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Solar Buildings: Solar Water Heaters, The Next Generation
This document explains the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Buildings Program's efforts regarding the research, development, and deployment of solar water heating technology.
Date:
October 29, 1998
Creator:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Steel: Energy-Efficient Arc Furnace Dust into Saleable Chemical Products
Drinkard Metalox, Inc., has developed an innovative new technology to completely process electric arc furnace dust into saleable products by means of a hydro metallurgical process. Order this fact sheet to read how this new technology can both lower energy costs and eliminate the need to dispose of and transport hazardous waste off site.
Date:
January 29, 1999
Creator:
Ericksen, E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Metalcasting: Die Casting Copper Motor Rotors
Decreased energy requirements, air emissions, production time, and operating costs are some of the benefits that will accrue to the metalcasting industry as result of this new die casting technique. This fact sheet provides the details of this exciting new process for fabricating copper motor rotors.
Date:
January 29, 1999
Creator:
Recca, L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Glass: Rotary Electric Glass Furnace
Compared to conventional gas-fired furnaces, the new rotary electric furnace will increase energy efficiency while significantly reducing air emissions, product turnaround time, and labor costs. As this informative new fact sheet explains, the thousand different types of glass optical blanks produced for the photonics industry are used for lasers, telescopes, cameras, lights, and many other products.
Date:
January 29, 1999
Creator:
Recca, L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Petroleum: Robotics Inspection System for Storage Tanks
This fact sheet explains how the Maverick robotics inspection system eliminates the expense of draining, cleaning, and ventilating liquid storage tanks prior to inspection.
Date:
January 29, 1999
Creator:
Blazek, S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Aluminum: Reflective Aluminum Chips
This fact sheet reveals how the use of reflective aluminum chips on rooftops cuts down significantly on heat absorption, thus decreasing the need for air conditioning. The benefits, including energy savings that could reach the equivalent of 1.3 million barrels of oil annually for approximately 100,000 warehouses, are substantial.
Date:
January 29, 1999
Creator:
Recca, L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Steel: Lightweight Steel Containers
Using NICE3 funds, Dispensing Containers Corporation has found an exciting new method for manufacturing steel dispensing containers with an average of 40% less raw material than conventional manufacturing processes. Order this new fact sheet now and discover how this innovative technology can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce transportation costs and pollution, and simplify and increase recycling.
Date:
January 29, 1999
Creator:
Blazek, S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mining: Ramex Tunneler
According to the fact sheet, this more energy-efficient mining technique eliminates the expensive and energy-intensive use of drill holes required to place explosives. Other advantages include energy savings of up to 65% (compared to using the traditional explosives), reduced air pollution, and improved safety and control of the tunneling process.
Date:
January 29, 1999
Creator:
Poole, L. & Recca, L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Forest Products: Molten Film Paper Dryer
With the help of the U.S. Department of Energy's Inventions and Innovations Program, industry is developing a revolutionary new process for drying paper that could save as much as nine million barrels of crude oil annually in the United States. Read this informative new fact sheet to learn more about this money-saving invention.
Date:
January 29, 1999
Creator:
Recca, L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Combined Heat and Power: Coal-Fired Air Turbine (CAT)-Cycle Plant
By combining an integrated system with a gas turbine, coal-fired air turbine cycle technology can produce energy at an efficiency rate of over 40%, with capital and operating costs below those of competing conventional systems. Read this fact sheet to discover the additional benefits of this exciting new technology.
Date:
January 29, 1999
Creator:
Recca, L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mining: Density Separation in Complex-Mode Vibration Fluidized Beds
By eliminating the need to process coal through a conventional wet slurry removal process, these innovative vibrating beds save energy and time. This invention was developed to used in coal and minerals processing sectors of mining. However, it has potential applications to many other processing steps where fluidized beds are used, such as in food processing and energy production
Date:
January 29, 1999
Creator:
Poole, L. & Recca, L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Steel: Steel Reheating for Further Processing
Oxy-fuel combustion burners have the potential to reduce energy consumption by as much as 45% per ton of steel. Order this fact sheet and read about the many other benefits of this exciting new process.
Date:
January 29, 1999
Creator:
Ericksen, E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Chemicals: Plastic Foam and Film Recovery through Thermal Densification
A new energy- and cost-efficient process has been developed to recycle thermoplastic foams and films. Order the fact sheet to read about this exciting new technology.
Date:
January 29, 1999
Creator:
Blazek, S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mining: Wireless Telemetry Communications
Order this publication and discover how replacing communications cables with wireless telemetry can improve the safety, efficiency, and cost of mining operations.
Date:
January 29, 1999
Creator:
Recca, L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Metalcasting: A Process to Recover and Reuse Sulfur Dioxide Used in Forming Cold Box Molds for Metalcasting
As this fact sheet explains, there are several potential uses for this new process to recover and reuse sulfur dioxide for metalcasting operations. Employing this process will reduce energy consumption, eliminate the need for caustic effluent, and pay back in less than one year.
Date:
January 29, 1999
Creator:
Blazek, S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Forest Products: Apparatus for Removing Bark from Whole Logs
Order this fact sheet now to learn how replacing the ''closed drum'' debarking technology method used in the forest industry with the ''open drum'' method saves time and production costs, and increases the economic value of wood products by inflicting less damage on logs so that they can be used for high-value economic products.
Date:
January 29, 1999
Creator:
Poole, L & Recca, L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Aluminum: Recycling of Aluminum Dross/Saltcake
As this NICE3 publication details, the objective of this project is to commercialize the process technology to eliminate all landfill waste associated with black dross and saltcake generated from aluminum recycling in the United States.
Date:
January 29, 1999
Creator:
Blazek, S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mining: Variable Wall Mining Machine with Dual Duct Ventilation System
This exciting new invention is highly automated, requiring only one worker to operate the cutting, conveying, and support systems. Read how the machine saves energy and increases miner safety by isolating methane and dust from worker ventilation via a dual duct system.
Date:
January 29, 1999
Creator:
Recca, L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Steel: Energy-Efficient Process for Hot-Dip Batch Galvanizing
This fact sheet describes a new lead-free batch technology that will significantly improve on the galvanizing process. Productivity increases of as much as 30% and significantly reduced energy costs may accrue.
Date:
January 29, 1999
Creator:
Ericksen, E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Glass: Producing Glass Fiber
As detailed in the fact sheet, this new glass fiber-producing process can yield fibers that are more uniform in diameter, break less easily, and be produced more economically.
Date:
January 29, 1999
Creator:
Recca, L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
NICE3: Textile Brine Separation
The goal of this project is to demonstrate the significant energy and waste savings that can be realized by using nanofiltration technology to reuse textile dyebath brines. Read this new fact sheet to learn how this new membrane technology can benefit your business.
Date:
January 29, 1999
Creator:
Recca, L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Inventions and Innovations: Energy from Organic Waste
This fact sheet provides the details of the operation of wet thermal oxidation, which can handle waste destined for landfills in a continuous, enclosed process with much lower pollution and higher efficiency than conventional ''mass burn'' incinerators. As the fact sheet explains, the process has the potential to both reduce the $30 billion per year cost of landfilling MSW, and save a million barrels of oil per day in the bargain.
Date:
January 29, 1999
Creator:
Poole, L. & Recca, L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Metalcasting: Filtering Molten Metal
A more efficient method has been created to filter cast molten metal for impurities. Read about the resulting energy and money savings that can accrue to many different industries from the use of this exciting new technology.
Date:
January 29, 1999
Creator:
Poole, L. & Recca, L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Petroleum: Catalytic Cracking Demonstration Plant
Discover how this new catalytic cracking process will increase yields and dramatically lower costs for any size of refining operation.
Date:
January 29, 1999
Creator:
Recca, L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library