Pennsylvania’s Industries of the Future Program, trade groups, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Industrial Technology Program and DEP’s Office of Energy & Technology Development have scheduled a series of workshops across the state in May and June to help companies identify potential energy savings in a manufacturing and industrial settings.

Operating energy-intensive equipment and systems including large motors, fan and pumping systems, air compressors, boiler and steam systems, and process heating equipment significantly increases energy costs.

The workshops will outline industry’s best management practices to help improve industrial competitiveness by lowering production costs.

Energy-saving workshops currently scheduled include:

· May 4 - Steam System Assessment, Spirax Sarco, Inc., Center Valley, Lehigh County.

· May 18 - Process Heating Assessment, Osram Sylvania, Towanda, Bradford County

· June 16 - Compressed Air Systems, DRAW Services, Upper Darby, Philadelphia

· Sept. 13 - Steam System Assessment, ETAC, McKeesport, Allegheny County

· Sept. 19 - Process Heating Assessment, Assoc. of Iron & Steel, Warrendale, Allegheny County

Taught by DOE-qualified instructors, these full-day events provide the latest energy-saving techniques and software tools available to assess and optimize process performance and equipment operation.

Although aimed primarily at industrial operations, commercial operations, institutions, schools, colleges, and hospitals are also welcome to participate.

For more details and registration information, visit the Best Practices’ workshops webpage on the Pennsylvania Industries of the Future website or contact Richard Illig, DEP Program Specialist at 717-772-5834, or by e-mail to rillig@state.pa.us

4/22/2005