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Introduction to the Industrial
Technologies Program (ITP)
Gideon Varga
Industrial Technologies Program
U.S. Department of Energy
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Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) Mission
Improve national energy security, climate, environment, and
economic competitiveness by transforming the way U.S. industry
uses energy.
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Index (1980 = 100)
Trends in Energy Intensity by Sector
* Change in real value-added for industrial sector
Sources: EIA, Dept. of Commerce, PNNL
Based on primary energy use
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Industrial Technologies Program Thrusts
Energy Efficiency R&D
Develop technologies
addressing top energy
saving opportunities in the
industrial sector
• Industry-specific
• Crosscutting
Drive a 25% reduction
in industrial energy
intensity over 10 years
Technology Delivery
and Deployment
Help plants save energy today
by assessing opportunities
and facilitating adoption of best
energy management practices
and efficient new technologies
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ITP Research & Development
Industry-Specific
Aluminum
Chemicals
Forest and Paper Products
Metal Casting
Steel
Crosscutting
Distributed Energy (CHP and
Reciprocating Engines)
Nanomanufacturing
Energy Intensive Processes
Fuel and Feedstock Flexibility
Materials, Combustion, Sensors
Information and Communication
Technology
Advanced technologies
for specific, energyintensive industries
Technologies to use energy
more productively across diverse
manufacturing sectors
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ITP Funding Breakdown
ITP Funding by Recipient
ITP Investment – Emphasis on R&D
Other
1%
National
Labs
35%
Analytical
and Other
17%
Industry
Developers
44%
Universities
& Institutes
16%
R&D
60%
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ITP: Delivering R&D Results For 30 Years
Working with industry, we have successfully developed and moved
cutting-edge technologies and energy-saving measures into practice.
• Supported > 600 R&D projects
• Produced > 220 commercialized
technologies
• Received 42 R&D 100 Awards
between 1991 and 2007
• Saved 5 quads of energy and
reduced carbon emissions by
86MMT*Ce
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* Million Metric Tons
Why Focus on Information and Communications?
• Server-based data centers and telecommunications already use 3%
of the nation’s electricity.
• Energy costs exceed the cost of data center IT equipment over its
3-5 year useful life.
• Data center energy use is increasing by 12% annually.
• Existing facilities face power and cooling constraints.
• Broadband is increasing telecom sector energy use.
• Even with the positive impact of ITP’s Technology Delivery, further
advances through R&D are needed to meet national energy goals.
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Tech Delivery: Energy-Efficient Data Centers
• Released “DC Pro” data center evaluation tool
• Created training curriculum
• Performed data center assessments
• Promote systems approach in design, energy
management and operation
• Raised awareness of energy efficiency
opportunities via case studies (Lucas Films
and Verizon)
• Conducted Federal showcases
• Recognized industry leaders (Uptime awards)
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Information & Communication Technology
(ICT) Workshop
• Facilitated industry-led workshop at Yahoo! with additional
sponsorship by Emerson, SVLG, and the Telecommunications
Industry Association
• Goal: Envision ICT future (vision) and identify approaches to
dramatically improve ICT energy efficiency (roadmap)
• Participants: Telecom and data center operators, equipment and
software developers/suppliers, researchers, industry associations
• Focus on
– IT equipment and software
– Power supply chain
– Cooling
• Draft vision and roadmap released on May 13, 2009
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ICT Vision & Roadmap: Review
• Workshop participants and other experts
contributed one-page summaries of key
concepts.
• Draft has been posted for industry
review and comment.
• Industry and research communities are
encouraged to submit updates and
feedback, including corrections to range
of values presented in following table.
http://sites.energetics.com/ICT_roadmap09/
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Summary of Selected Potential ICT Technology Solutions
and Estimates of Maximum Potential Energy Savings
Energy
Consumption
By Function
Equipment
and
Software
Power Supply
Chain
Cooling
50%
of
Energy
Use
(est.)
25%
of
energy
use
(est.)
25%
of
energy
use
(est.)
Technical
Opportunity
Technological
Energy
Savings
Total Energy
Savings
National Impact
(in billion kWh)
Estimated Maximum Potential Energy Savings
(% of IT energy)
(% of facility total
energy)
(2006 baseline:
60 billion kWh)
Chip-level and Automated Power Management
50%
50%
30
Dynamic Energy Consumption Management in
Network Devices
40%
40%
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Data Storage Technologies
10%
10%
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Hardened ICT Equipment
0%
25%
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Novel Computing Architectures
50%
50%
30
Nanoelectronic Circuitry
75%
75%
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All-Optical Networks
75%
75%
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Superconductive Components
50%
50%
30
(% of power or cooling
energy)
(% of facility total
energy)
(2006 baseline:
60 billion kWh)
Eliminate Conversion Steps/ Losses
20%
5%
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High-Efficiency Power Conversion Circuits
20%
5%
3
Efficiency-Optimized Control Systems
16%
4%
2.4
Transition to DC Operation
40%
10%
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On-Site DC Generation & Micro-Grid
15%
15%
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Liquid Cooling of Components
70%
17%
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Advanced Cooling at Chip/Server-Level
20%
5%
3
Efficiency-Optimized Control Systems
30%
30%
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Free Cooling and Standards Development
0%
15%
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ARRA-Funded Solicitation:
Objective, Focus and Scope
Objective
“Research to increase the efficiency of information
and communications technology . . . ”
Focus
• Research technologies that use less energy
and generate less heat
• Demonstrate emerging technologies
Scope
• Include the server-based facilities of data centers
and telephone central office switching centers
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Useful Information
• ICT Vision/Roadmap workshop report “Routing Telecom and Data
Centers Toward Efficient Energy Use:”
http://sites.energetics.com/ICT_roadmap09/
• Workshop report comment email address:
[email protected]
• Direct solicitation link:
www.eere.energy.gov/industry/pdfs/de-foa-0000107_eeict.pdf
• To submit questions or see answers to questions about the solicitation:
www.fedconnect.net/
• Applications/proposals due 07/21/2009, 11:59 PM Eastern Time.
To submit your application/proposal:
www.fedconnect.net/ or Grants.gov
• Industrial Technologies Program:
www.eere.energy.gov/industry
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