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83 results

Line Start Permanent Magnet Motors

Motors that can start and accelerate when they are directly connected to line voltage without the need for a controller, operate at synchronous speed, and achieve Super Premium Efficiency levels.

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Energy Savings: 8%

ID: 434

Low Energy Pulp Pressure Screen Rotor

A more efficient rotating airfoil that keeps a screen separating pulp from contaminants at a recycled paper mill from becoming plugged up by using negative pressure pulses to backflush the narrow slots in the screen.

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 52%

ID: 458

Microwave Curing, Sintering, and Heat Treating

A process of transferring heat energy electromagnetically, evenly and quickly throughout a part or coating, enabling better process temperature control, shorter cure cycles, and less energy use.

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 81%

ID: 451

Modular Data Centers

A self-contained portable data center unit that can be configured to be used to replace, expand, or modify existing data centers, or used instead of a conventional data center.

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 60%

ID: 485

Modular UPS Equipment in a Data Center with Variable Module Management System (VMMS) Control Strategy

Installing multiple modular UPS units in a manual or automated variable module management system (VMMS) in place of a single unit to increase part-load efficiency.

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Energy Savings: 10%

Regional Potential: 0.11 MWh/year

ID: 492

Near-Net-Shape Casting

Refers to multiple techniques available to reduce the amount of machining and surface finishing required for the final cast part.

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 25%

ID: 183

New Variable Speed Drives

Provide efficient fluid flow control in new and retrofit applications.

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Energy Savings: 31%

ID: 91

On-Demand Ventilation Controls for Dust and Fume Collection Systems

An automated dust collection system using automated dampers that close when equipment is not being used, greatly reducing unneeded ventilation.

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Energy Savings: 25%

ID: 296

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.

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 2%

Regional Potential: 0.06 MWh/year

ID: 431

Phase-change Materials

Building materials with phase-change properties that increases their effective thermal mass for thermal energy control and storage.

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 15%

Regional Potential: 2.93 MWh/year

ID: 229

Pulsed Hydraulics Mixing for Wastewater Treatment Plants

A method that decouples the mixing from the aeration function at wastewater treatment plants using fine and coarse bubble diffuser technology and resulting in energy savings.

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 50%

ID: 443

Radio Frequency Thawing for Fish and Meat Products

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

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 10%

ID: 450

Relocate Transformers to Outside of Conditioned Space in a Data Center

Relocation of active transformers to reduce demand on the cooling system in conditioned spaces.

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Energy Savings: 4%

Regional Potential: 0.00 MWh/year

ID: 498

Replace UPS with On-Board Battery Backup on IT Equipment

Using on-board battery backup for each server rather than using centralized uninterruptable power supplies.

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 2%

ID: 491

Replacing Desiccant with Refrigerated Compressed Air Dryers

A strategy to cut compressed air dryer energy use in applications where refrigerated dryer dew point is sufficient, providing air with a higher dew point while reducing electricity use.

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 85%

ID: 69

Repulping of Recovered Coated and Laminated Paper

A more efficient repulping technology that allows paper fiber with coatings or plastic laminations and multi-laminated food product packaging to be recovered without the use of chemical additives.

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 99%

ID: 459

Right-Size Data Center Power Equipment

Avoiding over-sizing power equipment to reduce power conversion losses.

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 3%

ID: 496

Self-Powered Lighting Controls

Wireless occupancy sensors and other switches that harvest energy from the environment so that batteries or expensive wiring, making it easier to add more switches and increase local lighting control.

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 99%

Regional Potential: 0.00 MWh/year

ID: 599

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

Strategic Energy Management

An integrated energy management strategy for organizations that involves management commitment, assessments, planning and improvement goal-setting, improvement implementation, tracking, evaluation, and feedback to modify plans, resulting in a continuous improvement of ene...

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Energy Savings: 5%

Regional Potential: 0.72 MWh/year

ID: 409

Super Premium Efficiency (IE4) Induction Motors

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

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ID: 638

Switched Reluctance Motors

A Super Premium Efficiency motor with a rotor that does not have magnets, rotor bars or windings. It is essentially a piece of shaped iron, offering improved efficiency because it can withstand forces from a magnetic field many times greater than those of current-carrying...

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Energy Savings: 2%

Regional Potential: 0.04 MWh/year

ID: 433

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

Thermoelectric Refrigeration for Cabinet Cooling

An air conditioner used to cool electronic equipment that works by sending current through two dissimilar conductors and offers superior efficiency over conventional refrigeration systems.

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 50%

ID: 445

Transformerless UPS Equipment

Choosing transformerless UPS units as direct replacement to reduce transformer losses and save energy

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 18%

ID: 494

Turboexpanders at Pressure Letdown Stations

Two similar devices that recover wasted energy in gas pressure letdown applications, with energy savings dependent upon gas flow rates, temperature, and pressure drop.

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ID: 456

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

UNiGY Positive Displacement Pump Control for Injection Molding Machine Hydraulic Systems

Controls that allow for turndown of positive displacement pumps used in hydraulic systems for injection molding.

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 60%

ID: 120

Use Supplemental Cooling for Occasional Loads in a Data Center

Employing supplemental cooling to high demand racks to avoid over-sizing primary equipment for transient peak loads and/or hot spots.

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ID: 502

Variable Volume Dust Collection System

A ventilation system using automated variable speed fans and motorized gates to reduce energy use in fume and dust collection systems.

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Energy Savings: 40%

Regional Potential: 0.15 MWh/year

ID: 12

Variable-Speed Die Casting Machine

Technology that employs a variable-speed hydraulic pump rather than throttling to meet varying cycle demands.

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 35%

ID: 173

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.

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 18%

ID: 416

Wireless Sensors for Motor Monitoring

Sensors provide data to the building energy management and automation systems to optimize operation and reduce downtime by proactively identifying equipment problems.

TAG Technical Score:

Energy Savings: 0%

ID: 48

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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