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"Green Pumps" Program: Refurbishing Pumps to Improve Energy Efficiency

A program for refurbishing old, large pumps to increase efficiency.

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Energy Savings: 7%

Regional Potential: 0.44 MWh/year

ID: 430

Ammonia Heat Pump Waste Heat Recovery

Ammonia heat pumps convert the waste heat from refrigeration into useable high temperature heat, rather than exhausting it to the atmosphere through evaporative condensers.

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ID: 629

CO2 Scrubbers for Controlled Atmosphere Refrigerated Warehouses

Devices using activated carbon to remove carbon dioxide which results from the respiration of fruit stored in controlled atmosphere refrigerated warehouses.

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Energy Savings: 87%

Regional Potential: 0.11 MWh/year

ID: 455

Combination Gears for High Gear Ratio Applications

Two-stage gearboxes that are a more efficient alternative speed reducer to worm gears in applications with high gear ratios

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Energy Savings: 17%

ID: 435

Copper Rotor Motors

Motors up to 20 horsepower with lower resistance losses in their copper rotor conductor bars, resulting in higher efficiency.

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Energy Savings: 1%

Regional Potential: 0.06 MWh/year

ID: 432

Diamond Coated Centrifugal Pump Mechanical Seals

Ultra-hard, low-friction surface coating made of synthetic diamond material used to seal pumps used in particularly harsh environments, improving friction losses by roughly 75%.

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Energy Savings: 1%

ID: 22

Energy Efficient Stationary Engine Block Heater

Block heater with circulating pump to reduce energy use.

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Energy Savings: 36%

Regional Potential: 0.07 MWh/year

ID: 381

High speed Turbo Blower for Wastewater Treatment

A high-speed centrifugal blower with high flow and high pressure output utilizing magnetic or airfoil bearings and integrated variable speed control.

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Energy Savings: 20%

Regional Potential: 0.06 MWh/year

ID: 310

High-Volume, Low-Speed Fans

A high-volume, low-speed (HVLS) fan up to 24 feet in diameter, capable of displacing many smaller constant speed fans.

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Energy Savings: 96%

Regional Potential: 0.02 MWh/year

ID: 620

Integrated Irrigation Monitoring Systems

Retrofit of adjustable speed drives onto turbine pumps used with deep wells.

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ID: 623

LED High- and Low-Bay Retrofit Kits for Indoor Applications

Kits containing LED arrays, drivers, cooling technology and sometimes reflectors to maintain or improve light quality, help achieve energy savings, reduce maintenance over traditional high-pressure sodium (HPS) and metal halide (MH) lighting systems, and allow customers t...

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Energy Savings: 73%

Regional Potential: 2.19 MWh/year

ID: 413

LED Horticultural Lighting

LED lights for promoting healthy plant growth. These lamps provide light offering the best growth characteristics while minimizing energy use.

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Energy Savings: 40%

ID: 621

LED Outdoor Area Lighting

Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting for many general outdoor lighting applications, such as to illuminate landscape features, attract shoppers to retail areas, illuminate outdoor sales areas like gas stations and car sales lots, illuminate pedestrian and bicycle pathways ...

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Energy Savings: 57%

Regional Potential: 0.48 MWh/year

ID: 79

Low Energy Spray Application (LESA) Irrigation

Irrigation method that involves applying water below 12 inches above the ground surface for row crops. Energy savings occur due to reduced water pressure and increased water application effectiveness.

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Energy Savings: 29%

Regional Potential: 0.19 MWh/year

ID: 288

Optimization of Variable-Speed Irrigation Pumping

A control method of optimizing use of existing VFDs to improve energy efficiency for irrigation systems using pressure feedback, which is especially useful in hilly terrain.

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Energy Savings: 20%

Regional Potential: 0.03 MWh/year

ID: 626

Permanent Magnet Motors for Commercial and Industrial Applications

Permanent Magnet AC (PMAC) motors with powerful ferrite, ceramic or rare earth magnets attached to the rotor to establish a permanent magnetic field feature to reduce rotor resistance losses, exceed "Super Premium" efficiency levels, and provide variable speed operation.

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Energy Savings: 2%

Regional Potential: 0.06 MWh/year

ID: 431

Radio Frequency Thawing for Fish and Meat Products

A method of rapid and energy-efficient thawing of frozen food with minimal product degradation.

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Energy Savings: 10%

ID: 450

Scientific Irrigation Scheduling

An irrigation approach that uses soil moisture measurements, real-time weather information, and evapotranspiration modeling to minimize water applications while ensuring adequate irrigation for optimum crop production.

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Energy Savings: 17%

ID: 631

Smart Grid

A suite of sensors, controls and communications equipment which, when combined with sophisticated software tools, can monitor and respond to grid conditions and control energy loads.

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Energy Savings: 0%

ID: 128

Super Premium Efficiency (IE4) Induction Motors

Super-Premium Efficiency motors suitable for commercial and industrial applications.

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ID: 638

Synchronous Belt Drives

Belt drives that have teeth that match teeth in the drive sprocket to prevent slippage and maintain high efficiency throughout their service life.

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Energy Savings: 3%

Regional Potential: 0.79 MWh/year

ID: 436

Ultraviolet Disinfection of Water and Wastewater

An alternative technique to chemical or ozone water treatment that can reduce environmental and human health impacts of the treatment process.

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Energy Savings: 0%

ID: 13

Variable Frequency Drives for Irrigation Turbine Pumps

Retrofit of adjustable speed drives onto turbine pumps used with deep wells.

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ID: 642

Wastewater Heat Exchange System

Equipment that uses wastewater as a heat-exchange medium for pre-heating domestic hot water or for space heating and cooling.

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Energy Savings: 18%

ID: 416

Level	Status	Description
1	Concept not validated	Claims of energy savings may not be credible due to lack of documentation or validation by unbiased experts.
2	Concept validated:	An unbiased expert has validated efficiency concepts through technical review and calculations based on engineering principles.
3	Limited assessment	An unbiased expert has measured technology characteristics and factors of energy use through one or more tests in typical applications with a clear baseline.
4	Extensive assessment	Additional testing in relevant applications and environments has increased knowledge of performance across a broad range of products, applications, and system conditions.
5	Comprehensive analysis	Results of lab and field tests have been used to develop methods for reliable prediction of performance across the range of intended applications.
6	Approved measure	Protocols for technology application are established and approved.

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