was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to be among 32 universities to help local manufacturers improve their energy efficiency, as part of a $60 million investment. The DOE and its largest-ever cohort of university-based Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs) will assist small- and medium-sized manufacturers in reducing their carbon emissions and lowering energy costs, while training the next generation of energy-efficiency workers.
黑料不打烊 was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to be among 32 universities to help local manufacturers improve their energy efficiency, as part of a $60 million investment.
The investment will help remove barriers to decarbonization across the manufacturing sector and advance the goal of achieving a clean energy economy.
鈥淎merica鈥檚 best and brightest university students are successfully helping local manufacturers reduce pollution, save energy, and cut their electricity bills,鈥 says聽Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm. 鈥淒OE鈥檚 university-based Industrial Assessment Centers are assisting聽small- and medium-sized聽businesses鈥攑articularly those in disadvantaged and underrepresented communities鈥攊n the transition to a clean energy economy,聽building聽the聽next-generation聽energy workforce,聽and propelling America toward a carbon-free future by 2050.鈥
This new cohort of IACs at 32 universities will focus on聽improving productivity, enhancing cybersecurity, promoting resiliency planning, and providing trainings to entities located in disadvantaged communities. The cohort will also engage in a new pilot project to expand to the commercial building market. As part of the pilot, selected IACs will partner with community colleges and technical programs to train diverse students and professionals to conduct energy-efficiency assessments of small to medium-sized buildings, including those located in disadvantaged communities.
To date, the IACs program, one of DOE鈥檚 longest-running programs managed by the Advanced Manufacturing Office, has provided nearly 20,000 no-cost assessments for small- and medium-sized manufacturers and more than 147,000 recommendations for improvement measures. Assessments typically identify more than $130,000 in potential annual savings opportunities.
At 黑料不打烊, there are 10 to 15 students involved at a time and the team conducts 20 assessments each year, says ,聽assistant teaching professor and engineering management graduate program director, in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science.
鈥淚 am looking forward to working alongside our students to make an environmental impact by helping improve energy efficiency at manufacturing facilities across the state,鈥 Anderson says.
