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intensive basic industries, there’s been buildingout there an awareness that to survive andprosper–not only must they compete–but theymust also cooperate and work together, too.We’ve stepped in and provided a mechanism tohelp them do this,” said Swink.

Basic Industries Back on Radar Screen“At dozens of sites all over the country we’vefacilitated the assembly of folks from theseindustries to discuss their common interests incutting energy use and other areas, too. Almostalways these sessions have been attended bylocal and state government representativeswho’ve taken back to their state capitols agreater awareness about the economic andemployment importance of these industries andthe challenges they face,” she said.

“The concept of States IOF is simple,” saidOIT’s States IOF Team Leader Sandy Glatt. OITworks with State Energy Offices, universitieswith extension missions, or other entities withina State that have pre-existing relationships withthe local industrial base, providing them with

Demand for energy efficiencyspurring growth of OIT-Statepartnerships

For the past several years, the innovativeIndustries of the Future (IOF) strategy hasguided OIT. Focusing on the country s ninemost energy intensive industries—agriculture,aluminum, chemicals, forest products,glass, metal casting, mining, steel andpetroleum refining–OIT brings togethermajor players in each and asks them toenvision their future, and then work togetherto help achieve that vision with support fromOIT. One successful outgrowth of OIT’snational IOF effort has been a counterpartinitiative targeting individual states.

“We began working on the ‘States Industriesof the Future’ concept a few years ago, and it’sproven to be a very successful catalyst on anumber of fronts,” explained OIT’s DeputyAssistant Secretary Denise Swink. “It’s helpedus reach a great many more firms and indi-viduals with useful information about howthey can improve industrial energyefficiency.”

“We seem to have struck a nerve. Amongfolks that work in these traditional, energy-

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Utah 2001 ‘industry showcase’ spells....SUCCESS!six companies, including Alcoa, Spanish Fork,UT (aluminum); MagCorp, Rowley Junction,UT (mining); Kennecott, Bingham Canyon, UT(mining); Flying J, North Salt Lake City, UT(petroleum refining); Silver Eagle, WoodsCross, UT (petroleum refining); Chevron, SaltLake City, UT (petroleum refining).

Utah s Governor Michael Leavitt and OIT sDenise Swink signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding in an opening ceremony . Thememorandum signifies Utah (including thestate, state agencies, universities, and localindustry) as an official partner with DOE andOIT in the Industries of the Future strategy.

OIT and the State of Utah hosted the Utah2001 Industry Showcase at the Sheraton CityCentre in Salt Lake City, Utah and surround-ing plants in the region on August 27-30. The

showcase provided about 400attendees with a range of solutionsto energy problems recently

confronting the aluminum, petroleumrefining, metal casting, and mining industriesin the west.

The Utah 2001 Industry Showcase openedwith plant tours highlighting industrial energyefficiency best practices and advancedtechnologies. Plant tours were conducted by

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Utah Senator Orrin Hatch, keynote luncheon speaker, ad-dressed the importance of Utah s aluminum, metalcasting,mining, and petroleum industries to the state and the nation.He also saluted OIT s efforts for a successful showcase.

Utah Congressmen James Hansen, Chris Cannon and JamesMatheson hosted a congressional field hearing at the show-case and heard from three expert panels about the recentenergy crisis and efforts to ameliorate it. Panelists included:

Panel I, including OIT s Denise Swink, Mike Glenn, ProgramManager for Utah Department of Natural Resources, andLamont Tyler, Utah State Legislator, discussed thegovernment s perspectives and their goals and how partner-ships contribute to achieving them.

Panel II, including Randy Overbey, Energy President forAlcoa, Jeff Utley, Refinery Manager for Flying J, Inc., WayneHale, Vice President & General Manager, Kennecott UtahCopper Corp., and Michael Legge, President of MagCorp,provided testimony on the challenges confronting theircompanies and the role of OIT s Industries of the Futurestrategy in meeting those challenges.

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Aluminum Association, Inc., Dwight Barnhard, Executive VicePresident of the American Foundry Society, Red Cavaney,President and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, dis-cussed how OIT s Industries of the Future program benefitsindustry from the national industry perspective.

The showcase also offered breakout sessions that focused ontechnical issues and plant technologies, R&D, energy efficiencybest practices, and state initiatives. The breakout sessions wereorganized into three tracks:

• Industry ‘best practices’ and emerging technologies inaluminum, metal casting, mining, and petroleum refining.

• Tools for energy efficient process optimization• Utah state ‘Industry of the Future’ initiatives

Over 40 exhibitors, including both private and public sectororganizations such as Alcoa, the Cast Metals Coalition, UtahEnergy Office and Dow Chemical Co. set up booths describingtheir advanced technologies and practices.

The Utah 2001 Industry Showcase was co-sponsored by DOE,the State of Utah, the Univ. of Utah, Alcoa, Chevron, Flying J,Kennecott Utah Copper, MagCorp, and Silver Eagle InlandRefining, Inc.

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State IOF Highlights

seed money (through a State Energy Program grant) toimplement the IOF strategy in their state. From thisstarting point, however, there are as many implementationplans as there are states in the program.

“It was obvious from the beginning that one size wouldn’tfit all–and that’s fine,” explained Swink. “Some statesbegin by focusing on one or two energy-intensiveindustries while others focus on several industries at once.Some focus on roadmapping and forming teams todevelop R&D proposals for OIT or other potentialfunding sources. Others get the industries together tomake them aware of the broad range of near-term BestPractices tools and opportunities that are available. Weleave it up to the local experts to apply the IOF model inthe way that best suits local needs.”

Many New Players to ‘Industries of the Future’“One of the great things about the program is that wereach a lot of people and companies that would nototherwise become involved in Industry of the Futurepartnerships,” said Glatt. “People from small- andmedium-sized firms or plants far from corporate head-quarters might not be aware of IOF programs or how theycan participate or benefit. But, when it’s brought to theState level, State industry leaders are more likely to takepart. In addition, with prestigious entities like stateuniversities doing the outreach, we can more effectivelyreach local industry,” she said.

“New ideas are emerging that are causing OIT’s industryteams to revisit their national roadmaps and rethink somepriority areas. For example, some of the ideas that cameout of Pennsylvania’s specialty steel roadmap are nowbeing reviewed to see how they might fit into thenational steel agenda,” explained Glatt. “It’s agreat way to ensure that the nationalroadmaps remain fresh and vital.”

Like their national counterparts, state-level industries set their technologypriorities, and form teams to addressthem. However, since state industrypriorities sometimes differ fromnational industry priorities, a newprogram–“Initiative on CooperativePrograms with States for R&D”–hasbeen created to fund state-level R&Dprograms directly. Glatt offered anexample.

“Because of their widespread pres-ence, pulp and paper interests tend to

dominate the national forest products industry roadmap,”she explained. “In some states, though, hardwood issuesloom larger. So this is a great way to identify new technolo-gies needed by sawmills and get R&D projects underway tohelp this critical segment of the forest products industry.”

California offers another example. Its recent energy crisisled the state to reach out to OIT’s States Team to accessenergy-saving ‘Best Practice’ solutions that local firms couldimplement quickly. OIT and its Allied Partners steppedforward with three Energy Fairs to help California’s manu-facturers become more aware of successful energy-savingcase studies, software tools and other new products andassistance resources.

The States IOF program is becoming a centerpiece for manystates’ energy efficiency programs. In fact, Governors ofseveral states have signed a formal “Memorandum ofUnderstanding” with DOE committing to the effort at thehighest levels. “We hope that all states that have a concen-tration of energy-intensive industries within their borderswill choose to participate,” said Swink.

This special issue of The OIT Times describes IOF effortsunderway in 11 states. It shows the diversity of approachesthey are taking to meeting their common goals of reducingenergy use and environmental impacts while improvingproductivity and competitiveness.


State Industries of theFuture: A Collaboration

by Yolanda Frinks, OIT States Team

According to Webster, to collaboratemeans to work together, especially in a jointintellectual effort. That is exactly what theState Industries of the Future (SIOF) is allabout—a close partnership among State andFederal government, industry, universities andnational labs to extend the reach of energyefficiency technologies and best practices.

It s been exhilarating to see the growth ofSIOF partnerships over the past year. DOE/OIT signed four new Memoranda of Under-standing with Governors of Iowa, Maine,Utah, and New Hampshire bringing the total toseven. Additional MOU signings withMassachusetts, Wisconsin and West Virginiaare anticipated by yearend.

Through the 2001 State Energy Program,OIT awarded $3 million to 16 states to furtherpromote the ability of State Energy Offices,related agencies, and their university partnersto pursue SIOF activities. These partnershipswill help broaden the implementation ofDOE s national Industries of the Futureprogram—improving energy efficiency andproductivity, and reducing waste and pollutionin energy-intensive industries.

OIT s States Team awarded another$400,000 to seven universities through broad-based outreach grants. These will catalyze thedevelopment of state-led Industries of theFuture programs. Also, they will contribute touniversity partnerships and shared experiencesand expertise.

Finally, the first ever State Industries ofthe Future solicitation which targeted thehighest priority R&D needs identified bystates was released. This solicitation will fundcost-shared R&D projects that are essential tothe target industries in our partnership states.

As you can see, OIT s States Team hasbeen busy. The State IOF program hascontinued to grow through strong collabora-tion with industry, state government anduniversities. We re very excited!

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Energy Production,* 1999

Trillion Btu< 250

250-1000 1000-2500

* Energy production includes oil, natural gas, coal, and primary electricity generated by other sources (nuclear, hydro, wood, etc.) but excludes distributed generation.

> 2500

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1000-2000

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Source: State Energy Data Report, 1999 (May 2001), Energy Information Administration, DOE

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MaineGovernor signs MOU, “EnergyExpo” planned

Maine was one of the first statesto sign a Memorandum of Under-standing with DOE. The MOU wassigned in April by Governor AngusKing, representatives from Maine’sforest products industry, the MaineChamber of Business Alliance, the

state’s offices of Economic and Community Develop-ment and Environmental Protection, and OIT. TheMOU commits all parties to collaborating tomaximize opportunities to reduce Maine’sindustrial energy use.

Maine’s State IOF effort is initiallyfocusing on its large forest productsindustry that employs 21,000 people.Led by the Maine ManufacturingExtension Partnership (MMEP),the state’s IOF program held aroadmap workshop last year,with a team of industry represen-tatives and university researchersworking to prioritize Maine’stechnology needs. A followupworkshop is scheduled for theFall.

In addition, recent energyconcerns have led to a state-wideacceleration in interest in OIT BestPractices tools and technologies.“As the cost of energy has risen,we’re getting a lot of calls from peopleinterested in plant assessments, com-bined heat and power, and ways tooptimize motors and other systems,” saidMaine State IOF project manager Joan Saxe. “Wewant our Maine IOF office to ultimately be a ‘one-stop’resource for local industry to access this valuableinformation.”

With its second SEP grant, Maine plans to hold an“Energy Expo” this Fall. New energy-saving technolo-gies for the forest products industry will be featured ontours of Maine plants where OIT-supported technologiesare in use. For example, NICE3 is supporting a demon-stration of an energy saving biolysis system at a Mainepaper mill.

“Once we move forest products further ahead, we’llbe putting more energies into metals as well. And, we’lllikely spread the effort to other industries in the future,”said Shirley Bartlett of the Maine Dept. of Economicand Community Development.

We tend to have very high energycosts in New Hampshire, and it’s amajor business issue here,” said JimTaylor of the Governor’s Office ofEnergy and Community Services. “Sowhen OIT explained the opportunitiesavailable through States IOF, we were

very interested.”Indeed, New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheengot involved early and signed a Memorandum of

Understanding with OIT. State universityresearchers and more than a dozen CEOs

from local manufacturing companies alsosigned up.

New Hampshire’s State IOF effortis run by WasteCap, a nonprofitorganization affiliated with theBusiness and Industry Associationof New Hampshire. Together withthe Governor’s Office, they havebegun to build intrastate alliancesfor the state’s aluminum, steel,metal casting, chemical, forestproducts industries.“Most of New Hampshire’s

manufacturing firms are verysmall,” said Barbara Bernstein of

WasteCap. “State IOF is especiallywell-suited to our needs because it

brings a lot of smaller entities togetherto create a critical mass.”

Most of the industry consortia haveparticipated in roadmap sessions, and are

drafting state-specific documents. The program’sactive listserv and its interactive website help maximizeparticipation. According to Bernstein, a symposium inOctober will bring together industry representatives andresearchers from the Univ. of New Hampshire to discussroadmapping and how they can best work together.

“New Hampshire is very environmentally con-scious. Many of our companies see that States IOF canplay a critical role in helping them employ environmen-tal management practices and achieve and maintain ISO14000 certification,” said Taylor.

The State IOF program also contributed to apartnership between New Hampshire and nearbyMassachusetts. The Industrial Assessment Center atUniv. of Massachusetts is planning a number of assess-ments at New Hampshire sawmills which need toimprove operating methods.

New HampshireMOU signed, several roadmapsunderway

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Information Corner

New OIT EmployeesBob Brewer is OIT s Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary. Heassists Denise Swink, Deputy Assistant Secretary, in managingOIT s Industry of the Future programs. Bob has been a managetechnical organizations in the areas of energy and facilitiesmanagement in the Department of Defense, the General ServicesAdministration, and DOE.

Isaac Chan is OIT s new Steel Team Leader. Prior to joiningOIT, he was director of the Industrial Technology Center andmanager of business development for the Gas TechnologyInstitute in Chicago, IL. He served as manager in GRI s R&Dprograms, and a Senior Energy Engineer at Inland Steel Corp.

Dennis Lin, a Program Analyst, coordinates financial manage-ment in OIT. He s worked in DOE s Ohio Field Office where hewas responsible for budget and project management in thedecommissioning of a facility used for nuclear research. He salso been a nuclear engineer at DOE facilities in Idaho and NewYork.

Grace Ordaz is a Program Manager on OIT s Agriculture andForest Products teams. Grace has performed process design inthe petroleum industry and worked in the environmental fieldwith the State of Maryland, Department of Energy—Ofc ofEnvironmental Management, and EPA.

Dickson Enuma Ozokwelu is Process Leader for OIT s Chemi-cal Team where he helps manage the team s R&D projectportfolio. He also joins OIT s Petroleum Team. He s been a

professor of chemical engineering at various universitiesaround the world, and was a Senior Chemical ResearchEngineer at Eastman Chemicals and a Research Associate atBP Amoco.

Mark Paster is OIT s acting Agriculture Team Leader. Priorto joining OIT, Mark held a variety of R&D leadershippositions at Monsanto Co. in St. Louis, MO, in such areas asplastics, specialty polymers, agricultural chemicals, and otherspecialty chemicals.

Peggy Podolak is OIT s new senior economist and provideseconomic and program analysis. No stranger to DOE, shewas an economist in DOE s Policy Office for over 15 yearsanalyzing industrial energy use issues and macroeconomiceffects, climate change policies, and employment impacts.

David Salem is Program Manager for OIT s Petroleum andChemical teams. He has nine years experience with ExxonMobil as a project engineer in which he managed variousplant expansions, cogeneration, and energy managementprojects.

Mike Soboroff is a Program Manager for OIT s IndustrialMaterials of the Future program. Previously, Dr. Soboroffhad been Washington Liaison for the Defense Production ActOffice, where he directed planning and project selection. Healso was head of the Secondary Resources Processing Groupat the U.S. Bureau of Mines.

Current OIT Solicitation Schedule*

Industry/Program RFP Proposals Due Selections Funding (approx.) URL (www):

Agriculture 4/02 6/02 8/02 TBD www.oit.doe.gov/agriculture

Aluminum 10/31/01 1/11/02 3/02 $600,000 http://e-center.doe.gov

University Based

SolicitationAluminum 3/8/02 5/17/02 07/02 $2 million http://e-center.doe.gov

Aluminum IOF

Partnership Solicitation

Best Practices TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Chemicals 1/02 4/02 7/02 $1.5 million www.oit.doe.gov/chemicals

Forest Products 10/01 3/02 7/02 $2 million www.oit.doe.gov/forestForest Products 10/01 - Lab Call 3/02 7/02 $1 million www.oit.doe.gov/forest

Glass 2/02 4/02 9/02 TBD www.oit.doe.gov/glass

Inventions & TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Innovation

NICE3 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Petroleum refining 10/01 12/01 2/02 $1 million www.oit.doe.gov/petroleum

* Information subject to change. Additional solicitations to be announced soon. Visit www.oit.doe.gov/working/solicitations.shtml for the latest information.

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West VirginiaInaugural IOF state continues tolead the way


Ohio‘Outreach Teams’ focus on fourindustries

According to Robert Purgert ofEnergy Industries of Ohio, thenonprofit corporation leading thatstate’s IOF efforts, Ohio is “#1 bythe ton” in metal casting, steel, andglass, and is a major U.S. producerof chemicals. Hence, these four

industries have been the focus in Ohio’s early stateIOF efforts.

To identify common, priority technology needs,Ohio has formed “Outreach Teams” to work withindustrial organizations and visit plants in eachindustry. Outreach Teams are coordinated by Ohiouniversities: Kent State for steel and metal casting,Univ. of Akron for chemicals and polymers, andCleveland State for glass.

Outreach Teams are also working closely withindustry groups such as the American Foundry Society.“For example, if there’s a problem with metal stickingin a die at one foundry and metal sticking in a ladle atanother, we see the common need for a specializedcoating solution,” said Purgert. “These foundrieswouldn’t normally speak to each other, and may nothave knowledge of available technologies. Our role,with help from OIT States IOF, is to bring these partiestogether and identify an available technology orformulate a proposal and help them find R&D supportto address the need.”

Ohio IOF plans to use its latest SEP grant toexpand Best Practices-related outreach. This willfacilitate Ohio companies’ access to tools, case studies,technical assistance and similar resources that can helpthem improve their energy efficiency immediately.Working with American Municipal Power of Ohio,an association of power companies, Ohio’s IOFgroup has helped organize several trainingsessions for members. In addition, a numberof plant-wide assessments are underway.

“With increasing global competi-tion, we’re very concerned withkeeping industrial employers in ourstate,” said Jeff Herholdt of the WestVirginia Development Office. “Identi-fying and implementing new technolo-gies are key to industrial retention, and

state IOF is the foundation of all our technology-basedindustrial retention activities.”

Herholdt is proud of the fact that West Virginia wasthe first state IOF participant, and his organization andWest Virginia University worked closely with OIT toestablish the program in 1997.

Since then the state’s IOF program has helped bringmore than $14 million in R&D funding to West Virginiacompanies in the steel, aluminum, glass, chemical,forest products, mining and metal casting industries.

Herholdt listed a few of West Virginia’s many IOFsuccesses. “The state’s hand glass industry is doing a‘virtual showcase’ over the internet to show West Virginiahand glass manufacturers how off-the-shelf technologiescan reduce energy use and boost productivity,” he said.“Another big success has been a joint project with theWest Virginia Dept. of Environmental Protection todeclassify spent foundry sand as hazardous waste,allowing its reuse. This will cut operating costs andprovide West Virginia foundries more flexibility.”

These and other efforts will be highlighted at theWest Virginia IOF’s Annual Symposium later this yearwhich will also feature the signing of a Memorandum ofUnderstanding by new Governor Bob Wise and DOE.Commensurate with its leadership role in the state IOF

effort, West Virginia IOF will alsosponsor outreach sessions to help

other states learn from its experi-ences.

Key to this effort is Carl Irwin ofWest Virginia Univ. who has helped

several other states implement and expandtheir own programs. In recognition of his

tireless efforts, Irwin was named OIT’s“Partner of the Year” at the 2001 Expo.

For more information, visitwww.nrcce.wvu.edu/iof

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DOE’s State Energy Programprovides over $3 million inenergy efficiency R&D grants

WisconsinBringing energy managementBest Practices to metal casting,forest products and others

Shortly after Wisconsin became aState IOF , the state government wasgiven the responsibility for promotingenergy efficiency—a task usually per-formed by public utilities. The changewas timely, according to Preston Schutt ofthe Wisconsin Division of Energy. IOF

provided an outreach model to help us get our industrialprograms off the ground quickly, he said.

Key to the effort, he noted, is promoting OIT BestPractices to Wisconsin s industries. Our goal is to workwith our firms to institutionalize energy efficiency bestpractices. We will also work with suppliers to ensure themarketplace provides those goods and services, said Schutt.We re about to kick this effort into high gear.

Wisconsin began its state IOF program focusing onmetal casting and forest products, two of its largestindustries. About 80 of the state s 260 metal casters cametogether for the first time to create a roadmap with 14 actionitems. Enthusiasm was so high for one item that work beganright away. About 10 small foundries are working to pooltheir waste foundry sand to attain sufficient volume andconsistency for aftermarket uses. This pilot project couldlead to other regional collaborations whereby severalfoundries band together to provide sand suitable for reuse inasphalt production. This could save significantly ondisposal costs and landfill space.

The first forest products roadmapsessions brought together more than 40representatives whose draft roadmap iscurrently out for comment. Partnershipsforged at the meeting have already ledto the submission of a number ofproposals to OIT s NICE3 technol-ogy demonstration grant program.

Future plans for WisconsinIOF include expanding partici-pation in other key industriessuch as glass, chemicals andagriculture. Biotechnol-ogy, a growing industry inthe state with more than3000 organizations inthe Madison area alone,is another potential focusindustry.

In cooperation with DOE s Office of BuildingTechnology State and Community Programs,OIT s State Energy Program (SEP) awardedgrants valued at over $3 million for 16 StateIndustry of the Future R&D projects in 2001.

SEP grants are cost-shared R&D projects forclean, energy-efficient technologies. The SEPfunds projects that target state implementation ofOIT s Industries of the Future strategy.

2001 State Energy Program R&D Grants

State DOE Funding

Colorado $200,000

Indiana $200,000

Iowa $200,000

Maine $200,000

Maryland $200,000

Massachusetts $199,575

New Hampshire $200,000

New Jersey $200,000

North Carolina $200,000

Ohio $200,000

Oklahoma $200,000

South Carolina $178,425

Texas $197,623

Utah $53,000

West Virginia $200,000

Wisconsin $200,000

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UtahGeographically dispersed plants driveinnovative outreach measures

WashingtonMOU signed, technology exhibitioncoming

States IOF website, ‘Factbook’ offer helpful assistance

Utah is a large state with far-flung plantsmaking the state IOF program s focus onoutreach and communication especiallyvaluable. (See related story on recent Utahshowcase on page 1.)

“We’ve found extraordinarily highinterest in OIT opportunities once ourcompanies learn about them,” said Patti Case,

manager of the Utah state IOF effort.Case noted that Best Practice opportunities to cut

near term energy use are of special interest, and herteam has held several workshops and trainingsessions for its industrial customers. “Most of ourplants are too small to have in-house engineeringstaffs, so many of the Best Practice tools are newand of immediate value to them,” she said.

Outreach efforts that bring together geo-graphically dispersed participants pay off in otherways, too. The Univ. of Utah’s new IndustrialAssessment Center has begun performingenergy-saving audits for several Utah plants.New teams have won several grants from OIT’sNICE3 and Inventions and Innovationprograms.

Utah IOF has put considerable emphasis onits website, as well. “We decided to make our siteas content-rich as possible so people could use allthe available tools and information immediately,”said Case. Indeed, Utah won “Best State IOFWebsite” honors at OIT’s 2001 Expo.

Utah’s plans include boosting the number of AlliedPartners in the state to help disseminate Best Practice methodseven further. Other plans include expanding the Utah IOF effortto include Utah’s metal casting industry, as well as industriesthat are not on OIT’s ‘IOF’ list but that are important to the state.It s sometimes difficult to say what is IOF and what isn tbecause the program has so many synergies with everythingrelated to energy efficiency in Utah, Case said.

For more information, visit www.uiof.org

Washington held its state IOF kick-offevent last September with a “CompetitivenessThrough Innovation” conference. Representa-tives from five industries–forest products,mining, petroleum refining, agriculture andaluminum–participated in breakout sessionsto help prioritize local technology needs.

“Key to us was getting the word out about OIT’s numerousR&D funding support programs so we could form partner-

ships to submit proposals,” said John Ryan of theWashington State University Cooperative Extension

Energy Program that manages the Washington IOFeffort. Several forest products-related R&Dproposals, he notes, have already been submit-ted.

The September event also featured thesigning of a Memorandum of Understandingby representatives from the Governor’sOffice, local industry and trade associations,and OIT’s Denise Swink.

Since September the state’s effort hasexpanded. “The threat of power shortages hasbeen of major concern on the west coast so,while our industries are still very interested in

longer term R&D, they are especially interestedin short term energy management Best Prac-

tices,” said Ryan.To meet this need, Washington’s state IOF is

letting firms know about OIT’s cost-shared plantwideassessments. They’re also promoting Best Practice

training opportunities, tools and techniques. For example,they’ll sponsor ASD training session at the TAPPI (a forestproducts trade group) convention in Seattle on November 7th.

Washington State IOF is also planning a Technology Exhibi-tion in April 3, 2002 at Weyerhaeuser’s Technology Center. BestPractice training and tools and energy saving technologies ofinterest to forest products and other industries in the state will befeatured.

For more information, visit www.energy.wsu

OIT’s States Industries of theFuture program is intended to:

• Focus on implementation ofIndustries of the Future inindividual states

• Leverage national visioning,roadmapping and partnershipactivities with the states, and

• Support state efforts with OITproducts and services.

In an effort to increase support atthe state level, OIT’s States IOFTeam provides an informativewebsite that addresses topics such as:

• State IOF contact information• Upcoming events• State IOF factsheets• Funding opportunities• State IOF/SEP awards

information• State IOF listings.....

.....and much more! Visitwww.oit.doe.gov/states.

The States IOF Team has also createda comprehensive, informative factbook. Itprovides state-by-state summaries of OITactivities and opportunities. Individualstate factsheets contain economic andenergy statistics for each state as well as alist of OIT sponsored activities in eachstate. To order a free copy, call the OITClearinghouse at 1-800-862-2086.

Since Texas is the largest energy using state, firms there are always veryinterested in how to cut energy use. More recently, says Texas State IOFExecutive Director Jerry Matthews of the Texas Energy CoordinationCouncil, firms in his state are also finding the related topic of NOx reductionto be very hot these days.“Improving energy efficiency is a very cost-effective strategy for meeting

NOx goals, and our firms want to learn all they can. That’s a big part of our state IOF focus,”he said. Texas IOF recently hosted a conference on how energy efficient methods can achieveNOx reduction goals. Proceedings from that event–and a host of other information and tools–are available at the program’s website (http://texasiof.ces.utexas.edu).

The Texas IOF will also offer a series of workshops related to Best Practices for motors,steam and other energy-intensive plant systems. They will work more closely with the Indus-trial Assessment Center at Texas A&M to refer interested plants for energy audits. And theywill be promoting opportunities for OIT’s cost-shared plant-wide assessments strenuouslythroughout the state.

Texas IOF brought together representatives from industry and the Univ. of Texas-Austin toparticipate in a roadmap workshop to identify both short- and long-term technology needs.More than 70 participants from the chemical, petroleum refining, forest products andagriculture industries participated in the event.

“Once we finalize our priority list, we’ll form teams to solicit R&D support from OIT andother energy-related state and national agencies,” said Matthews.

He reports that Texas IOF will start its second SEP grant in January, and the state plans atechnology showcase in June 2003. Technologies likely to be featured include robotic tankinspection and pipe analysis technology. In addition, Matthews said “there are a lot of demon-strations of low NOx burners going on, and those are sure to be of high interest.”

TexasNOx reduction through energy efficiency targeted

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State IOF’s broad-based grant recipients announcedOIT s States Industries of the Future program recently announced seven recipients of

the broad-based grants for 2001.The broad-based solicitation provides funds for information dissemination and public

outreach to facilitate state IOF efforts. Unlike the State SEP grants, broad-based grants areawarded to land-grant universities and other universities with similar extension programs.

DOE’s Regional Offices:Your source for State IOFinformation

To become involved or learnmore about State Industries of theFuture, contact the Dept. of Energyemployee for your state.

AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC,TNDavid GodfreyU.S. Department of EnergyAtlanta Regional Office75 Peachtree St., S.W., Suite 200Atlanta, GA 30303Phone: 404-562-0568

CT, ME, MA, NH, NY, RI, VTScott HutchinsU.S. Department of EnergyBoston Regional OfficeJFK Federal Bldg., Room 675Boston, MA 02203Phone: 617-565-9765

IL, IN, IA, MI, MN, MO, OH, WIBrian OlsenU.S. Department of EnergyChicago Regional OfficeOne South Wacker Dr., Suite 2380Chicago, IL 60606-4616Phone: 312-886-8579

CO, KS, LA, MT, NE, NM, ND,OK, SD, TX, UT, WYJack JenkinsU.S. Department of EnergyDenver Regional Office1617 Cole Blvd., MS 1721Golden, CO 80401Phone: 303-275-4824

DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA, WVJoseph BarrettU.S. Department of EnergyPhiladelphia Regional Office1880 JFK Blvd., Suite 501Philadelphia, PA 19103Phone: 215-656-6957

AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, WAChristopher CockrillU.S. Department of EnergySeattle Regional Office1200 N.E. Lake View CircleSmithville, MO 64089Phone: 816-873-3299

State DOE Funding

Washington $50,000

Utah $62,500

Iowa $50,000

New Mexico $62,500




2001 State Broad-based Outreach Grants

Manufacturers supplying the auto industryhave a strong presence in Tennessee, so theState’s IOF efforts are currently targetingtwo such industries—metal casting andaluminum.

“These industries have a lot in common–they serve many of the same customers and

share many similar concerns, and some technologies,” said BrianHensley for the Energy Division Tennessee Dept. of Economicand Community Development.

The program held a roadmap workshop that drew severaldozen industry representatives from aluminum and metal castingcompanies, auto manufacturers and university researchers.Participants worked together in technology assessment breakoutsessions and toured Oak Ridge National Lab. The workshopproduced an R&D priority list that was disseminated to stake-holders.

Hensley said that the Tennessee effort is organized aroundthree industrial centers associated with the Univ. of Memphis,Tennessee Technological Univ., and the Univ. of Tennesseerepresenting the West, Middle and East parts of the state,respectively.

“Working with several universities allows us to tap intoexisting relationships and minimize the need for travel, whichcan be an impediment to participation,” said Hensley. “We alsobenefit from a much broader scope of expertise and researchcontacts working with the guidance of the Oak Ridge NationalLab.”

Peer-to-peer contact is also key to their efforts, said Hensley.“Industry is most interested in hearing about technology frompracticing engineers rather than government administrators,” heexplained, and bringing a local metals industry consultant intothe picture has greatly improved outreach.

Hensley noted that the program might soon set its sights onthe state’s forest products industry. “Tennessee has led thenation in hardwood flooring production for several years,” hesaid.

TennesseeFocusing on metal casting andaluminum

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OIT and DOE s Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES)will award 38 grants for chemical, petroleum refining, andagriculture R&D projects. Valued at more than $10 million,the projects are funded by Small Business InnovationResearch and Technology Transfer grants. The awardsconsist of 24 Phase I and 14 Phase II R&D projects address-ing catalysis, separations, materials, and sensors andcontrols.

OIT and BES collaboration evolved from the ChemicalIndustry Vision 2020 Technology Partnership. Thepartnership helps federal agencies and private firms worktogether in developing energy efficient technologies. The

KentuckyNew aluminum R&D consortiumleads the way

“Kentucky’s industries are veryenergy-intensive, so everything we cando to reduce energy use helps us bemore competitive,” said Geoff Young ofthe Kentucky Division of Energy. “TheStates IOF program is helping us dothat.”

Kentucky began its effort by focusing on its alumi-num industry, with some 80 mostly small- and medium-sized facilities throughout the state. “With all the mergersin the aluminum industry, it was clear that R&D is taking abackseat–often it’s the first thing that’s cut,” said SubodhDas, Director of the Southeast Center for AluminumTechnology Inc.(SECAT) at the Univ. of Kentucky-Lexington. “OIT is helping us ensure that the industry inKentucky and around the country stays strong.”

SECAT, a consortium involving aluminum firms, theUniv. of Kentucky, the Kentucky Economic DevelopmentCabinet and OIT, sponsored a Kentucky aluminum industryroadmap session in early 1999. The effort brought togetherindustry representatives and researchers to discuss commonneeds. This ultimately contributed to the award of fourR&D projects (involving about $15 million) to Kentuckycompanies. Recently, Kentucky firms brought together bythe States IOF effort won a fifth aluminum-related projectthrough an OIT program for university-led R&D projects.

Kentucky is now expanding its success to otherindustries in the state. A new SEP grant will target theagriculture, forest products, chemicals, mining and steelindustries. A well-attended roadmapping workshop for thestate’s chemical industry was held in June, and miningindustry representatives have joined forces to submit R&Dproposals to OIT-sponsored programs.

“That little bit of seed money from the States IOFprogram and access to outstanding resources is the impetusthat will help us achieve great things in Kentucky,” saidDas.

For more information, visit www.nr.state.ky.us/nrepc/dnr/energy/doeiof.html

partnership provides an industry-defined set of R&Dpriorities that help guide DOE programs and R&Dproposal solicitations.

Both the public and private sectors often overlooksmall business and its positive impact on U.S. and globaltechnology development and commercialization, said OITProgram Manager Charles Russomanno. OIT and BEScollaboration with U.S. small businesses helps benefitindustry and the nation through the eventual widespreaduse of energy-efficient technologies, he said. For moreinformation, go to http://sbir.er.doe.gov/sbir

Small businesses to receive $10 million for new R&D projects from OIT, BES

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‘Memoranda of Understanding’formalize state, DOE energyefficiency partnerships

MassachusettsRoadmap sessions help plotfuture directions

Two organizations at the Univ. ofMassachusetts–the Center for EnergyEfficiency and Renewable Energy(CEERE) and the National Environmen-tal Technology Institute (NETI)–areleading the state IOF effort in Massachu-setts. UMass is a long-standing OIT

partner in the IAC program, and the state’s IOF program isbenefitting from the school’s knowledge of local manufactur-ers and the strong relationships they’ve forged over theyears, having performed more than 500 energy audits.

The state initially focused on its chemical and forestproducts industries, with strong attendance at workshops forboth industries. In the chemical industry, five high priorityR&D areas were identified led by “Water Use and Re-Use.”A forest products roadmap meeting was held at a TAPPIsession. Future roadmap meetings are planned for bothindustries, and then teams will develop R&D proposals forOIT.

The Massachusetts state IOF is also starting roadmapefforts for the metal casting industry, and they’ve begunoutreach and coalition building with the state’s substantialprinting and publishing industry.

“States IOF is an excellent avenue to deliver energy-related services,” said Eric Winkler of CEERE. “One way wehope to build on our success is to get some of our state’spremier research universities involved.”

“We’re working to get greater collaboration betweenlocal companies and local researchers on projects designedto solve local problems,” added Chad Nelson of NETI. “Ourmanufacturers are smaller companies that tend not to do a lotof R&D, and researchers are anxious to direct their effortstoward the most in-demand areas, so States IOF is a perfectway to bring them together for mutual success.”

For more information, visit www.maiof.org

The State Industries of the Future (IOF) strategy helpsdeliver industrial energy efficiency technologies and bestpractices to businesses and organizations at the state level.It helps OIT reach a great many more customers who cannot participate at the national level.

To help formalize the partnership, OIT and several ofits partner states have signed Memoranda of Understand-ing. These provide a framework for identifying andpursuing technology, research, development, demonstra-tion, and outreach efforts that satisfy the common goals ofDOE and participating states.

The parties encourage collaborative relationshipsamong industry, academia, and national labs to evaluate,develop, and demonstrate technologies that address theneeds of a participating state s industries including energyand process efficiency, operational cost-effectiveness, andenvironmental stewardship. The parties also provideinformative outreach to potential partners about theopportunities and benefits of the IOF program.

The memorandum does not create legal rights orobligations by either party or obligate, commit or transferfunds. Either party may unilaterally withdraw from theagreement without penalty or legal remedy. Seven stateshave signed MOU with DOE:

• Idaho• Iowa• Maine• New Hampshire• Pennsylvania• Utah• Washington

Additional MOU signings with Massachusetts, Wisconsinand West Virginia are anticipated by yearend.

Got a question?Call the OIT

Clearinghouse1-800-862-2086

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UtahGeographically dispersed plants driveinnovative outreach measures

WashingtonMOU signed, technology exhibitioncoming

States IOF website, ‘Factbook’ offer helpful assistance

Utah is a large state with far-flung plantsmaking the state IOF program s focus onoutreach and communication especiallyvaluable. (See related story on recent Utahshowcase on page 1.)

“We’ve found extraordinarily highinterest in OIT opportunities once ourcompanies learn about them,” said Patti Case,

manager of the Utah state IOF effort.Case noted that Best Practice opportunities to cut

near term energy use are of special interest, and herteam has held several workshops and trainingsessions for its industrial customers. “Most of ourplants are too small to have in-house engineeringstaffs, so many of the Best Practice tools are newand of immediate value to them,” she said.

Outreach efforts that bring together geo-graphically dispersed participants pay off in otherways, too. The Univ. of Utah’s new IndustrialAssessment Center has begun performingenergy-saving audits for several Utah plants.New teams have won several grants from OIT’sNICE3 and Inventions and Innovationprograms.

Utah IOF has put considerable emphasis onits website, as well. “We decided to make our siteas content-rich as possible so people could use allthe available tools and information immediately,”said Case. Indeed, Utah won “Best State IOFWebsite” honors at OIT’s 2001 Expo.

Utah’s plans include boosting the number of AlliedPartners in the state to help disseminate Best Practice methodseven further. Other plans include expanding the Utah IOF effortto include Utah’s metal casting industry, as well as industriesthat are not on OIT’s ‘IOF’ list but that are important to the state.It s sometimes difficult to say what is IOF and what isn tbecause the program has so many synergies with everythingrelated to energy efficiency in Utah, Case said.

For more information, visit www.uiof.org

Washington held its state IOF kick-offevent last September with a “CompetitivenessThrough Innovation” conference. Representa-tives from five industries–forest products,mining, petroleum refining, agriculture andaluminum–participated in breakout sessionsto help prioritize local technology needs.

“Key to us was getting the word out about OIT’s numerousR&D funding support programs so we could form partner-

ships to submit proposals,” said John Ryan of theWashington State University Cooperative Extension

Energy Program that manages the Washington IOFeffort. Several forest products-related R&Dproposals, he notes, have already been submit-ted.

The September event also featured thesigning of a Memorandum of Understandingby representatives from the Governor’sOffice, local industry and trade associations,and OIT’s Denise Swink.

Since September the state’s effort hasexpanded. “The threat of power shortages hasbeen of major concern on the west coast so,while our industries are still very interested in

longer term R&D, they are especially interestedin short term energy management Best Prac-

tices,” said Ryan.To meet this need, Washington’s state IOF is

letting firms know about OIT’s cost-shared plantwideassessments. They’re also promoting Best Practice

training opportunities, tools and techniques. For example,they’ll sponsor ASD training session at the TAPPI (a forestproducts trade group) convention in Seattle on November 7th.

Washington State IOF is also planning a Technology Exhibi-tion in April 3, 2002 at Weyerhaeuser’s Technology Center. BestPractice training and tools and energy saving technologies ofinterest to forest products and other industries in the state will befeatured.

For more information, visit www.energy.wsu

OIT’s States Industries of theFuture program is intended to:

• Focus on implementation ofIndustries of the Future inindividual states

• Leverage national visioning,roadmapping and partnershipactivities with the states, and

• Support state efforts with OITproducts and services.

In an effort to increase support atthe state level, OIT’s States IOFTeam provides an informativewebsite that addresses topics such as:

• State IOF contact information• Upcoming events• State IOF factsheets• Funding opportunities• State IOF/SEP awards

information• State IOF listings.....

.....and much more! Visitwww.oit.doe.gov/states.

The States IOF Team has also createda comprehensive, informative factbook. Itprovides state-by-state summaries of OITactivities and opportunities. Individualstate factsheets contain economic andenergy statistics for each state as well as alist of OIT sponsored activities in eachstate. To order a free copy, call the OITClearinghouse at 1-800-862-2086.

Since Texas is the largest energy using state, firms there are always veryinterested in how to cut energy use. More recently, says Texas State IOFExecutive Director Jerry Matthews of the Texas Energy CoordinationCouncil, firms in his state are also finding the related topic of NOx reductionto be very hot these days.“Improving energy efficiency is a very cost-effective strategy for meeting

NOx goals, and our firms want to learn all they can. That’s a big part of our state IOF focus,”he said. Texas IOF recently hosted a conference on how energy efficient methods can achieveNOx reduction goals. Proceedings from that event–and a host of other information and tools–are available at the program’s website (http://texasiof.ces.utexas.edu).

The Texas IOF will also offer a series of workshops related to Best Practices for motors,steam and other energy-intensive plant systems. They will work more closely with the Indus-trial Assessment Center at Texas A&M to refer interested plants for energy audits. And theywill be promoting opportunities for OIT’s cost-shared plant-wide assessments strenuouslythroughout the state.

Texas IOF brought together representatives from industry and the Univ. of Texas-Austin toparticipate in a roadmap workshop to identify both short- and long-term technology needs.More than 70 participants from the chemical, petroleum refining, forest products andagriculture industries participated in the event.

“Once we finalize our priority list, we’ll form teams to solicit R&D support from OIT andother energy-related state and national agencies,” said Matthews.

He reports that Texas IOF will start its second SEP grant in January, and the state plans atechnology showcase in June 2003. Technologies likely to be featured include robotic tankinspection and pipe analysis technology. In addition, Matthews said “there are a lot of demon-strations of low NOx burners going on, and those are sure to be of high interest.”

TexasNOx reduction through energy efficiency targeted

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State IOF’s broad-based grant recipients announcedOIT s States Industries of the Future program recently announced seven recipients of

the broad-based grants for 2001.The broad-based solicitation provides funds for information dissemination and public

outreach to facilitate state IOF efforts. Unlike the State SEP grants, broad-based grants areawarded to land-grant universities and other universities with similar extension programs.

DOE’s Regional Offices:Your source for State IOFinformation

To become involved or learnmore about State Industries of theFuture, contact the Dept. of Energyemployee for your state.

AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC,TNDavid GodfreyU.S. Department of EnergyAtlanta Regional Office75 Peachtree St., S.W., Suite 200Atlanta, GA 30303Phone: 404-562-0568

CT, ME, MA, NH, NY, RI, VTScott HutchinsU.S. Department of EnergyBoston Regional OfficeJFK Federal Bldg., Room 675Boston, MA 02203Phone: 617-565-9765

IL, IN, IA, MI, MN, MO, OH, WIBrian OlsenU.S. Department of EnergyChicago Regional OfficeOne South Wacker Dr., Suite 2380Chicago, IL 60606-4616Phone: 312-886-8579

CO, KS, LA, MT, NE, NM, ND,OK, SD, TX, UT, WYJack JenkinsU.S. Department of EnergyDenver Regional Office1617 Cole Blvd., MS 1721Golden, CO 80401Phone: 303-275-4824

DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA, WVJoseph BarrettU.S. Department of EnergyPhiladelphia Regional Office1880 JFK Blvd., Suite 501Philadelphia, PA 19103Phone: 215-656-6957

AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, WAChristopher CockrillU.S. Department of EnergySeattle Regional Office1200 N.E. Lake View CircleSmithville, MO 64089Phone: 816-873-3299

State DOE Funding

Washington $50,000

Utah $62,500

Iowa $50,000

New Mexico $62,500




2001 State Broad-based Outreach Grants

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West VirginiaInaugural IOF state continues tolead the way


Ohio‘Outreach Teams’ focus on fourindustries

According to Robert Purgert ofEnergy Industries of Ohio, thenonprofit corporation leading thatstate’s IOF efforts, Ohio is “#1 bythe ton” in metal casting, steel, andglass, and is a major U.S. producerof chemicals. Hence, these four

industries have been the focus in Ohio’s early stateIOF efforts.

To identify common, priority technology needs,Ohio has formed “Outreach Teams” to work withindustrial organizations and visit plants in eachindustry. Outreach Teams are coordinated by Ohiouniversities: Kent State for steel and metal casting,Univ. of Akron for chemicals and polymers, andCleveland State for glass.

Outreach Teams are also working closely withindustry groups such as the American Foundry Society.“For example, if there’s a problem with metal stickingin a die at one foundry and metal sticking in a ladle atanother, we see the common need for a specializedcoating solution,” said Purgert. “These foundrieswouldn’t normally speak to each other, and may nothave knowledge of available technologies. Our role,with help from OIT States IOF, is to bring these partiestogether and identify an available technology orformulate a proposal and help them find R&D supportto address the need.”

Ohio IOF plans to use its latest SEP grant toexpand Best Practices-related outreach. This willfacilitate Ohio companies’ access to tools, case studies,technical assistance and similar resources that can helpthem improve their energy efficiency immediately.Working with American Municipal Power of Ohio,an association of power companies, Ohio’s IOFgroup has helped organize several trainingsessions for members. In addition, a numberof plant-wide assessments are underway.

“With increasing global competi-tion, we’re very concerned withkeeping industrial employers in ourstate,” said Jeff Herholdt of the WestVirginia Development Office. “Identi-fying and implementing new technolo-gies are key to industrial retention, and

state IOF is the foundation of all our technology-basedindustrial retention activities.”

Herholdt is proud of the fact that West Virginia wasthe first state IOF participant, and his organization andWest Virginia University worked closely with OIT toestablish the program in 1997.

Since then the state’s IOF program has helped bringmore than $14 million in R&D funding to West Virginiacompanies in the steel, aluminum, glass, chemical,forest products, mining and metal casting industries.

Herholdt listed a few of West Virginia’s many IOFsuccesses. “The state’s hand glass industry is doing a‘virtual showcase’ over the internet to show West Virginiahand glass manufacturers how off-the-shelf technologiescan reduce energy use and boost productivity,” he said.“Another big success has been a joint project with theWest Virginia Dept. of Environmental Protection todeclassify spent foundry sand as hazardous waste,allowing its reuse. This will cut operating costs andprovide West Virginia foundries more flexibility.”

These and other efforts will be highlighted at theWest Virginia IOF’s Annual Symposium later this yearwhich will also feature the signing of a Memorandum ofUnderstanding by new Governor Bob Wise and DOE.Commensurate with its leadership role in the state IOF

effort, West Virginia IOF will alsosponsor outreach sessions to help

other states learn from its experi-ences.

Key to this effort is Carl Irwin ofWest Virginia Univ. who has helped

several other states implement and expandtheir own programs. In recognition of his

tireless efforts, Irwin was named OIT’s“Partner of the Year” at the 2001 Expo.

For more information, visitwww.nrcce.wvu.edu/iof

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DOE’s State Energy Programprovides over $3 million inenergy efficiency R&D grants

WisconsinBringing energy managementBest Practices to metal casting,forest products and others

Shortly after Wisconsin became aState IOF , the state government wasgiven the responsibility for promotingenergy efficiency—a task usually per-formed by public utilities. The changewas timely, according to Preston Schutt ofthe Wisconsin Division of Energy. IOF

provided an outreach model to help us get our industrialprograms off the ground quickly, he said.

Key to the effort, he noted, is promoting OIT BestPractices to Wisconsin s industries. Our goal is to workwith our firms to institutionalize energy efficiency bestpractices. We will also work with suppliers to ensure themarketplace provides those goods and services, said Schutt.We re about to kick this effort into high gear.

Wisconsin began its state IOF program focusing onmetal casting and forest products, two of its largestindustries. About 80 of the state s 260 metal casters cametogether for the first time to create a roadmap with 14 actionitems. Enthusiasm was so high for one item that work beganright away. About 10 small foundries are working to pooltheir waste foundry sand to attain sufficient volume andconsistency for aftermarket uses. This pilot project couldlead to other regional collaborations whereby severalfoundries band together to provide sand suitable for reuse inasphalt production. This could save significantly ondisposal costs and landfill space.

The first forest products roadmapsessions brought together more than 40representatives whose draft roadmap iscurrently out for comment. Partnershipsforged at the meeting have already ledto the submission of a number ofproposals to OIT s NICE3 technol-ogy demonstration grant program.

Future plans for WisconsinIOF include expanding partici-pation in other key industriessuch as glass, chemicals andagriculture. Biotechnol-ogy, a growing industry inthe state with more than3000 organizations inthe Madison area alone,is another potential focusindustry.

In cooperation with DOE s Office of BuildingTechnology State and Community Programs,OIT s State Energy Program (SEP) awardedgrants valued at over $3 million for 16 StateIndustry of the Future R&D projects in 2001.

SEP grants are cost-shared R&D projects forclean, energy-efficient technologies. The SEPfunds projects that target state implementation ofOIT s Industries of the Future strategy.

2001 State Energy Program R&D Grants

State DOE Funding

Colorado $200,000

Indiana $200,000

Iowa $200,000

Maine $200,000

Maryland $200,000


New Hampshire $200,000

New Jersey $200,000


Ohio $200,000

Oklahoma $200,000

South Carolina $178,425

Texas $197,623

Utah $53,000


Wisconsin $200,000

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MaineGovernor signs MOU, “EnergyExpo” planned

Maine was one of the first statesto sign a Memorandum of Under-standing with DOE. The MOU wassigned in April by Governor AngusKing, representatives from Maine’sforest products industry, the MaineChamber of Business Alliance, the

state’s offices of Economic and Community Develop-ment and Environmental Protection, and OIT. TheMOU commits all parties to collaborating tomaximize opportunities to reduce Maine’sindustrial energy use.

Maine’s State IOF effort is initiallyfocusing on its large forest productsindustry that employs 21,000 people.Led by the Maine ManufacturingExtension Partnership (MMEP),the state’s IOF program held aroadmap workshop last year,with a team of industry represen-tatives and university researchersworking to prioritize Maine’stechnology needs. A followupworkshop is scheduled for theFall.

In addition, recent energyconcerns have led to a state-wideacceleration in interest in OIT BestPractices tools and technologies.“As the cost of energy has risen,we’re getting a lot of calls from peopleinterested in plant assessments, com-bined heat and power, and ways tooptimize motors and other systems,” saidMaine State IOF project manager Joan Saxe. “Wewant our Maine IOF office to ultimately be a ‘one-stop’resource for local industry to access this valuableinformation.”

With its second SEP grant, Maine plans to hold an“Energy Expo” this Fall. New energy-saving technolo-gies for the forest products industry will be featured ontours of Maine plants where OIT-supported technologiesare in use. For example, NICE3 is supporting a demon-stration of an energy saving biolysis system at a Mainepaper mill.

“Once we move forest products further ahead, we’llbe putting more energies into metals as well. And, we’lllikely spread the effort to other industries in the future,”said Shirley Bartlett of the Maine Dept. of Economicand Community Development.

We tend to have very high energycosts in New Hampshire, and it’s amajor business issue here,” said JimTaylor of the Governor’s Office ofEnergy and Community Services. “Sowhen OIT explained the opportunitiesavailable through States IOF, we were

very interested.”Indeed, New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheengot involved early and signed a Memorandum of

Understanding with OIT. State universityresearchers and more than a dozen CEOs

from local manufacturing companies alsosigned up.

New Hampshire’s State IOF effortis run by WasteCap, a nonprofitorganization affiliated with theBusiness and Industry Associationof New Hampshire. Together withthe Governor’s Office, they havebegun to build intrastate alliancesfor the state’s aluminum, steel,metal casting, chemical, forestproducts industries.“Most of New Hampshire’s

manufacturing firms are verysmall,” said Barbara Bernstein of

WasteCap. “State IOF is especiallywell-suited to our needs because it

brings a lot of smaller entities togetherto create a critical mass.”

Most of the industry consortia haveparticipated in roadmap sessions, and are

drafting state-specific documents. The program’sactive listserv and its interactive website help maximizeparticipation. According to Bernstein, a symposium inOctober will bring together industry representatives andresearchers from the Univ. of New Hampshire to discussroadmapping and how they can best work together.

“New Hampshire is very environmentally con-scious. Many of our companies see that States IOF canplay a critical role in helping them employ environmen-tal management practices and achieve and maintain ISO14000 certification,” said Taylor.

The State IOF program also contributed to apartnership between New Hampshire and nearbyMassachusetts. The Industrial Assessment Center atUniv. of Massachusetts is planning a number of assess-ments at New Hampshire sawmills which need toimprove operating methods.

New HampshireMOU signed, several roadmapsunderway

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Information Corner

New OIT EmployeesBob Brewer is OIT s Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary. Heassists Denise Swink, Deputy Assistant Secretary, in managingOIT s Industry of the Future programs. Bob has been a managetechnical organizations in the areas of energy and facilitiesmanagement in the Department of Defense, the General ServicesAdministration, and DOE.

Isaac Chan is OIT s new Steel Team Leader. Prior to joiningOIT, he was director of the Industrial Technology Center andmanager of business development for the Gas TechnologyInstitute in Chicago, IL. He served as manager in GRI s R&Dprograms, and a Senior Energy Engineer at Inland Steel Corp.

Dennis Lin, a Program Analyst, coordinates financial manage-ment in OIT. He s worked in DOE s Ohio Field Office where hewas responsible for budget and project management in thedecommissioning of a facility used for nuclear research. He salso been a nuclear engineer at DOE facilities in Idaho and NewYork.

Grace Ordaz is a Program Manager on OIT s Agriculture andForest Products teams. Grace has performed process design inthe petroleum industry and worked in the environmental fieldwith the State of Maryland, Department of Energy—Ofc ofEnvironmental Management, and EPA.

Dickson Enuma Ozokwelu is Process Leader for OIT s Chemi-cal Team where he helps manage the team s R&D projectportfolio. He also joins OIT s Petroleum Team. He s been a

professor of chemical engineering at various universitiesaround the world, and was a Senior Chemical ResearchEngineer at Eastman Chemicals and a Research Associate atBP Amoco.

Mark Paster is OIT s acting Agriculture Team Leader. Priorto joining OIT, Mark held a variety of R&D leadershippositions at Monsanto Co. in St. Louis, MO, in such areas asplastics, specialty polymers, agricultural chemicals, and otherspecialty chemicals.

Peggy Podolak is OIT s new senior economist and provideseconomic and program analysis. No stranger to DOE, shewas an economist in DOE s Policy Office for over 15 yearsanalyzing industrial energy use issues and macroeconomiceffects, climate change policies, and employment impacts.

David Salem is Program Manager for OIT s Petroleum andChemical teams. He has nine years experience with ExxonMobil as a project engineer in which he managed variousplant expansions, cogeneration, and energy managementprojects.

Mike Soboroff is a Program Manager for OIT s IndustrialMaterials of the Future program. Previously, Dr. Soboroffhad been Washington Liaison for the Defense Production ActOffice, where he directed planning and project selection. Healso was head of the Secondary Resources Processing Groupat the U.S. Bureau of Mines.

Current OIT Solicitation Schedule*

Industry/Program RFP Proposals Due Selections Funding (approx.) URL (www):

Agriculture 4/02 6/02 8/02 TBD www.oit.doe.gov/agriculture

Aluminum 10/31/01 1/11/02 3/02 $600,000 http://e-center.doe.gov

University Based

SolicitationAluminum 3/8/02 5/17/02 07/02 $2 million http://e-center.doe.gov

Aluminum IOF

Partnership Solicitation

Best Practices TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Chemicals 1/02 4/02 7/02 $1.5 million www.oit.doe.gov/chemicals

Forest Products 10/01 3/02 7/02 $2 million www.oit.doe.gov/forestForest Products 10/01 - Lab Call 3/02 7/02 $1 million www.oit.doe.gov/forest

Glass 2/02 4/02 9/02 TBD www.oit.doe.gov/glass

Inventions & TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Innovation

NICE3 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Petroleum refining 10/01 12/01 2/02 $1 million www.oit.doe.gov/petroleum

* Information subject to change. Additional solicitations to be announced soon. Visit www.oit.doe.gov/working/solicitations.shtml for the latest information.

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seed money (through a State Energy Program grant) toimplement the IOF strategy in their state. From thisstarting point, however, there are as many implementationplans as there are states in the program.

“It was obvious from the beginning that one size wouldn’tfit all–and that’s fine,” explained Swink. “Some statesbegin by focusing on one or two energy-intensiveindustries while others focus on several industries at once.Some focus on roadmapping and forming teams todevelop R&D proposals for OIT or other potentialfunding sources. Others get the industries together tomake them aware of the broad range of near-term BestPractices tools and opportunities that are available. Weleave it up to the local experts to apply the IOF model inthe way that best suits local needs.”

Many New Players to ‘Industries of the Future’“One of the great things about the program is that wereach a lot of people and companies that would nototherwise become involved in Industry of the Futurepartnerships,” said Glatt. “People from small- andmedium-sized firms or plants far from corporate head-quarters might not be aware of IOF programs or how theycan participate or benefit. But, when it’s brought to theState level, State industry leaders are more likely to takepart. In addition, with prestigious entities like stateuniversities doing the outreach, we can more effectivelyreach local industry,” she said.

“New ideas are emerging that are causing OIT’s industryteams to revisit their national roadmaps and rethink somepriority areas. For example, some of the ideas that cameout of Pennsylvania’s specialty steel roadmap are nowbeing reviewed to see how they might fit into thenational steel agenda,” explained Glatt. “It’s agreat way to ensure that the nationalroadmaps remain fresh and vital.”

Like their national counterparts, state-level industries set their technologypriorities, and form teams to addressthem. However, since state industrypriorities sometimes differ fromnational industry priorities, a newprogram–“Initiative on CooperativePrograms with States for R&D”–hasbeen created to fund state-level R&Dprograms directly. Glatt offered anexample.

“Because of their widespread pres-ence, pulp and paper interests tend to

dominate the national forest products industry roadmap,”she explained. “In some states, though, hardwood issuesloom larger. So this is a great way to identify new technolo-gies needed by sawmills and get R&D projects underway tohelp this critical segment of the forest products industry.”

California offers another example. Its recent energy crisisled the state to reach out to OIT’s States Team to accessenergy-saving ‘Best Practice’ solutions that local firms couldimplement quickly. OIT and its Allied Partners steppedforward with three Energy Fairs to help California’s manu-facturers become more aware of successful energy-savingcase studies, software tools and other new products andassistance resources.

The States IOF program is becoming a centerpiece for manystates’ energy efficiency programs. In fact, Governors ofseveral states have signed a formal “Memorandum ofUnderstanding” with DOE committing to the effort at thehighest levels. “We hope that all states that have a concen-tration of energy-intensive industries within their borderswill choose to participate,” said Swink.

This special issue of The OIT Times describes IOF effortsunderway in 11 states. It shows the diversity of approachesthey are taking to meeting their common goals of reducingenergy use and environmental impacts while improvingproductivity and competitiveness.


State Industries of theFuture: A Collaboration

by Yolanda Frinks, OIT States Team

According to Webster, to collaboratemeans to work together, especially in a jointintellectual effort. That is exactly what theState Industries of the Future (SIOF) is allabout—a close partnership among State andFederal government, industry, universities andnational labs to extend the reach of energyefficiency technologies and best practices.

It s been exhilarating to see the growth ofSIOF partnerships over the past year. DOE/OIT signed four new Memoranda of Under-standing with Governors of Iowa, Maine,Utah, and New Hampshire bringing the total toseven. Additional MOU signings withMassachusetts, Wisconsin and West Virginiaare anticipated by yearend.

Through the 2001 State Energy Program,OIT awarded $3 million to 16 states to furtherpromote the ability of State Energy Offices,related agencies, and their university partnersto pursue SIOF activities. These partnershipswill help broaden the implementation ofDOE s national Industries of the Futureprogram—improving energy efficiency andproductivity, and reducing waste and pollutionin energy-intensive industries.

OIT s States Team awarded another$400,000 to seven universities through broad-based outreach grants. These will catalyze thedevelopment of state-led Industries of theFuture programs. Also, they will contribute touniversity partnerships and shared experiencesand expertise.

Finally, the first ever State Industries ofthe Future solicitation which targeted thehighest priority R&D needs identified bystates was released. This solicitation will fundcost-shared R&D projects that are essential tothe target industries in our partnership states.

As you can see, OIT s States Team hasbeen busy. The State IOF program hascontinued to grow through strong collabora-tion with industry, state government anduniversities. We re very excited!

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intensive basic industries, there’s been buildingout there an awareness that to survive andprosper–not only must they compete–but theymust also cooperate and work together, too.We’ve stepped in and provided a mechanism tohelp them do this,” said Swink.

Basic Industries Back on Radar Screen“At dozens of sites all over the country we’vefacilitated the assembly of folks from theseindustries to discuss their common interests incutting energy use and other areas, too. Almostalways these sessions have been attended bylocal and state government representativeswho’ve taken back to their state capitols agreater awareness about the economic andemployment importance of these industries andthe challenges they face,” she said.

“The concept of States IOF is simple,” saidOIT’s States IOF Team Leader Sandy Glatt. OITworks with State Energy Offices, universitieswith extension missions, or other entities withina State that have pre-existing relationships withthe local industrial base, providing them with

Demand for energy efficiencyspurring growth of OIT-Statepartnerships

For the past several years, the innovativeIndustries of the Future (IOF) strategy hasguided OIT. Focusing on the country s ninemost energy intensive industries—agriculture,aluminum, chemicals, forest products,glass, metal casting, mining, steel andpetroleum refining–OIT brings togethermajor players in each and asks them toenvision their future, and then work togetherto help achieve that vision with support fromOIT. One successful outgrowth of OIT’snational IOF effort has been a counterpartinitiative targeting individual states.

“We began working on the ‘States Industriesof the Future’ concept a few years ago, and it’sproven to be a very successful catalyst on anumber of fronts,” explained OIT’s DeputyAssistant Secretary Denise Swink. “It’s helpedus reach a great many more firms and indi-viduals with useful information about howthey can improve industrial energyefficiency.”

“We seem to have struck a nerve. Amongfolks that work in these traditional, energy-

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8-9OIT R&D, outreach grants to statesannounced

10FY’02 R&D solicitation scheduleshaping up

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Utah 2001 ‘industry showcase’ spells....SUCCESS!six companies, including Alcoa, Spanish Fork,UT (aluminum); MagCorp, Rowley Junction,UT (mining); Kennecott, Bingham Canyon, UT(mining); Flying J, North Salt Lake City, UT(petroleum refining); Silver Eagle, WoodsCross, UT (petroleum refining); Chevron, SaltLake City, UT (petroleum refining).

Utah s Governor Michael Leavitt and OIT sDenise Swink signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding in an opening ceremony . Thememorandum signifies Utah (including thestate, state agencies, universities, and localindustry) as an official partner with DOE andOIT in the Industries of the Future strategy.

OIT and the State of Utah hosted the Utah2001 Industry Showcase at the Sheraton CityCentre in Salt Lake City, Utah and surround-ing plants in the region on August 27-30. The

showcase provided about 400attendees with a range of solutionsto energy problems recently

confronting the aluminum, petroleumrefining, metal casting, and mining industriesin the west.

The Utah 2001 Industry Showcase openedwith plant tours highlighting industrial energyefficiency best practices and advancedtechnologies. Plant tours were conducted by



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Utah Senator Orrin Hatch, keynote luncheon speaker, ad-dressed the importance of Utah s aluminum, metalcasting,mining, and petroleum industries to the state and the nation.He also saluted OIT s efforts for a successful showcase.

Utah Congressmen James Hansen, Chris Cannon and JamesMatheson hosted a congressional field hearing at the show-case and heard from three expert panels about the recentenergy crisis and efforts to ameliorate it. Panelists included:

Panel I, including OIT s Denise Swink, Mike Glenn, ProgramManager for Utah Department of Natural Resources, andLamont Tyler, Utah State Legislator, discussed thegovernment s perspectives and their goals and how partner-ships contribute to achieving them.

Panel II, including Randy Overbey, Energy President forAlcoa, Jeff Utley, Refinery Manager for Flying J, Inc., WayneHale, Vice President & General Manager, Kennecott UtahCopper Corp., and Michael Legge, President of MagCorp,provided testimony on the challenges confronting theircompanies and the role of OIT s Industries of the Futurestrategy in meeting those challenges.

Panel III, including J. Stephen Larkin, President of The


Aluminum Association, Inc., Dwight Barnhard, Executive VicePresident of the American Foundry Society, Red Cavaney,President and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, dis-cussed how OIT s Industries of the Future program benefitsindustry from the national industry perspective.

The showcase also offered breakout sessions that focused ontechnical issues and plant technologies, R&D, energy efficiencybest practices, and state initiatives. The breakout sessions wereorganized into three tracks:

• Industry ‘best practices’ and emerging technologies inaluminum, metal casting, mining, and petroleum refining.

• Tools for energy efficient process optimization• Utah state ‘Industry of the Future’ initiatives

Over 40 exhibitors, including both private and public sectororganizations such as Alcoa, the Cast Metals Coalition, UtahEnergy Office and Dow Chemical Co. set up booths describingtheir advanced technologies and practices.

The Utah 2001 Industry Showcase was co-sponsored by DOE,the State of Utah, the Univ. of Utah, Alcoa, Chevron, Flying J,Kennecott Utah Copper, MagCorp, and Silver Eagle InlandRefining, Inc.

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Deputy Assistant Secretary forIndustrial Technologies,Denise Swink

Managing Editor,Lou Sousa

Reporters,Gregg Siegel, Beth Walbert

Industry Trends,Keith Jamison

Designer,Allen Austin

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