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Advanced Manufacturing Office Activities in New York
Mapped AMO State Activities
The following map provides a visual representation of AMO activities in New York. 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 New York.
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.
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 New York's active and complete partner projects:
Project SuccessesDistributed Wireless Multisensors for Reducing Motor Energy Use, GE Global Research
Niskayuna, NY
Industry: Sensors and Automation
Status: Complete
Details
Integrated Numerical Methods and Design Provisions for Aluminum Structures, Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
Industry: Aluminum
Status: Complete
Details
Intelligent Extruder Software for Polymer Compounding, GE Global Research
Niskayuna, NY
Industry: Sensors and Automation
Status: Complete
Details
Measurement and Control of Glass Feedstocks, Energy Research Company, Staten Island; Harris Communications, Rochester; Vesuvius-Monofrax Refractories
Falconer, NY
Industry: Glass
Status: Complete
Details
Parallel Beam X-Ray Diffraction System X-Ray, Optical Systems, Inc
East Greenbush, NY
Industry: Sensors and Automation
Status: Complete
Details
Total Cost Assessment Software, Center for Waste Reduction, Technologies Americal Institute of Chemical Engineers
New York, NY
Industry: Chemicals
Status: Complete
Details
Innovative Vertical Floatation Melter (VFM) and Scrap Dryer, Energy Research Company
Staten Island, NY
Industry: Metal Casting
Status: Complete
Details
Through-the-Earth Communications for the Mining Industry, Harris Communications
Rochester, NY
Industry: Mining
Status: Complete
Details
Dilute Oxygen Combustion (DOC) System, Praxair
Tarrytown, NY
Industry: Steel
Status: Complete
Details
R&D Projects
Microwave Enhanced Direct Cracking of Hydrocarbon Feedstock for Production of Ethylene and Propylene
Troy, NY
Industry: Energy Intensive Processes
Status: Active
Details
Energy-Effi cient Microwave Hybrid Processing of Lime for Cement, Steel, and Glass Industries
Troy, NY
Industry: Energy Intensive Processes
Status: Active
Details
New Manufacturing Method for Paper Filler and Fiber Materials
Albany, NY
Industry: Energy Intensive Processes
Status: Active
Details
Nanostructured Ferritic Alloys: Improving Manufacturing Energy Efficiency and Performance for High-Temperature Applications
Niskayuna, NY
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Active
Details
Niskayuna, NY
Industry: Metal Casting
Status: Active
Details
Intelligent Extruder Will Produce Compounded Material Right the First Time and Every Time
Niskayuna, NY
Industry: Aluminum
Status: Complete
Details
Energy-Saving Glass Lamination via Selective Radio-Frequency Heating
Rensselaer, NY
Industry: Glass
Status: Complete
Details
Integrated DC-DC Conversion for Energy-Efficient Multicore Microprocessors
New York, NY
Industry: Information Communication Technologies
Status: Active
Details
Fuel Flexible Combustion Systems for High-Efficiency Utilization of Opportunity Fuels in Gas Turbines
Niskayuna, NY
Industry: CHP and Distributed Generation
Status: Active
Details
Economizer Based Data Center Liquid Cooling with Advanced Metal Interfaces
Yorktown, NY
Industry: Information Communication Technology
Status: Active
Details
A Measurement – Management Technology for Improving Energy Efficiency in Data Centers and Telecommunication Facilities
Yorktown, NY
Industry: Information Communication Technologies
Status: Active
Details
Development of Fuel-Flexible Combustion Systems Utilizing Opportunity Fuels in Gas Turbines, GE Global Research
Niskayuna, NY
Industry: Fuel and Feedstock Flexibility
Status: Active
Details
Hierarchical Nanoceramics for Industrial Process Sensors, GE Global Research
Niskayuna, NY
Industry: Industrial Materials for the Future
Status: Active
Details
Intelligent Extruder Software for Polymer Compounding, GE Global Research, Niskayuna; GE Plastics
Selkirk, NY
Industry: Sensors and Automation
Status: Complete
Details
Laboratory Development of a High Capacity Gas Fired Paper Dryer, Boise Cascade Corporation, Eclipse Combustion, GL&V/Black Clawson-Kennedy, Gas Technology Institute
Hudson Falls, NY
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details
Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, Energy Research Company (ERCo)
Staten Island, NY
Industry: Aluminum
Status: Complete
Details
Molecular Analysis of Carbohydrate Regulation in Loblolly Pine, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Upton, NY
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details
Dobbs Ferry, NY
Industry: Chemicals
Status: Complete
Details
Novel Ceramic Composition for Hall-Heroult Cell Anode Application, Advanced Refractory Technologies, Inc.
Buffalo, NY
Industry: Aluminum
Status: Complete
Details
Understanding the Nature and Reactivity of Residual Lignin for Improved Pulping and Bleaching Efficiency, The Research Foundation of the State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Syracuse, NY
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details
Grain Refinement Of Permanent Mold Cast Copper-Base Alloys, Copper Development Association
New York, NY
Industry: Metal Casting
Status: Complete
Details
In-Situ, Real-Time Measurement of Melt Constituents, Energy Research Company
Staten Island, NY
Industry: Mining
Status: Complete
Details
Integrating Steel Production with Mineral Sequestration, Columbia University
New York, NY
Industry: Steel
Status: Complete
Details
Design of Mold Surface Topography, Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
Industry: Aluminum
Status: Complete
Details
Directed Green Liquor Utilization (D-GLU) Pulping, Wego Chemical & Mineral
Great Neck , NY
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details
Energy-Saving Lightweight Refractory, Silicon Carbide Products, Inc.
Horseheads, NY
Industry: Aluminum
Status: Complete
Details
Assessing the Significance of Below-Ground Carbon Allocation of Fast and Slow Growing Families of Loblolly Pine, Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research
Ithaca, NY
Industry: Forest Products
Status: Complete
Details
Large Plant Assessments (ESAs)
With emphasis on reducing natural gas consumption, DOE provides American businesses, factories, and manufacturing facilities with on-site Energy Savings Assessments (ESAs). The purpose of these assessments is to identify immediate opportunities to save energy and money that will lead to significant long-term savings. Gold and silver stars represent facilities that have been recognized for their achievements in industrial energy savings. The following is a list of businesses that have all benefited from AMO assessments in New York:
- Denotes Large Plant Assessments (ESAs) on map above
Blasdell, NY
3/13/2007
Details
General Motors - Tonawanda Engine Facility
Buffalo, NY
10/9/2007
Details
General Motors - Tonawanda Engine Facility
Buffalo, NY
7/21/2008
Details
Kraft Foods - Campbell
Campbell, NY
7/14/2008
Details
Kraft Foods - Campbell
Campbell, NY
3/21/2006
Details
Corning Incorporated - Canton Plant
Canton, NY
5/8/2006
Details
World Kitchen Inc - Pressware Plant
Corning, NY
2/12/2008
Details
Owens Corning - Delmar Plant
Feura Bush, NY
6/12/2007
Details
Owens Corning - Delmar Plant
Feura Bush, NY
10/13/2009
Details
Cellu Tissue Holdings - Natural Dam
Gouverneur, NY
6/9/2009
Details
Massena, NY
6/16/2009
Details
Alcoa - Massena West
Massena, NY
12/2/2008
Details
Corning Incorporated - Erwin Diesel Facility
Painted Post, NY
8/24/2009
Details
IBM Corporation - POK
Poughkeepsie, NY
11/19/2007
Details
Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester
Rochester, NY
4/24/2006
Details
Ball Corporation - Saratoga (Saint - Gobain)
Saratoga Springs , NY
7/12/2011
SCA Tissue North America - South Glen Falls Paper Mill
South Glens Falls, NY
3/17/2009
Details
Pratt Industries - Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, NY
3/12/2008
Details
Rynel
Syracusae, NY
8/5/2010
3M - Tonawanda
Tonawanda, NY
9/13/2010
Tonawanda, NY
12/4/2007
Details
American Axle & Manufacturing - Tonawanda Forge
Tonawanda, NY
9/18/2007
Details
Goodyear - Buffalo
Tonawanda, NY
1/27/2009
Details
Kraft Foods- Walton
Walton, NY
12/15/2008
Details
Momentive Performance Materials - Waterford Plant
Waterford, NY
7/21/2009
Details
Gunlocke Company - Wayland
Wayland, NY
12/16/2008
Details
Medium / Small Plant Assessments (IACs)
Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs) provide eligible small- and medium-sized manufacturers with no-cost, on-site energy assessments to identify potential savings opportunities. The following is a list of IAC training participants in New York for the past two years. A complete collection of all the publicly available assessment and recommendation data is available at the AMO IAC database.
- Denotes Medium / Small Plant Assessments (IACs) on map above
East Syracuse, NY
4/24/2009
AJL Manufacturing Inc.
Rochester, NY
10/1/2009
B. W. Elliott Manufacturing
Binghamton, NY
4/29/2011
Baldwin Richardson Foods
Macedon, NY
5/27/2011
Ball Co.
Saratoga Springs, NY
7/12/2011
Champion Home Builders, Inc.
Sangerfield, NY
5/20/2011
Corning Incorporated
Oneonta, NY
8/4/2011
Corning Refractory
Corning, NY
3/25/2011
Cortland Standard Printing Co.
Cortland, NY
11/11/2010
Danisco
Rochester, NY
6/18/2010
Davis-Standard, LLC
Fulton, NY
11/22/2010
Deiorio Frozen Dough
Utica, NY
2/24/2011
Bronx, NY
7/14/2011
Eaton Corporation
Horseheads, NY
12/2/2010
FCR - Ontario
Stanley, NY
2/18/2011
Freeze-Dry Foods
Albion, NY
11/5/2010
HMI Metal Powders
Clayville, NY
10/1/2010
IEC Electronics Corp.
Newark, NY
12/9/2011
Interface Solutions, Inc.
Fulton, NY
4/16/2010
Lapp Insulators LLC
Le Roy, NY
10/9/2009
Legrand (Pass & Seynour)
Syracuse, NY
8/9/2011
LiDestri Foods Inc.
Fairport, NY
2/19/2010
Nixon Gear, Inc.
Syracuse, NY
3/11/2011
Oberdorfer Foundries
Syracuse, NY
4/30/2010
Canastota, NY
10/21/2011
PCI Paper Conversions, Inc.
Syracuse, NY
10/7/2009
Poland Sand & Gravel
Poland, NY
4/3/2009
Schlegel Systems, Inc.
Rochester, NY
11/11/2011
Sealed Air Corporation
Rochester, NY
4/6/2009
Therm Incorporated
Ithaca, NY
1/22/2010
Tropel Fairport
Fairport, NY
10/2/2009
TRW Automotive
Auburn, NY
10/5/2009
Welch Allyn
Skaneateles Falls, NY
3/26/2010
Events and Trainings
The Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO) offers system-wide and component-specific training sessions and materials to help reduce energy use, save money, and minimize waste through system optimization. The following is a list of New York's past training events:
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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 New York
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 New York:
Compressed Air System Enhancement Increases Efficiency and Provides Energy Savings at a Circuit Board Manufacturer (Sanmina Corporation)
Sanmina Corporation
Owego, NY
Kodak: MotorMaster+ Software Tool Is the Foundation for Energy Efficiency at a Chemical and Imaging Technologies Plant
Kodak
Rochester, NY
Kodak: Optimizing the Pumping System Saves Energy and Reduces Demand Charges at a Chemical Plant
Kodak
Rochester, NY
Onondaga County Department of Water Environment Protection: Process Optimization Saves Energy at Metropolitan Syracuse Wastewater Treatment Plant
Metropolitan Syracuse Wastewater Treatment Plant
Syracuse, NY
Utica Corporation Plant-Wide Energy Assessment Report Final Summary
Utica Corporation
Whitesboro, NY
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.
Syracuse University
Director: Dr. Suresh Santanam
Phone: 315-443-9863
Fax: 315-443-3219
Email: ssantana@syr.edu
Web Site: http://iac.syr.edu/
Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEPs) in New York
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.
Center for Economic Growth (CEG)
President and CEO: F. Michael Tucker
Phone: (518) 465-8975
Fax: (518) 465-6681
Email: miket@ceg.org
Web Site: http://www.ceg.org
Central New York Technology Development Organization (CNYTDO)
President and CEO: Robert I. Trachtenberg
Phone: (315) 425-5144
Fax: (315) 233-1259
Email: rtrachtenberg@cnytdo.org
Web Site: http://www.cnytdo.org
High Technology of Rochester, Inc. (HTR)
President: James S. Senall
Phone: (585) 214-2401
Fax: (585) 272-0054
Email: james.senall@htr.org
Web Site: http://www.htr.org
Long Island Forum for Technology, Inc. (LIFT)
Executive Director: William Wahlig
Phone: (631) 969-3700
Fax: (631) 846-2789
Email: bwahlig@lift.org
Web Site: http://www.lift.org
Hudson Valley Technology Development Center (HVTDC)
Executive Director: Thomas G. Phillips, Sr.
Phone: (845) 896-6934, ext. 3006
Fax: (845) 896-7006
Email: tom.phillips@hvtdc.org
Web Site: http://www.hvtdc.org
Mohawk Valley Applied Technology Corporation (MVATC)
President: Paul MacEnroe
Phone: (315) 793-8050
Fax: (315) 793-8057
Email: pmac@mvatc.com
Web Site: http://www.mvatc.com/
Industrial & Technology Assistance Corporation (ITAC)
President: Sara P. Garretson
Phone: (212) 442-2990
Fax: (212) 442-4567
Email: sgarretson@itac.org
Web Site: http://www.itac.org
Council for International Trade, Technology, Education and Communication (CITEC)
Executive Director: William P. Murray, P.E.
Phone: (315) 268-3778 x29
Fax: (315) 268-4432
Email: murray@citec.org
Web Site: http://www.citec.org/index.html
Alliance for Manufacturing and Technology (AM&T)
Executive Director: Edward Gaetano
Phone: (607) 774-0022, ext. 304
Fax: (607) 774-0026
Email: info@amt-mep.org
Web Site: http://www.amt-mep.org
Insyte Consulting
President: Benjamin Rand
Phone: (716) 636-3626
Fax: (716) 845-6418
Email: brand@insyte-consulting.com
Web Site: http://www.insyte-consulting.com
New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR)
Executive Director: Edward Reinfurt
Phone: (518) 292-5700
Fax: (518) 292.5798
Email: ereinfurt@nystar.state.ny.us
Web Site: http://www.nystar.state.ny.us
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.
Northeast Clean Energy Application Center
Co-Director for Education and Outreach: Tom Bourgeois
Phone: (914) 422-4013
Email: tbourgeois@law.pace.edu
Web Site: http://www.northeastcleanenergy.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 New York.
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.
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.
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)
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
Stacey Sabo
Project Manager
17 Columbia Circle
Albany, New York 12203
Phone: (716) 842-1522 x3037
Fax: (518) 862-1091
Email: sls@nyserda.org
Web Site: http://www.nyserda.org/
About New York Industry
New York has a total of 19.4 million residents and ranks 3rd in the nation in terms of GDP, which is $1034.3 billion. In 2009, New York ranked 26th in the nation’s industrial energy consumption at 366 trillion Btu and 26th in the nation’s industrial natural gas consumption at 74.8 trillion Btu.
New York’s leading industries (by total value of shipments) include Chemical Manufacturing, Food Manufacturing, and Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing. Information on the state’s top industries is displayed in the table below, which can be sorted based on number of employees, production workers’ hours, and payroll, among other categories.
The Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO) is providing funding for the development and delivery of industrial energy efficiency programs implemented on a local, state or regional level. These projects are delivering Save Energy Now resources to reduce industrial energy intensity in the states. AMO has 23 total active state and regional projects that are impacting 36 states across the U.S. Learn More
New York At a Glance
| State Information (1) | |
|---|---|
| 2010 Population (Million) | 19.4 |
| 2010 GDP (Billion) | $1,034.3 |
| GDP Rank | 3 |
Energy Statistics (2)  | |
|---|---|
| Total Energy Consumption 2009 (Trillion Btu) | 3,818.5 |
| Total Industrial Energy Consumption 2009 (Trillion Btu) | 366.0 |
| Total Industrial Energy Consumption Rank | 26 |
| Total Industrial GDP 2009 (Thousand) | $100,389,000.0 |
| Industrial Energy Intensity (Btu/GDP) | 3,645.0 |
| Industrial Energy Intensity Rank | 49 |
| Total Industrial Electricity Use 2009 (Trillion Btu)* | 142.1 |
| Total Industrial Electricity Use Rank | 28 |
| Total Industrial Natural Gas Use 2009 (Trillion Btu) | 74.8 |
| Total Industrial Natural Gas Use Rank | 26 |
| View state rankings | |
| * Total industrial electricity use reflects industrial retail electricity sales and electrical system energy losses. | |
Total Industrial Energy Consumption Statistics in New York
| Year | Energy Consumption (Trillion Btu) |
National Average (Trillion Btu) |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 366.0 | 560.4 |
| 2008 | 420.8 | 613.3 |
| 2007 | 502.2 | 636.5 |
| 2006 | 462.3 | 635.0 |
| 2005 | 528.2 | 637.0 |
| 2004 | 534.7 | 656.0 |
| 2003 | 525.4 | 638.6 |
| 2002 | 572.0 | 640.6 |
| 2001 | 598.4 | 642.2 |
| 2000 | 712.9 | 678.9 |
Top Industries in New York
| NAICS Code | Industry Name | Number of Employees | Production Workers' Hours (1,000) | Annual Payroll ($1,000) | Production Workers' Wages ($1,000) | Total Cost of Materials ($1,000) | Total Capital Expenditures ($1,000) | Value Added ($1,000) | Total Value of Shipments ($1,000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 325 | Chemical Manufacturing | 42,558 | 47,839 | $2,452,298 | $1,083,678 | $10,753,914 | $727,912 | $26,982,161 | $37,881,708 |
| 311 | Food Manufacturing | 43,001 | 64,223 | $1,643,404 | $1,082,772 | $9,300,612 | $565,838 | $7,738,957 | $16,998,415 |
| 334 | Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing | 55,204 | 42,813 | $3,403,916 | $1,004,748 | $6,523,635 | $617,867 | $7,735,347 | $14,203,185 |
| 333 | Machinery Manufacturing | 39,116 | 44,818 | $2,191,380 | $968,127 | $5,738,609 | $252,574 | $6,073,182 | $11,560,280 |
| 331 | Primary Metal Manufacturing | 9,661 | 15,320 | $537,820 | $343,616 | $5,385,954 | $137,708 | $521,632 | $5,955,890 |
| 332 | Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 51,329 | 73,795 | $2,311,309 | $1,392,519 | $4,382,231 | $337,396 | $5,399,318 | $9,883,225 |
| 336 | Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | 23,251 | 29,869 | $1,316,456 | $734,745 | $3,799,911 | $181,745 | $3,487,577 | $7,368,322 |
| 339 | Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 37,521 | 43,745 | $1,593,576 | $737,930 | $3,433,750 | $132,579 | $4,801,704 | $8,411,554 |
| 322 | Paper Manufacturing | 14,419 | 21,457 | $677,588 | $447,831 | $2,628,318 | $101,696 | $2,380,308 | $5,022,060 |
| 326 | Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing | 21,543 | 32,447 | $931,347 | $543,908 | $2,205,022 | $178,398 | $2,859,199 | $5,097,215 |
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 NY:
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2010/states/NY.html
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy's Policy Database for New York:
http://www.aceee.org/sector/state-policy/new-york