Tools

Tools Developed by DOE's Industrial Technologies Program

BestPractices

As part of the Department of Energy's Industrial Technologies Program (ITP), the BestPractices initiative offers tools to improve energy efficiency, enhance environmental performance, and increase productivity of manufacturing plants. The focus is to improve systems—motors, steam, compressed air, combined heat and power, process heat—plant wide. Click here to access the tools developed by the BestPractices team that can enhance an IAC assessment.

ITP  BestPractices Steam program has released a publication to help industrial steam users improve steam system performance and access some practical guidelines and helpful resources. Improving Steam System Performance, a Sourcebook for Industry (PDF 2.52 MB) offers valuable performance-enhancing information to both novice and experienced steam system managers.

IAC Database

The most comprehensive database of assessments from the IAC program!  The database contains over 80,000 energy, waste and productivity recommendations from over 11,000 assessments conducted by the IAC program since 1982. The database interface was recently updated to provide an on-line interface, or users may download the original database files.

Implementation Tools

NIMAP

The National Inventory of Manufacturing Assistance Programs (NIMAP) database, created by the Alliance to Save Energy, provides a state-by-state listing of over 160 programs that provide plant assessments, rebates, financing, consulting, diagnostic tools, and other assistance to manufacturers. Users can easily search the database for available programs by location or function. Individual program listings outline the services provided, offer contact information, and provide a program overview. Services include plant assessments, troubleshooting, outside consulting, tools, research and testing, technical issues, training, and rebates and financial assistance. Click here to access the database.

IAC Operations Manual (Draft)

The IAC Operations Manua, drafted by Syracuse University, is constantly updated and any comments for the Syracuse team regarding this manual are welcome (PDF 1.4 MB).

Guide for IAC Students Interactive CD 

Designed especially for students participating in the IAC program, this CD provides an overview of the basic steps in an industrial assessment, identifies key improvement targets that are evaluated in a typical assessment, and includes links to valuable web resources related to industrial energy- and resource-efficiency. This CD is available from your IAC Center Director.