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Gideon VargaIndustrial Technologies Program U.S. Department of Energy

Introduction to the Industrial Technologies Program (ITP)

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Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) Mission

Improve national energy security, climate, environment, and economic competitiveness by transforming the way U.S. industry uses energy.

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Trends in Energy Intensity by SectorIn

dex

(198

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100)

* Change in real value-added for industrial sectorSources: EIA, Dept. of Commerce, PNNLBased on primary energy use

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Industrial Technologies Program Thrusts

Develop technologies addressing top energysaving opportunities in the industrial sector• Industry-specific• Crosscutting

Energy Efficiency R&D

Help plants save energy todayby assessing opportunitiesand facilitating adoption of bestenergy management practices and efficient new technologies

Technology Delivery and Deployment

Drive a 25% reduction in industrial energy

intensity over 10 years

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ITP Research & Development

Industry-Specific

Aluminum

Chemicals

Forest and Paper Products

Metal Casting

Steel

Technologies to use energy more productively across diverse

manufacturing sectors

Advanced technologiesfor specific, energy-intensive industries

Crosscutting

Energy Intensive Processes

Materials, Combustion, Sensors

Nanomanufacturing

Fuel and Feedstock Flexibility

Distributed Energy (CHP and Reciprocating Engines)

Information and Communication Technology

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ITP Funding Breakdown

ITP Funding by Recipient ITP Investment – Emphasis on R&D

Industry Developers

44%

Universities& Institutes

16%

National Labs

35%

Other 1%

Analytical and Other

17%

R&D 60%

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• Supported > 600 R&D projects

• Produced > 220 commercialized technologies

• Received 42 R&D 100 Awards between 1991 and 2007

• Saved 5 quads of energy and reduced carbon emissions by 86MMT*Ce

ITP: Delivering R&D Results For 30 Years

Working with industry, we have successfully developed and moved cutting-edge technologies and energy-saving measures into practice.

* Million Metric Tons

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Why Focus on Information and Communications?

• Server-based data centers and telecommunications already use 3% of the nation’s electricity.

• Energy costs exceed the cost of data center IT equipment over its3-5 year useful life.

• Data center energy use is increasing by 12% annually.

• Existing facilities face power and cooling constraints.

• Broadband is increasing telecom sector energy use.

• Even with the positive impact of ITP’s Technology Delivery, further advances through R&D are needed to meet national energy goals.

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Tech Delivery: Energy-Efficient Data Centers

• Released “DC Pro” data center evaluation tool

• Created training curriculum

• Performed data center assessments

• Promote systems approach in design, energy management and operation

• Raised awareness of energy efficiency opportunities via case studies (Lucas Films and Verizon)

• Conducted Federal showcases

• Recognized industry leaders (Uptime awards)

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Information & Communication Technology(ICT) Workshop

• Facilitated industry-led workshop at Yahoo! with additional sponsorship by Emerson, SVLG, and the Telecommunications Industry Association

• Goal: Envision ICT future (vision) and identify approaches to dramatically improve ICT energy efficiency (roadmap)

• Participants: Telecom and data center operators, equipment and software developers/suppliers, researchers, industry associations

• Focus on

– IT equipment and software

– Power supply chain

– Cooling

• Draft vision and roadmap released on May 13, 2009

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ICT Vision & Roadmap: Review

• Workshop participants and other experts contributed one-page summaries of key concepts.

• Draft has been posted for industry review and comment.

• Industry and research communities are encouraged to submit updates and feedback, including corrections to range of values presented in following table.

http://sites.energetics.com/ICT_roadmap09/

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Summary of Selected Potential ICT Technology Solutions and Estimates of Maximum Potential Energy Savings

Energy ConsumptionBy Function

TechnicalOpportunity

TechnologicalEnergySavings

Total Energy Savings

National Impact(in billion kWh)

Estimated Maximum Potential Energy Savings

(% of IT energy) (% of facility total

energy)(2006 baseline:60 billion kWh)

Equipmentand Software

50% of Energy Use (est.)

Chip-level and Automated Power Management 50% 50% 30

Dynamic Energy Consumption Management in Network Devices

40% 40% 24

Data Storage Technologies 10% 10% 6

Hardened ICT Equipment 0% 25% 15

Novel Computing Architectures 50% 50% 30

Nanoelectronic Circuitry 75% 75% 45

All-Optical Networks 75% 75% 45

Superconductive Components 50% 50% 30

(% of power or cooling energy)

(% of facility total energy)

(2006 baseline:60 billion kWh)

Power SupplyChain

25% of energy use (est.) 

Eliminate Conversion Steps/ Losses 20% 5% 3

High-Efficiency Power Conversion Circuits 20% 5% 3

Efficiency-Optimized Control Systems 16% 4% 2.4

Transition to DC Operation 40% 10% 6

On-Site DC Generation & Micro-Grid 15% 15% 9

Cooling

25% of energy use (est.)

Liquid Cooling of Components 70% 17% 10

Advanced Cooling at Chip/Server-Level 20% 5% 3

Efficiency-Optimized Control Systems 30% 30% 18

Free Cooling and Standards Development 0% 15% 9

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ARRA-Funded Solicitation:Objective, Focus and Scope

Objective

“Research to increase the efficiency of information and communications technology . . . ”

Focus

• Research technologies that use less energyand generate less heat

• Demonstrate emerging technologies

Scope

• Include the server-based facilities of data centers and telephone central office switching centers

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Useful Information• ICT Vision/Roadmap workshop report “Routing Telecom and Data

Centers Toward Efficient Energy Use:”

http://sites.energetics.com/ICT_roadmap09/

• Workshop report comment email address: ICTroadmapfeedback@energetics.com

• Direct solicitation link: www.eere.energy.gov/industry/pdfs/de-foa-0000107_eeict.pdf

• To submit questions or see answers to questions about the solicitation: www.fedconnect.net/

• Applications/proposals due 07/21/2009, 11:59 PM Eastern Time. To submit your application/proposal: www.fedconnect.net/ or Grants.gov

• Industrial Technologies Program: www.eere.energy.gov/industry