Energy Intensive Industries
Through the technical assistance for energy intensive industries initiative, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) seeks to engage with manufacturers from energy-intensive industrial sectors to better understand their specific needs and issues in implementing energy efficiency and decarbonization activities. Driving energy savings and decarbonization can have a broad impact across the energy intensive industries, which leads to cost savings, greater resilience, a strengthened workforce, and increased global competitiveness.
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Onsite Generation Assistance
The Energy Intensive Industries Initiative provides technical assistance in the deployment of onsite generation technologies to overcome the barriers that are specific to EII sectors. These include combined heat and power systems, renewable energy technologies, distributed generation sources, and the application of alternative fuels. The initiative also offers opportunities for collaborative technology demonstrations and deployment of advanced technologies.
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The Energy Intensive Industries Initiative offers facility system assessments directly through the initiative and through partnering programs to help facilities save energy. It offers technical assistance to optimize energy-using industrial systems and decarbonize facilities within the energy-intensive sectors. Additionally, the initiative provides assessments focused on water and waste reduction tailored to industry-specific needs. Participants also receive referrals to relevant DOE partner programs, such as the Onsite Energy Program and the Industrial Training and Assessment Centers Program, when applicable.
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The Energy Intensive Industries Initiative provides training and learning opportunities to help participants identify energy savings and implement best practices at their facilities. Offerings include workshops led by DOE experts to train participants on how to identify, implement, and replicate energy-savings projects on specific systems and topics, multi-day onsite events that engage cross-functional teams in operational and maintenance (O&M) improvements, and peer-to-peer learning sessions to discuss challenges and solutions with other EII Initiative participants.
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