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Plant Wide Energy Management and Reporting Systems Provide Sustainable Results
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2007)
Powerhouse operators can obtain significant and sustainable energy savings through the implementation of Energy Management and Reporting Systems (EMRS) in industrial powerhouses. This is a case study of an EMRS application ...
Production Scheduling with Energy Efficiency Constraints
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2007)
This research is motivated by a real world production scheduling problem in a continuous manufacturing system involving multiple objectives, multiple products and multiple processing lines with various inventory, production ...
Sparkling Diamonds – Reducing High Energy in the Frozen North
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2007)
De Beers, the undisputed world leader in diamond mining, in a typically proactive approach, completed an energy review at the Snap Lake Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories. What makes the approach unique is that the ...
Using MotorMaster to Track Motor Inventory and Analyze Purchasing Decisions
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2007)
MotorMaster 4.0 can be a useful software package for electric motor management decisions in industrial facilities. To be successful, the MotorMaster database must be populated with detailed motor nameplate information. ...
World-Class Energy Assessments: Industrial Action Plans for Greater and More Durable Energy Cost Control
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2007)
This report summarizes recommendations for improving the impact of industrial energy assessments. This initiative responds to the observation that less than half of recommended energy improvements are implemented as a ...
Finding Benefits by Modeling and Optimizing Steam and Power Systems
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2007)
A site-wide steam modeling and optimization program (Visual MESA) was implemented at the INEOS Chocolate Bayou site. This program optimizes steam production, compressor turbine extraction, pump operation (turbine/motor) ...
Energy Management Program of an Integrated National Oil Company in the Middle-East
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2007)
Saudi Aramco is the largest oil producer/exporter in the world, with a maximum sustained production capacity of over 10 MM bpd of crude oil and 8,000 MM scfd of natural gas. The Company operates approximately 32 large ...
Energy Management: Back to the Basics
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2007)
In 2005, Texas Petrochemicals LP achieved a reduction in energy usage of 6.2 percent when compared to 2004. This is based on the but per pound of plant-wide production. Also, halfway through 2006, the company has achieved ...
Industrial Energy Audit Basics by an Energy Auditor
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2007)
The purpose of an energy audit is the first step in energy cost control. There are two types of energy audits – Traditional and Investment grades. The process of an energy audit consists of collecting and then processing ...
Sauget Plant Flare Gas Reduction Project
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2007)
Empirical analysis of stack gas heating value allowed the Afton Chemical Corporation Sauget Plant to reduce natural gas flow to its process flares by about 50% while maintaining the EPA-required minimum heating value of ...