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Electric motors account for almost two-thirds of the US industrial
electricity consumption, with pumping systems accounting for
about 25 percent of this electric motor consumption. Savings
of 20 percent or more are typically achievable through systems
optimization. To address this opportunity, the Hydraulic
Institute (HI), a US pumping equipment manufacturers association,
and the DOE have collaborated on numerous projects since 1993.
On behalf of US DOE, Berkeley Lab has worked with HI and its
member companies to increase awareness in US industry of the
benefits of applying system optimization techniques. |
| Past efforts include production of a video-based education
program on Energy Reduction in Pumps & Pumping Systems,
co-authorship of trade journal articles on energy efficient
pumps and pumping systems, and the offering of training workshops
to the municipal water and wastewater industry, among others.
Berkeley Lab staff participated in the development and editing
of an extensive technical reference developed by HI and Europump:
“Pump Life Cycle Costs: A Guide to LCC Analysis for
Pumping Systems”, as well as a separate Executive
Summary. |
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HI is working cooperatively
with US DOE to strengthen the Qualified Pumping System
Specialist and Qualified PSAT Instructor training activities.
This training is built around the Pumping System Assessment
Tool (PSAT), a US DOE software product, and seeks to build
an industry-based infrastructure of skilled users of PSAT
who will work with industrial end users of pumping systems.
Based in part on HI member company interest in the PSAT
training activities and the potential of pumping systems
optimization in general, HI established in the Spring
of 2003 a Market Transformation Committee to create strategies
that will increase awareness of the necessity to be more
energy efficient and emphasize life cycle costing. Berkeley
Lab is participating in this initiative on behalf of US
DOE. HI is creating alliances with energy efficiency advocacy
organizations, government agencies and others working
toward similar market transformation goals. A series of
activities to create a greater emphasis on the systems
approach is planned. |
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