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Mapped AMO State Activities

The following map provides a visual representation of AMO activities in Tennessee. 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 Tennessee.

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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.

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R&D Projects and Successes

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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 Tennessee's active and complete partner projects:

Project Successes
Alloys for Ethylene Production Furnaces, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Chemicals
Status: Complete
Details

Distillation Column Modeling Tools, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Chemicals
Status: Complete
Details

Gas Metal Arc Welding Optimization, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Other
Status: Complete
Details

Corrosion-resistant, Chromium-rich Alloys for Gasifier and Kraft Recovery Boiler Applications, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Development of Cost-Effective Low-Permeability Ceramic and Refractory Components for Aluminum Melting and Casting, Pyrotek, Inc.
Trenton, TN
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Complete
Details

Increasing Yield and Quality of Low-Temperature, Low-Alkali Kraft Cooks with Microwave Pretreatment, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) Develops Transformational Wireless Technology
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Sensors and Automation
Status: Complete
Details

Materials for High-Temperature Black Liquor Gasification, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Complete
Details

Measurement and Control of Glass Feedstock, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Glass
Status: Complete
Details

Sensing and Control of Cupola Furnaces, Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN
Industry: Sensors and Automation
Status: Complete
Details

Thermomechanical Database for High Temperature Materials, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Complete
Details

Casting-Quality Measurements for Polystyrene Foam Patterns, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Metal Casting
Status: Complete
Details

In-Situ Real Time Monitoring and Control of Mold Making and Filling Processes, Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN
Industry: Metal Casting
Status: Active
Details

Advanced Membrane Separation Technologies for Energy Recovery, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Active
Details

Architectured Nanomembranes for In-Situ Energy Conversion Technologies, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Nanomanufacturing
Status: Active
Details

Development and Application of Processing and Process Control for Nanocomposite Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Nanomanufacturing
Status: Active
Details

Flexible Hybrid Friction Stir Joining Technology, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Energy Intensive Processes
Status: Active
Details

Improved Heat Recovery in Biomass-Fired Boilers, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Energy Intensive Processes
Status: Active
Details

Large-Scale Nanofermentation of Quantum Dots, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Nanomanufacturing
Status: Active
Details

High Magnetic Field Processing (HMFP): A Heat Free, Heat-treating Method, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Energy Intensive Processes
Status: Active
Details

Mesoporous Carbon Membranes for Selective Gas Separations, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Nanomanufacturing
Status: Active
Details

Nanocatalysts for Diesel Engine Emission Remediation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Nanomanufacturing
Status: Active
Details

Nanocatalytic Conversion of Biomass into Second-Generation Biofuels, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Nanomanufacturing
Status: Active
Details

Nanocrystallization of LiCoO2 Cathodes for Thin Film Batteries Utilizing Pulse Thermal Processing, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Nanomanufacturing
Status: Active
Details

Nanoscale Interpenetrating Phase Composites for Industrial and Vehicle Applications, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Nanomanufacturing
Status: Active
Details

Nanostructured Superhydrophobic Coatings for Breakthrough Energy Savings, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Nanomanufacturing
Status: Active
Details

Near-net shape Manufacturing of New, Low-cost Titanium Powders for Industry, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Energy Intensive Processes
Status: Active
Details

Microwave and Beam Activities of Nanostructured Catalysts for Crude, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Nanomanufacturing
Status: Active
Details

Novel Refractory Materials for High-Temperature, High-Alkaline Environments, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Active
Details

Materials and Processing for Advanced Batteries
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Highly Functional, High-Performance Materials
Status: Active

Nano Catalysts for Diesel Engine Emission Remediation
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Highly Functional, High-Performance Materials
Status: Active
Details

Application of Wear-Resistant, Nano Composite Coatings Produced from Iron-Based Glassy Powders
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Highly Functional, High-Performance Materials
Status: Active
Details

Improving Heat Recovery in Biomass-Fired Boilers
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: High-Temperature Processing
Status: Active
Details

Advanced Conversion Technologies for Low-Cost Carbon Fibers
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Lower-Cost Materials for Energy Systems
Status: Active
Details

New Carbon Fiber Materials Based on Sustainable Resources for Energy Applications
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Lower-Cost Materials for Energy Systems
Status: Active

Alumina-Forming Austenitic Stainless Steels
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Thermal and Degradation Resistant Materials
Status: Active

Deployment of CF8C-Plus Cast Stainless Steels
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Thermal and Degradation Resistant Materials
Status: Active

Immediate Deployment of Waste Energy Recovery Technologies at Multiple Sites
Memphis, TN
Industry: Waste Heat Minimization and Recovery
Status: Active

Self-Assembled, Nanostructured Carbon for Energy Storage and Water Treatment, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Nanomanufacturing
Status: Active
Details

Synthesis of Highly Ordered TiO2 Nanotubes Using Ionic Liquids for Photovoltaics Applications, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Nanomanufacturing
Status: Active
Details

Transformational Fabrication of Nanostructured Materials Using Plasma Arc Lamps, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Nanomanufacturing
Status: Active
Details

Oxide-Nanoparticle Containing Coatings for High Temperature Alloys, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Nanomanufacturing
Status: Active
Details

Pulsed Thermal Processing of Self-Assembled Quantum Dot Structures, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Nanomanufacturing
Status: Active
Details

Real-Time Characterization Project Addresses a Priority Need in Nanomanufacturing, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Complete
Details

Study of Deformation Behavior of Lightweight Steel Structures, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Steel
Status: Complete
Details

Ultrasonic Processing of Materials, University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Complete
Details

Wireless Microwave Wood Moisture Measurement System for Wood Drying Kilns, University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Predicting Pattern Tooling and Casting Dimension for Investment Casting, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Metal Casting
Status: Complete
Details

Service Performance Of Welded Duplex Stainless Steel Castings, University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Industry: Metal Casting
Status: Complete
Details

Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane Present in Natural Gas to Ethylene, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Chemicals
Status: Complete
Details

Model-Based Diagnosis of Soil Limitations to Forest Productivity, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Ni3Al Enables Improvement in Forging Dies, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Complete
Details

Metal Infusion Surface Treatment (MIST) Technology Wins R&D 100 Award, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Complete
Details

High-Energy Density Coating of High-Temperature Advanced Materials for Energy-Efficient Performance, University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Complete
Details

Marker-Aided Selection Methods for Wood Properties in Loblolly Pine and Hybrid Poplar, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Materials Development for the Forest Products Industry, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Complete
Details

Mechatronic Design and Waste Paper Sorting System Control for Efficient Recycling, Advanced Sorting Technologies, LLC
Nashville, TN
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Infrared Heating of Forging Billets and Dies, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Complete
Details

Innovative Materials and Operating PracticesSave Energy in Recovery Boilers, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Complete
Details

Intermetallic Alloy Development for the Steel Industry, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Complete
Details

Inverse Process Analysis for the Acquisition of Thermophysical Data, University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Complete
Details

High Intensity Forest Management, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Plasma Infrared Processing of Materials, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Complete
Details

Sensors For Die Casting, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Metal Casting
Status: Complete
Details

High Density Infrared Surface Treatments of Refractories, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Complete
Details

Development of Combinatorial Methods for Alloy Design and Optimization, University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Complete
Details

Development of Improved Refractories for the Glass Production Industry, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Complete
Details

Development of Intermetallic Alloys, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Complete
Details

Environmental Influences on Wood Chemistry and Density of Populus and Loblolly Pine, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Clean Fractionation - An Inexpensive Source of Cellulose for Plastics, Eastman Chemical Company
Kingsport, TN
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Degassing of Aluminum Alloys Using Ultrasonic Vibrations, University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Industry: Aluminum
Status: Complete
Details

Large-Scale Evaluation of Nickel Aluminide Rolls in a Heat-Treat Furnace, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Steel
Status: Complete
Details

4-D Characterization of Paper Web at the Wet End, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Advanced Overfire Air System for Stoker Boilers and Furnaces, Eugene Berkau
Brentwood, TN
Industry: Mining
Status: Complete
Details

Density Separation in Complex-Mode Vibration Fluidized Beds, Incisive Engineering, Inc.
Knoxville, TN
Industry: Mining
Status: Complete
Details

Mining Byproduct Recovery, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Mining
Status: Complete
Details

Biocatalytic Desulfurization of Petroleum, University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Industry: Petroleum Refining
Status: Complete
Details

Advanced High Intensity Infrared Preheating of Steel Strip, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Complete
Details

Advanced Intermetallic Alloys, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Aluminum
Status: Complete
Details

Advanced Materials and Processing, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Complete
Details

Advanced Materials Intermetallics for Manufacturing, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Complete
Details

Infrared Heating Technology: Crosscutting Applications, Widespread Benefits, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Complete
Details

Wireless Telemetry for Industrial Applications, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Industry: Sensors and Automation
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 Tennessee

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 Tennessee:

"FUJIFILM Hunt Chemicals U.S.A. Achieves Compressed Air System Energy-Reduction Goals with a Three-Phased Strategy"
FUJIFILM Hunt Chemicals U.S.A.
Dayton, TN

Alcoa North American Extrusions Implements Energy Use Assessments at Multiple Facilities (Aluminum)
Alcoa Inc.
Elizabethton, TN

American Water Heater Company: Compressed Air System Optimization Project Saves Energy and Improves Production at Water Heater Plant
American Water Heater Company
Johnson City, TN

Compressed Air System Optimization Project Improves Production at a Metal Forging Plant (Modern Forge of Tennessee)
Modern Forge of Tennessee
Piney Flats, TN

Compressed Air System Upgrade Improves Production at an Automotive Glass Plant (Visteon Corporation)
Visteon Corporation
Nashville, TN

Goodyear Tire Plant Gains Traction on Energy Savings After Completing Save Energy Now Assessment
Goodyear Tires
Union City, TN

Millwater Pumping System Optimization Improves Efficiency and Saves Energy at an Automotive Glass Plant (Visteon Corporation)
Visteon Corporation
Nashville, TN

Nissan Showcases the Results of an Energy-Wise Corporate Culture
Nissan
Smyrna, and Decherd, TN

Rohm and Haas: Company Uses Knoxville Plant Assessment Results to Develop Best Practices Guidelines and Benchmark for Its Other Sites (Revised July 2003)
Rohm and Haas
Knoxville, TN

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.

Tennessee Technological University
Director: Dr. Glenn Cunningham
Phone: (931) 372-3826
Fax: (931) 372-6345
Email: gcunningham@tntech.edu
Web Site: https://www2.tntech.edu/cmr/IAC/index.html

University of Kentucky
Director: Dr. Lawrence E. Holloway
Phone: 859-323-8523
Fax: 859-323-1035
Email: holloway@engr.uky.edu

Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEPs) in Tennessee

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.

David Hall: Tennessee Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Phone: (615) 532-8657
Fax: (615) 532-4937
Email: dwhall@tennessee.edu
Web Site: http://www.cis.tennessee.edu

Tennessee Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Contact: Paul Jennings
Phone: (615) 532-8887
Fax: (615) 532-4937
Email: paul.jennings@tennessee.edu
Web Site: http://www.cis.tennessee.edu

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.

Southeast Clean Energy Application Center
Co-director: Pedro Mago
Phone: (662) 325-6602
Email: mago@me.msstate.edu
Web Site: http://www.southeastcleanenergy.org/

Southeast Clean Energy Application Center
Co-director: Steve Kalland
Phone: (919) 513-1896
Email: steve_kalland@ncsu.edu
Web Site: http://www.southeastcleanenergy.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 Tennessee.

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.

• Tennessee 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.

• Tennessee 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)

Tennessee Office of Energy Policy
Ryan Gooch
Energy Policy Director
312 8th Avenue, North, 9th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 741-2994
Fax: (615) 741-5070
Email: ryan.gooch@state.tn.us
Web Site: http://www.tn.gov/ecd/CD_office_energy_policy.html

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About Tennessee Industry

Tennessee At a Glance

State Information (1)
2010 Population (Million)	6.3
2010 GDP (Billion)	$228.7
GDP Rank	19

Energy Statistics (2)
Total Energy Consumption 2009 (Trillion Btu)	2,136.0
Total Industrial Energy Consumption 2009 (Trillion Btu)	666.5
Total Industrial Energy Consumption Rank	12
Total Industrial GDP 2009 (Thousand)	$45,257,000.0
Industrial Energy Intensity (Btu/GDP)	14,727.0
Industrial Energy Intensity Rank	20
Total Industrial Electricity Use 2009 (Trillion Btu)*	281.5
Total Industrial Electricity Use Rank	11
Total Industrial Natural Gas Use 2009 (Trillion Btu)	85.8
Total Industrial Natural Gas Use Rank	22
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* Total industrial electricity use reflects industrial retail electricity sales and electrical system energy losses.

Total Industrial Energy Consumption Statistics in Tennessee

Top Industries in Tennessee

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 TN:
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2010/states/TN.html

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