| Barriers/ Chalenges |
Potential energy Savings or Environmental Improvement |
Short Term R&D Current to 5 year from today |
Mid Term R&D from 5 to 15 year from today |
Long Term R&D greater than 15 years from today |
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| Reduce Energy required by compressed air systems |
Approximately $10,000/plant-year or 300,000 MMBtu state-wide |
Training in leak detection and Air Handling Systems Design new overall distribution system |
Build and Install new distribution system and proper preventive maintenance |
New compressed air technology with higher efficiency pumps |
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| Reduce emissions from petroleum refineries--reclaiming most of the flared
or vented high energy-valued hydro carbons |
Flared hydrocarbons of high-energy value will be collected and pressurized
to be used as fuel or natural gas. Could result in savings of more than
$1,700,000 per plant-year or 6,570,000 MMBtu/year and 370,000 tons/year
of NOX, CO and CO2 within the state |
Demonstration EVRU unit designed to reclaim the flared gas and use it
for fuel Footnote (1) |
Large EVRU systems being demonstrated and prototypedRetrofit of most existing boilers and combustors with higher efficiency
burners to reduce emissions |
New burners and boilers 95% efficient with little NOX emmissions |
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| Use CHP to reduce electrical system demand and share power with distributed
systems |
Potentially CHP can save each plant about $1,000,000 annually or statewide
more than 10,000,000 MMBtu |
Convert existing systems to used waste heat with Turbine/Generator Systems |
For Plants with excess steam generation capacity--run existing boilers
at maximum output and use back-pressure turbine to lower the process load |
Develop new techniques for combined heat/power including fuel cells |
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| Improve existing steam systems to use steam more efficiently |
As much as $20,000 per plant per year and 750,000 MMBtu statewide |
Steam leak maintenance training including steam trapsInstall adequate insulation on boilers and piping |
Development of newer (more efficient) steam traps and the use of back-pressure
turbines |
Design and change of custom steam systems totally computer controlled
and maintained |
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| Footnote (1) |
COMM Engineering, Inc. of Lafayette, working with the state IAC and LIFT,
has proposed a two-plant refinery demonstation project under NICE3 to demonstrate
the energy savings, fuel recovery and emissions reduction |
