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Advanced Manufacturing Office Activities in Wisconsin

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Mapped AMO State Activities

The following map provides a visual representation of AMO activities in Wisconsin. 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 AMO activities (Energy Savings Assessments, Industrial Assessment Centers, Events and Trainings, and AMO Partner Projects) in Wisconsin.

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AMO Project Award

AMO provided seed funding to 23 awardees for the development and delivery of industrial energy efficiency programs at the state and regional levels. These projects are aimed at delivering assessments, trainings, and technical resources to manufacturers to achieve significant reductions in industrial energy intensity.

• Wisconsin Project Award Fact Sheet

R&D Projects and Successes

- Denotes Projects on map above

In order to meet the challenges of improving energy efficiency, the Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO) 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 Wisconsin's active and complete partner projects:

Project Successes
Method and Apparatus for Production of Three-Dimensional Objects by Photosolidification, Light Sculpting, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI
Industry: Metal Casting
Status: Complete
Details

Deep-Discharge Zinc-Bromine Battery Module, ZBB Energy Corp
Menomonee Falls, WI
Industry: Other
Status: Complete
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Wireless Sensor Network, Eaton Corporation's Innovation Center
Milwaukee, WI
Industry: Sensors and Automation
Status: Complete
Details

R&D Projects
Friction Stir Processing for Efficient Manufacturing
Waukesha, WI
Industry: Metal Casting
Status: Complete
Details

Creating Jobs Through Energy Efficiency Using Wisconsin’s Successful Focus On Energy Program
Middleton, WI
Industry: Waste Heat Minimization and Recovery
Status: Active

Ink Jet Printer Solvent Recovery, Quad/Tech International
Sussex, WI
Industry: Other
Status: Complete
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Light Metals Permanent Mold Casting, ECK Industries, Inc.
Manitowoc, WI
Industry: Metal Casting
Status: Complete
Details

Polyoxometalate Bleaching: An Efficient, Oxygen-based, Closed-cycle Technology, University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Proprietary Feasibility Study of a Continuous Process for Displacement Dewatering, Voith Fabrics
Appleton, WI
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Removal of Wax and Stickies from OCC by Flotation, Doshi & Associates, Inc.
Appleton, WI
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Use of Residual Solids from Pulp and Paper Mills for Enhancing Strength and Durability of Ready-Mixed Concrete, University of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

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Technical Resources

AMO provides information on upcoming energy efficiency events and trainings, case studies on replicable industrial energy efficiency projects, and contact information for Industrial Assessment Centers (IAC), Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers, and Regional Clean Energy Application Centers.

Case Studies in Wisconsin

Each year AMO develops new case studies on research, development and demonstration projects; energy assessments; the use of AMO tools and training; and leveraging of AMO partner resources for energy efficiency project implementation. The case studies are developed jointly with AMO's industrial partners. The following is a list of the case studies in Wisconsin:

Citation Corporation: Compressed Air System Optimization Project Saves Energy and Improves Production at Forging Plant
Citation Corporation
Milwaukee, WI

Eck Industries, Inc. Realizes Savings Through Smarter Lighting Solutions
Eck Industries, Inc.
Manitowoc, WI

Flambeau River Papers Makes a Comeback With a Revised Energy Strategy
Flambeau River Papers
Park Falls, WI

Flambeau River Papers Makes a Comeback With a Revised Energy Strategy
Flambeau River Papers
Park Falls, WI

Improving Several Fan-Driven systems in an Oriented Strand Board Manufacturing Facility (Louisiana Pacific Corporation)
Louisiana Pacific
Tomahawk, WI

Improving the Efficiency of a Brewery's Cooling System (Stock Brewery Company)
Stroh Brewery Company
La Crosse, WI

Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs) for Region

There are 26 Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs), sponsored by AMO, located at universities across the U.S. IACs provide no-cost energy assessments to small- and medium-sized manufacturers within a 150-mile radius. Additionally, they provide industrial assessment and energy management systems training for the next generation of energy engineers.

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Director: Dr. Chris Yuan
Phone: 414-229-5639
Fax: 414-229-6958
Email: cyuan@uwm.edu

Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEPs) in Wisconsin

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) is a not-for-profit network of businesses and manufacturing specialists, with almost 60 MEP centers across the nation. Funded by state, local, and private organizations, and in partnership with the IACs, they provide a variety of services to U.S. industry, including process improvements, innovation strategies, and green manufacturing techniques.

Northwest Wisconsin Manufacturing Outreach Center
Director: Larry Blackledge
Phone: (715) 232-1649
Fax: (715) 232-1105
Email: blackledgel@uwstout.edu
Web Site: http://nwmoc.uwstout.edu/

Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Director: Mike Klonsinski
Phone: (608) 729-4160
Email: klonsinski@wmep.org
Web Site: http://www.wmep.org

Clean Energy Regional Application Centers

Formerly the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Regional Application Centers (RACs), the eight Clean Energy Application Centers across the U.S. promote CHP, waste heat recovery and other clean energy technologies and practices. They provide regional assistance for specific projects, including market assessments, targeted education and outreach, and technical assistance.

Midwest Clean Energy Application Center
Director: John Cuttica
Phone: (312) 996-4382
Email: cuttica@uic.edu
Web Site: http://www.midwestcleanenergycenter.org/

State Incentives and Resource 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 Wisconsin.

State Incentive Handbooks
AMO has created handbooks of available resources and incentives for industrial energy efficiency implementation organized by system for each of the 50 states.

• Wisconsin Incentive Handbook

Resource Fact Sheets
AMO developed 50 resource fact sheets that identify local, regional, state, and utility organizations in each state that can serve as partners working together with manufacturers to advance industrial energy efficiency.

• Wisconsin Industrial Resource Fact Sheet

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Contacts

DOE Contacts

DOE Headquarters Contact
Sandy Glatt
1617 Cole Boulevard
Golden, Colorado 80401
Phone: (720) 356-1544
Email: sandy.glatt@go.doe.gov

DOE Project Contact
Jamey Evans
1617 Cole Boulevard
Golden, CO 80401
Phone: (720) 356-1536
Email: jamey.evans@go.doe.gov

State Contact(s)

Wisconsin State Energy Office
Maria Redmond
Grants Administrator / Biofuels Specialist
201 West Washington Avenue, 3rd Floor
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
Phone: (608) 266-1521
Fax: (608) 261-8427
Email: maria.redmond@wisconsin.gov
Web Site: http://www.energyindependence.wi.gov/

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About Wisconsin Industry

Wisconsin At a Glance

State Information (1)
2010 Population (Million)	5.7
2010 GDP (Billion)	$221.3
GDP Rank	21

Energy Statistics (2)
Total Energy Consumption 2009 (Trillion Btu)	1,744.6
Total Industrial Energy Consumption 2009 (Trillion Btu)	548.4
Total Industrial Energy Consumption Rank	15
Total Industrial GDP 2009 (Thousand)	$54,404,000.0
Industrial Energy Intensity (Btu/GDP)	10,080.0
Industrial Energy Intensity Rank	31
Total Industrial Electricity Use 2009 (Trillion Btu)*	237.2
Total Industrial Electricity Use Rank	16
Total Industrial Natural Gas Use 2009 (Trillion Btu)	121.4
Total Industrial Natural Gas Use Rank	17
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* Total industrial electricity use reflects industrial retail electricity sales and electrical system energy losses.

Total Industrial Energy Consumption Statistics in Wisconsin

Top Industries in Wisconsin

Note: The data included in this table is from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Manufactures, except for years that end in "2" or "7", when data from its more comprehensive Economic Census is reported.

Additional Resources

List of Fortune 500 Companies in WI:
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2010/states/WI.html

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy's Policy Database for Wisconsin:
http://www.aceee.org/sector/state-policy/wisconsin

Focus on Energy Program:
http://www.focusonenergy.com/Business/Industrial-Business/