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Both plant managers and students benefit from the IAC assessments. Students receive exposure
and training in the areas of industrial assessment and management techniques for energy systems.
IAC participation generates interest among these students in careers and opportunities in the
metal casting industry, which is critical to maintaining a competitive edge in the global market.
The IACs train more than 250 students each year.
Rutgers University’s Center for Advanced Energy Systems (CAES) maintains a comprehensive
database on more than 13,000 assessments conducted by the IACs and over 100,000
recommendations made to date (http://iac.rutgers.edu/database).
5. Save Energy Now
Save Energy Now is an initiative that is part of a national campaign, “Easy Ways to Save
Energy,” announced by the U.S. Secretary of Energy in 2005. The campaign aims to assist U.S.
industrial and government entities in reducing energy use, to support achieving national goals for
energy security, and to educate the public about simple but effective energy choices. Save
Energy Now is helping industrial plants find effective ways to reduce energy use in steam and
process heating systems so they can operate more efficiently and profitably. This initiative is also
addressing energy-saving opportunities for compressed air, fan, motor, and pumping systems.
Save Energy Now assistance is available to companies, states, utilities, and other industry
groups. Thus, the U.S. metal casters can avail themselves of a service that involves energy
savings assessment performed by a team of professional energy efficiency experts for the
nation’s large, energy-intensive plants. These large energy users are selected through a
competitive solicitation process.
The initiative also makes available phone consultations for technical assistance provided by
experts at the EERE Information Center. The Center offers numerous assistance activities, such
as training, Web cast events, and workshops regarding the use of BestPractices analysis tools and
ways to improve energy efficiency and productivity throughout the plant.
Finally, the initiative provides manufacturers with free access to its extensive portfolio of helpful
information including tip sheets, case studies, and handbooks.
Additional information about the Save Energy Now initiative and how companies can access its
services is available at www.eere.energy.gov/industry/saveenergynow/.
6. Other BestPractices Services
ITP’s BestPractices initiative also offers system-wide and component-specific training programs
throughout the United States, as well as training on the BestPractices software tools available for
a nominal fee. In addition, it makes available a wide spectrum of publications, ranging from
articles on industrial energy management, industry sourcebooks, and case studies narrating real
energy-saving success stories. These resources are available for free at ITP BestPractices website,
www.eere.energy.gov/industry/bestpractices.
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