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Advanced Manufacturing Office Activities in Georgia

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Mapped AMO State Activities

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

Large Plant Assessments (ESAs)
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Medium / Small Plant Assessments (IACs)
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Events and Trainings
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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.

• Georgia 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 Georgia's active and complete partner projects:

Project Successes
Electrohydraulic Contaminant Removal, Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Nylon 6 Recycling, DSM Chemicals
Augusta, GA
Industry: Chemicals
Status: Complete
Details

On-line Fluidics Controlled Headbox, Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Radiofrequency-Induced VOC Pre-Extraction from Softwood Lumber, Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Surfactant Spray: A Novel Technology to Improve Flotation Deinking Performance, Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

R&D Projects
Direct Solid-State Conversion of Recyclable Metals into Nanoengineered Bulk Materials
Carrollton, GA
Industry: Nanomanufacturing
Status: Active
Details

Dry Kraft Pulping at Ambient Pressure for Cost-Effective Energy Savings and Pollution Deductions
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Mesoporous Carbon Membranes for Selective Gas Separations, Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Nanomanufacturing
Status: Active
Details

Mill Designed Biobleaching Technologies, Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Molecular Determinants of Carbon Sink Strength in Wood, International Paper Company
Bainbridge, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Control in Kraft Mills, Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Tough-Coated Hard Powders: A New Paradigm in Mining and Machining Tool Materials, EnDurAloy Corporation
Savannah, GA
Industry: Mining
Status: Complete
Details

On-Machine Ultrasonic Sensors for Paper Stiffness, Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Optimization of Recovery Boiler Performance, Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Press and Dryer Roll Surface and Web Transfer Systems for Ultra-High Paper Machine Speeds, Institute of Paper Science at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Replacing Chemicals in Recycle Mills with Mechanical Alternatives, Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Stress-Assisted Corrosion in Boiler Tubes, Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Complete
Details

Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Water-Soluble and Easily Removable Cationic Pressure Sensitive Adhesives, Institute of Paper Science Technology at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Trees Containing Built-In Pulping Catalysts, Institute of Paper Science and Technology, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Improved Composite Tubes for Kraft Recovery Boilers, Welding Services, Inc.
Norcross, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Accelerated Stem Growth Rates and Improved Fiber Properties of Loblolly Pine, Institute of Paper Science and Technology
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Acoustic Separation Technology (Phases I and II), Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Application of a Device for Uniform Web Drying and Preheating Using Microwave Energy, Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Bleach Plant Capital Reduction with Rapid D Bleaching and Simplified (D/E/D) Stages, Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Bubble Size Control to Improve Oxygen-Based Bleaching, Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Catalysts for the Destruction of Tars from Biomass and Black Liquor Gasification, Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Control of Soluble Scale Fouling in High Solids Black Liquor Concentrators, Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Corrosion in Kraft Digesters: Characterization of Degradation and Evaluation of Corrosion Control Methods, Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Corrosivity Monitoring of Kraft Recovery Boilers, Institute of Paper Science at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Impulse Drying of Paper, Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

The Lateral Corrugator, Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Decontamination of Process Streams Through Electrohydraulic Discharge, Institute of Paper Science at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Direct Causticizing for Black Liquor Gasification in a Circulating Fluidized Bed, Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Directed Green Liquor Utilization (D-GLU) Pulping, Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Engineering Study for a Full Scale Demonstration of Steam Reforming Black Liquor Gasification, Georgia-Pacific
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Fast Curing of Composite Wood Products, Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

High Efficiency Chlorine Dioxide Delignification, Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

High Selectivity Oxygen Delignification, Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Higher Selectivity Oxygen Delignification, Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Implementing Strategies For Drying And Pressing Wood Without Emissions Controls, Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Improved Materials for Gasification, Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Improving Dryer and Press Efficiencies through Combustion of Hydrocarbon Emissions, Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details

Laser-Ultrasonic Web Stiffness Sensor, Institute of Paper Science and Technology at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
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 Georgia

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 Georgia:

Advanced Quality Control System for the Thermomechanical Pulping Process Improves Quality and Reduces Energy Costs for Augusta Newsprint (Forest Products)
Augusta Newsprint
Augusta, GA

Augusta Newsprint: Paper Mill Pursues Five Projects Following Plant-Wide Energy Efficiency Assessment (Revised July 2003)
Augusta Newsprint
Augusta, GA

Boiler Blowdown Heat Recovery Project Reduces Steam System Energy Losses at Augusta Newsprint
Augusta Newsprint
Augusta, GA

Compressed Air Project Improves Efficiency and Production at Harland Publishing Facility
John H. Harland Corporation
Atlanta, GA

Compressed Air System Optimization Saves Energy and Improves Production at a Textile Manufacturing Mill (Thomaston Mills, December 2000)
Thomaston Mills
Thomaston, GA

Compressed Air System Optimization Saves Energy and Improves Production at a Textile Manufacturing Mill (Thomaston Mills, June 2001)
Thomaston Mills
Thomaston, GA

Consolidated Compressed Air System Reduces Power Consumption and Energy Costs (Augusta Newsprint)
Augusta Newsprint
Augusta, GA

Four Equipment Upgrade Projects Reduce System Energy Losses at Augusta Newsprint
Augusta Newsprint
Augusta, GA

Georgia Pacific's Insulation Upgrade Leads to Reduced Fuel Costs and Increased Process Efficiency (Forest Products)
Georgia-Pacific
Madison, GA

Inland Paperboard and Packaging, Rome Linerboard Mill Energy Assessment
Inland Paperboard and Packaging
Rome, GA

PCS Nitrogen: Combustion Fan System Optimization Improves Performance and Saves Energy at a Chemical Plant (PCS Nitrogen, Inc.)
PCS Nitrogen
Augusta, GA

PWA Summary: $1.6 Million in Savings Identified in Anchor Assessment
Anchor Glass
Warner Robins, GA

PWA Summary: $1.6 Million in Savings Identified in Augusta Newsprint Assessment
Augusta Newsprint
Augusta, GA

PWA Summary: $9.5 Million in Savings Identified through Inland Assessment
Inland Box
Rome, GA

Save Energy Now Assessment Helps Expand Energy Management Program at Shaw Industries
Shaw Industries
Dalton, GA

Upgraded Lighting System Leads to Energy and Cost Savings at Augusta Newsprint Company
Augusta Newsprint
Augusta, GA

We Did it...So Can You: Corporate Energy Management at C&A Floorcoverings
Collins & Aikman
Dalton, GA

Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEPs) in Georgia

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.

Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Director: Chris Downing, P.E.
Phone: (404) 894-7700
Email: chris.downing@innovate.gatech.edu
Web Site: http://gamep.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.

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 Georgia.

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.

• Georgia 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.

• Georgia 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)

Georgia Environmental Finance Authority
Tracy Williams
Outreach Program Manager
233 Peachtree Street NE
Harris Tower, Suite 900
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Phone: (404) 584-1037
Fax: (404) 584-1069
Email: tracy@gefa.ga.gov
Web Site: http://www.gefa.org/

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About Georgia Industry

Georgia At a Glance

State Information (1)
2010 Population (Million)	9.7
2010 GDP (Billion)	$362.0
GDP Rank	11

Energy Statistics (2)
Total Energy Consumption 2009 (Trillion Btu)	2,949.3
Total Industrial Energy Consumption 2009 (Trillion Btu)	720.0
Total Industrial Energy Consumption Rank	10
Total Industrial GDP 2009 (Thousand)	$61,874,000.0
Industrial Energy Intensity (Btu/GDP)	11,636.0
Industrial Energy Intensity Rank	26
Total Industrial Electricity Use 2009 (Trillion Btu)*	310.8
Total Industrial Electricity Use Rank	9
Total Industrial Natural Gas Use 2009 (Trillion Btu)	143.6
Total Industrial Natural Gas Use Rank	13
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* Total industrial electricity use reflects industrial retail electricity sales and electrical system energy losses.

Total Industrial Energy Consumption Statistics in Georgia

Top Industries in Georgia

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

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