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  • Evaporator Fan VFD Initiative, No. 3

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (the Alliance) is a non-profit group of electric utilities, state governments, public interest groups, and industry representatives committed to bringing affordable, energy-efficient products and services to the marketplace.  The Evaporator Fan Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) Market Transformation Initiative (the Initiative) was sponsored by the Alliance to make variable frequency drives…

    Industrial|Technology
  • Sav-Air Market Transformation Initiative, Report No. 3

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (the Alliance) is a non-profit group of electric utilities, state governments, public interest groups, and industry representatives committed to bringing affordable, energy-efficient products and services to the marketplace. 

    Industrial
  • Silicon Crystal Growing Facilities, Report No.2

    The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance is a non-profit group of electric utilities, state governments, public interest groups and industry representatives committed to bringing affordable, energy-efficient products and services to the marketplace. The Alliance was incorporated and began funding projects in 1996.

    Industrial
  • Sav-Air Market Transformation Initiative, Report No. 2

    This Market Progress Evaluation Report (MPER) is the second in a series of four reports on the SAV-AIR Market Transformation Initiative (SAV-AIR). The work in this report builds upon the work done in the previous report, MPER #1.  Some of the background and context presented in the Executive Summary and the Introduction of MPER #1…

    Industrial
  • Evaporator FanVFD Initiative, No.2

    The use of Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) on evaporator fans in refrigerated warehouse applications has the potential to produce significant energy savings when compared to other means used to regulate temperature.  Estimated energy savings after 10 years is 18.3 aMW1. However, very few refrigerated warehouse facilities currently use the VFD technology.  The Evaporator Fan VFD…

    Industrial|Technology
  • Sav-Air Market Transformation Initiative Report #1

    Compressed air is often called the fourth utility in industrial facilities  after electricity, natural gas, and water.  It is used for motive power for machinery, cooling, materials handling, and hand tools.  It is a safe, flexible, and powerful resource. 

    Industrial
  • Opportunities for Industrial Motor Systems in the Pacific Northwest

    The motor energy consumption in the PNW is concentrated in a handful of large motor energy-using sectors. There are 11 that together consume most (over 90%) of the motor and motor systems energy in the PNW.  Three of these – Pulp and Paper, Irrigation, and Chemicals – together consume over 50%.

    Agricultural|Industrial
  • Silicon Crystal Growing Facilities, Report No.1

    This is a market evaluation and progress assessment report for the Siemens Silicon Crystal Growing Facilities Project.  In April 1998, Siemens Solar Industries and the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance entered into an agreement under which Siemens is redesigning and testing hot zone components for crystal growers.  The goals of the redesign are to improve the…

    Industrial
  • Baseline Market Assessment Of The Evaporator Fan VFD Initiative Report #1

    The use of Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) on evaporator fans in refrigerated warehouse applications has the potential to produce significant energy savings when compared to other means used to regulate temperature.  Estimated energy savings after 10 years is 18.3 aMW1. However, very few refrigerated warehouse facilities currently use the VFD technology.  The Evaporator Fan VFD…

    Industrial|Technology

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