Industrial Energy Experts for Manufacturers
Energy Engineering Serving Industrial Manufacturers
Our staff has a background serving Fortune 100 company manufacturing plants on energy, infrastructure and pollution control projects. Our expertise and knowledge of what the top manufacturers do right or wrong is the foundation for our work. We bring that vision of efficiency to each energy assessment, analysis and project implementation.
Our key industries include chemicals, steel, refinery, paper, carbon, semiconductor and assembly
Project 15392
Electric Power from a Combined Heat and Power Upgrade
A particle board manufacturer utilizes waste wood in their steam boiler. They would like to upgrade this system to generate electric power.
Industrial Energy Engineering analyzed the energy flows in the current boiler system and then proposed two competing upgrades, one using a CHP gas turbine, and one using a steam turbine to generate electricity.
CHP electric generation upgrade to generate 5MW has an estimated capital cost of 5 million dollars, and the steam turbine electric generation of 8MW has an estimated capital cost of 14 million dollars. The steam turbine option has a better payback due to the need for much less fuel.
The client is considering these options but has not yet selected and funded an upgrade.
Project 28826
Thermal Oxidizer Analysis and Upgrade
An industrial carbon furniture (for semiconductor fab) manufacturer has a bake oven with a thermal oxidizer that is not energy efficient.
Industrial Energy Engineering constructed a mass and energy balance of the oven and found that the thermal oxidizer was undersized for the current production rate. We wrote a specification for a new oxidizer.
The manufacturer solicited bids from a number of vendors and IEE participated in the selection process as a technical consultant. A vendor was selected who provided a turnkey bid. The unit is now installed and operating as designed and the former production bottleneck has been eliminated.
Project 24538
Ventilation and Compliance Analysis
A container printing operation has difficulty meeting air emission limits and has some worker exposure issues.
Industrial Energy Engineering conducted an Energy Assessment that found that the oxidizer main switching valve has seal leaks and the air capture system in the plant is undersized for the current production rate.
IEE recommended a new larger thermal oxidizer with a more modern design as well as fan and ducting upgrades to align the pollution control system with the current (and future) production rate.
The plant is in negotiations with the regulatory agencies and is looking for relief from the air emission limits rather than a capital upgrade at this time.
