25,000	Energy Efficiency in the Wood Furniture Industry	March 31, 2002
	$24,987	Study of Energy Conservation Opportunities in Textile Plants	March 31, 2002
	$30,336	SteamMaster	March 31, 2002
	$45,000	Development of Combined Heat and Power Sizing Methodology	June 30, 2002
	$38,068	Development of a Tool for Evaluation of Energy Conservation Opportunities for Industrial Chiller Systems	June 30, 2002
	$44,994	Improving Energy Efficiency of Plate Glass Quenching Technology used in the Glass Tempering Process	March 31, 2002