Final Program of the IETC


Dated 6/5/23



Energy Managers Workshop

Tuesday, June 20, 2023



“Energy Management in a World Where Net-Zero Performance is an Operational Goal Not a Visionary Aspiration”

Peter Garforth, Garforth International



Peter Garforth heads a specialist consultancy based in Toledo, Ohio and Brussels, Belgium.  He advises major companies, cities, communities, property developers and policy makers on developing competitive approaches that reduce the economic and environmental impact of energy use.  Peter has long been interested in energy productivity as a profitable business opportunity and has a considerable track record establishing successful businesses and programs in the US, Canada, Western and Eastern Europe, Indonesia, India, Brazil, Japan and China.  Peter is a published author, has been a traveling professor at the University of Indiana at Purdue, and is well connected in the energy productivity business sector and regulatory community around the world.

Topic Discussion

Over the last decades, the industrial sector was probably ahead of the energy efficiency curves relative to the other major energy consuming sectors – commercial, institutional, transportation, residential.  However, the growing pressure to meet net-zero greenhouse emissions operational performance within two decades is catching with all sectors.  This is highlighting many areas where substantial changes are needed to accelerate efficiency and decarbonisation gains to the scale and speed needed to meet NZ targets.  These changes are presenting both new challenges and opportunities for the industrial energy manager.

The presentation will review how the Corporate Energy Manager’s is changing as net-zero performance becomes a hard operational goal.


“Industrial DeCarbonization Overview”

Mike L. Stowe, Advanced Energy



Mike is a Senior Energy Engineer with Advanced Energy in Raleigh, NC.

He has over 30 years of experience in manufacturing plants including roles as production manager, maintenance manager, and plant engineer. Mike has extensive experience with many industrial processes and all types of plant facility systems.

He works with utilities, industrial equipment vendors, and manufacturing plant teams to find the best technical and most energy efficient solutions for industrial processes. Mike is also a subject matter expert in ISO 50001/50001 Ready and strategic energy management.

Mike has developed and delivered numerous presentations on Industrial Energy Efficiency and other related topics for utilities, industrial trade associations, and technical groups.

Topic Discussion

Carbon footprints are of increasing interest to industrial sites. If a site is consuming energy, then it is emitting carbon. This overview will show the big picture of industrial energy consumption and the related carbon emissions including some details on Scope 1, 2 & 3 emissions.

Many industrial processes, especially heating, currently use fossil fuels for the heating source. Combustion of these fossil fuels on an industrial site are considered Scope 1 carbon emissions. Typically, these combustion processes are for boilers, ovens, water heating, drying, curing, etc. This presentation will also focus on these carbon producing heating processes and provide methods to optimize the efficiency of these processes and thereby reduce the carbon emission intensity of these processes. This presentation will also address maintenance practices for combustion process equipment and how this can also improve efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. Case studies of implementation of key improvements and maintenance best practices will also be addressed.

Additionally, the presentation will discuss Scope 2 carbon emissions, which are related to electrical energy consumption on site and Scope 3 carbon emissions which are related to the supply and delivery chains.

Overall, this session will give the attendees a good understanding of the basics of where industrial carbon emissions come from and where they fit in the various carbon scopes.


“Energy Management Fundamentals Applicable to Carbon Management”

Frank Roberto, ExxonMobil (retired)



Frank Roberto retired from ExxonMobil in 2021 after nearly 45 years of company service in the Utilities and Energy fields involved in project development, operations support, as well as various energy and management positions.

Roberto started with Exxon Chemical Company in NJ in 1976, after graduating from Stevens Institute of Technology.

Joining their Engineering and Technology organization, he undertook extended assignments in Louisiana, Texas, The Netherlands, London, Italy and Edinburgh, Scotland before relocating permanently to Texas.

Key roles included Regional Energy Specialist and Global Energy Advisor.

At retirement, Roberto was in management in ExxonMobil’s Global Projects Company and currently serves on various boards and committees associated with Stevens Institute as well on the Advisory Council of Texas Industrial Energy Efficiency Program and the Advisory Board of IETC.

Topic Discussion

Energy Management programs are well-established and can translate well to a Carbon Management program.

This presentation provides an overview of the fundamentals essential to a successful program, starting with Management Engagement and exploring effective Target Setting, Performance Monitoring and the ultimate objective, Continuous Improvement.


Better Plants and Better Climate Challenge: Resources for Manufacturers”

John O’Neill, U. S. Department of Energy



John O’Neill, U.S. Department of Energy Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (DOE-IEDO): John manages the DOE-IEDO’s Better Plants program and is the industrial sector lead for the Better Climate Challenge, two sister programs through which industrial companies can partner with the Department of Energy to set and achieve ambitious energy, GHG emissions, water, and waste reduction goals. Additionally, John manages the Industrial Technology Validation program, which provides measurement and verification support for manufacturers installing innovative new technologies.

John holds a master’s degree in energy and environmental policy from the University of Maryland, where his research included economy-wide decarbonization pathway modeling, building sector decarbonization policy, and energy affordability metrics. He has interned with the local policy team of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, and his masters capstone was a project with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Minnesota and has several years of experience working as an engineer and manager for a biodiesel manufacturing plant.

Topic Discussion

The US Department of Energy’s Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO) offers a number of energy efficiency and decarbonization technical assistance programs that are free for industrial organizations to participate in. John O’Neill, the manager of the Better Plants and Better Climate Challenge programs for industrial partners, will present on how his and other DOE programs support manufacturers in setting and achieving ambitious energy intensity and greenhouse gas emission reduction goals.


“What You Can Learn from Review of Your Electrical Energy Bills”

James A. Eggebrecht, Assistant Director, Texas A&M University Industrial Assessment Center, Executive Director, Industrial Energy Technology Conference



Jim Eggebrecht is an Associate Research Engineer at the Energy Systems Laboratory at Texas A&M University. He is the Assistant Director of the Texas A&M University Industrial Assessment Center and the Executive Director of the Industrial Energy Technology Conference (IETC).

As the Assistant Director of the TAMU IAC, he has performed over 500 industrial assessments at various industrial facilities. He has over Forty-seven years of experience in both the public and private sector, seventeen years of experience with Conoco oil and gas production, and thirty years with the Energy Systems Laboratory.

The IAC at TAMU has recently completed 880 industrial assessments through the US Department of Energy IAC program. Since Jim’s involvement in TAMU IAC, savings of over $40,000,000 have been identified by the IAC at TAMU and over 350 students have been trained in industrial energy management.

Jim received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Oklahoma State University and a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University.

Topic Discussion

One of the first steps in evaluating a facility’s energy usage is to collect and review the electric utility bills themselves.  When you have these in-hand how can you read the information for understanding what is presented and then use the data to calculate meaningful parameters?  What information is obvious and what may be hidden in the rate tariffs employed by the utility to bill your plant for the electricity usage?  What additional data can be requested from the utility that is valuable for detailed analysis? What major cost savings can be determined by a review of your electrical bills and how do you evaluate their savings impact?  These and other questions will be answered by this topic presentation.


“Steam Quality is Key to Production Performance”

James R. Risko, Independent Consultant, Retired President of TLV Corporation



JAMES R. RISKO, CEM, PEM, MBA is president (retired) of TLV Corporation, Charlotte, NC, formerly responsible for US and Canadian operations. He has 46 years’ steam systems experience, authored more than 60 technical articles, provided webinars to over 3,000 attendees globally, and presented papers for the Kister Distillation Symposium, Distillation Experts Conclave, Fractionation Research Inc., AFPM, AIChE, the Ethylene Conference, RefComm, IPEIA, IETC, eChemExpo, AEE World, and ASHRAE. He co-invented the world’s first combination pump/traps, created the “Extended Stall Chart” for draining stalled coils, heat exchangers, and reboilers, and the Drop-down Loop Seal (DDLS) concept for vertical risers in flashing condensate lines. A past chairman of the FCI, he is was active for many years in FCI and ANSI standards development. Jim is an avid tennis and guitar player and has three energy management certifications.

Topic Discussion

The question that might be asked is, “Why is it that plants sometimes seem to focus on maintaining tight control of process operations, quality of feedstocks, and equipment performance – but not worry about the steam quality that is providing the production heat?” Alternatively, another related question could be, “Do you feel that all plant steam used for production heating is equal in quality?

There are several questions I like to ask when meeting with plant management. “If you don’t accept off-spec feedstock or equipment to do manufacturing, can production be optimized if the heat supplied is suboptimal?”  The answer typically is, “No, heat needs to be optimal.”  Next question, “Does the plant use superheated, saturated, and wet steam for process operations?”  Common answer is, “All three types.”  This is when I usually state that it is not possible to sustain saturated steam in a plant’s operations, and the actual steam used is either superheated or wet, and it is the degree of wetness that can degrade manufacturing performance. That wetness can originate from the actual boiler production, energy loss through the distribution system, or poor desuperheating operation.  So, then the next question is, “Why not optimize the production heat so that manufacturing can be optimized?”

Plant steam can contain a LOT of moisture that detracts from production heating, and dedicated/sustained focus on improving steam quality can help optimize manufacturing!

This workshop reviews key design considerations and provides methods to help obtain and sustain optimized production heat, which is key to optimizing plant manufacturing.


“Understanding Your Electricity Costs”

Thomas Theising, Sustainable Energy Solutions, LLC



Tom is an electrical engineer, and holds certifications as a Certified Energy Manager and a Certified Demand Side Management professional. Tom has 42 years of experience in industry and has facilitated roughly 400 industrial energy assessments. Prior to his current role, he retired from BASF Corporation where his efforts were recognized by the American Chemistry Council with over 4 dozen Annual Energy Awards.

Topic Discussion

Understanding your cost of operation is critical to success. The author will explain the primary factors involved in electricity pricing and how understanding this pricing can assist in key decision making of how industry should best schedule its operations. Actual examples will be presented from a variety of manufacturing practices that lead to low-to-no investment savings. Opportunities include pricing structures, supply options, load shifting, time-of-use, and aggregation will be described.

The content of this presentation is drawn from the author’s 42 years of experience having conducted more than 400 industrial energy assessments. Real world success stories will be included providing practical information for improving operational efficiency.


“Successful Implementation of a Sustainable Steam Trap Management Program”

Jon Walter, TLV Corporation



Jon began working for TLV in the Consulting & Engineering Services (CES) Department at the global corporate offices in Japan. Initially he worked closely with R&D to provide global technical support.  He then moved to the USA and conducted over 45 assessments of steam systems.  Jon now works as TLV’s Business Development Manager focusing on special projects to help end users improve their steam systems and process performance.

Jon’s published works include “Implement a Sustainable Trap Management Program” in Chemical Engineering Progress, “Impact Plant Performance by Improving the Steam System” in Hydrocarbon Processing, webinars on steam trap management, and TLV’s Technical Handbooks on “Efficient Use of Process Steam”, and “Condensate Drainage & Recovery”.  Jon is a Chartered Engineer in the UK, an AEE Certified Energy Manager (CEM), and a US DOE Qualified Steam System Specialist.

Topic Discussion

Plants are typically focused on meeting environmental, safety, production, and quality targets.  The impact of steam traps on these areas is sometimes not fully understood, so traps may be neglected until there is a serious incident.  This session will start by evaluating the true potential benefits and cost savings of a steam trap management program and highlighting the cost penalty in delaying program implementation, especially if “carry over” trap failures are not addressed.

Plants typically embark on a trap management initiative by focusing on a single survey but fail to obtain the expected Return on Investment (ROI) before the initiative quickly dies.  The importance of implementing a program and not a survey will be stressed.  There are three key areas of a program that help ensure benefits are sustainably achieved:

  1. Pre-implementation strategic planning
  2. Onsite execution tactics
  3. Ongoing program oversight and improvement

Before any work begins, it is essential to carefully plan and agree upon the strategy for completely implementing the trap management program.  Successful planning may involve factors that may not always be obvious as well as items that may clearly impact the ability to overcome required ROI hurdles.  Planning items that should be considered include diagnostic accuracy of the steam trap, awareness of installation problems, specific trap application challenges, the criteria for replacing failed traps, resource availability and budgets.

Several common pitfalls that can negatively impact implementation of the trap management program will be outlined along with ways to overcome them.  When survey results become available it is important to prioritize trap repairs or replacements and ensure a rapid maintenance response as both impact the program ROI.  Procedures and support tools to ensure the right replacement trap can be obtained from stores and correctly installed by operators, maintenance technicians or contractors will be outlined. Testing frequencies and continuous monitoring trends will also be discussed.

The structure and stewardship of the program should ensure it is self-sustaining and continually improving.  A key part of ensuring ongoing success is to capture inspection results and maintenance activities.  The features and security of cloud software to do this will be reviewed. Results can then be used to clearly demonstrate improvements to ensure management support and funding.  Program sponsors can also use this data to ensure that performance benchmarks are continually being achieved.  Historical data can also be used to identify frequent failures and root causes of poor performance, which can then improve the trap management program.



IETC Conference Sessions



Wednesday, June 21 Morning


7:00 am - 5:00 pm               Registration
7:15 – 7:50 am Conference Authors/Presenters Breakfast
8:00 – 8:15 am Opening Plenary Welcome by Conference Hosts
8:15 – 8:30 am American Chemistry Council Recognition of Energy Awards
9:45 – 10:15 am Break Time – Join Everyone for Snacks & Refreshments
                                                 – Sponsored by Shell Energy Solutions


8:40 – 11:55 am     Sessions 1 – 3

Session 1 – So Many Net-Zero Visions – So Little Net-Zero Implementation – What Will it Take to Close the Gap (Panel Discussion)


Thousands of corporations, colleges, and communities in North America are committing to cause no net greenhouse gas emissions from their activities sometime in the next two to three decades.  Most of this transformation will come from the way energy used, distributed, and sourced.  Very few are on track at the necessary scale and speed to come close to achieving this goal.  In parallel, the global energy transition is slowly but inexorably transforming overall energy systems from their current highly centralized and rigid form (“Industrial 1.0”) to a substantially more decentralized and flexible form (“Industrial 2.0”).

The panel discussion will explore the key factors that must be addressed to overcome the systemic failure of Communities and Industry to make sufficient progress to meet their own stated goals.

Session Moderator: Peter Garforth, Garforth International.

Panelists:
  • Laura Favitta, Director of Digital Services, Ten X Energy.
  • Cliff McClain, President, DES Global LLC.
  • Scott Rouse, Managing Partner, Energy @ Work.
  • Bruce Wilcoxon, Senior Public Policy Manager, Baker Hughes Company



Session 2– Efficient Equipment Operation 


Session Chair: Bryan Rasmussen, Texas A&M University

Concorde A/B, 1st Floor



8:40 - 9:10 am  	  	“Steam Reboiler Performance is Tied to Proper Condensate
                                                      Vessel Balancing,” 
                                                      Jim Risko, Independent Consultant. 

9:15 - 9:45 am  	  	“Reducing Energy Consumption and Increasing Profitability of 
                                                      Cogeneration Plants Using Cybersecure Dynamic Energy Dashboards,”
                                                      Marc-Olivier Guerin, Enero Solutions.

9:45 - 10:15 am  	  	Coffee Break and Exhibits – Foyer, 1st Floor

10:15 - 10:45 am  	  “Sizing Equipment to Demand – Casting a Wider Net,”
                                                      David Steiner & Frank Panna, Hexion Inc.

10:50 - 11:20 am  	  “Compressed Air Leak Surveys the Fastest ROI of 
                                                      Any Energy Project,” 
                                                      James Nipper, Petro Chemical Energy



Session 3 – American Chemistry Council Award Winners 1



Session Chair: Sharon Nolen, Eastman Chemical Company

Forum Room, 1st Floor



8:40 - 9:10 am  	  	“Boiler Optimization for Plant Rationalization,” 
                                                      Catherine Freeman, Chemours. 

9:15 - 9:45 am  	  	“CFT Control on Slurry Stripper Feed Tank,”
                                                      Sam Wilson, Oxy Chemical Corporation.

9:45 - 10:15 am  	  	Coffee Break and Exhibits – Foyer, 1st Floor

10:15 - 10:45 am  	  “Flashed Acid Recycle Reduction,”
                                                      Nickalus Riem, Eastman Chemical Company.

10:50 - 11:20 am  	  “SCO Boiler OD Improvement,” 
                                                      Mike Curtis, Dow Chemical.

11:25 - 11:55 am  	  “Increased Uptime of Mechanical Vapor Recompression to 
                                                      Offset Steam Demand,” 
                                                      Talar Varjabedyan, SABIC.



Luncheon & Keynote Address 

12:00 noon – 1:30 pm 



Keynote Luncheon Speaker: Mr. Paul Majsztrik, Program Manager, Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office, U.S. Department of Energy



Wednesday, June 21 Afternoon

1:40 – 4:55 pm     Sessions 4 – 6

2:45 – 3:15 pm  	  Break Time – Join Everyone for Snacks & Refreshments
                                       – Sponsored by Shell Energy Solutions



Session 4 – Industrial DeCarbonization – Understanding the Energy-Carbon Nexus


Session Chair: Mike Stowe, Advanced Energy

Westheimer Room, 1st Floor



1:40 - 2:10 pm  	  “The Energy-Carbon Nexus, an Overview,” 
                                            Michael Stowe, Advanced Energy.

2:15 - 2:45 pm  	  “Energy Assessments and Carbon Emissions Reduction,” 
                                            Jess Allen, Advanced Energy.

2:45 - 3:15 pm  	  Coffee Break and Exhibits – Foyer, 1st Floor

3:15 - 3:45 pm  	  “Achieving Carbon Neutrality – Accounting and Case Studies,” 
                                            Kartik Shah and Jane Ren, Atomiton.

3:50 - 4:20 pm  	  “Scope 3 Carbon Emissions in the Industrial Supply/Delivery Chain,” 
                                            Albert Chung, KERAMIDA.

Session 5 – Considerations for Reliable Equipment Operation


Session Chair: Neil Davies, Emerson Automation Solutions

Concorde A/B, 1st Floor



1:40 - 2:10 pm  	  “Trip Turbine Troubles: Optimize the Reliability of Steam-Driven Turbines,” 
                                            Jim Risko, Independent Consultant.

2:15 - 2:45 pm  	  “Optimize the Reliability of Steam-Assisted Flares,” 
                                            Jim Risko, Independent Consultant.

2:45 - 3:15 pm  	  Coffee Break and Exhibits – Foyer, 1st Floor

3:15 - 3:45 pm  	  “Success in Advanced Process Control Requires a Change in Culture,” 
                                            Cliff McClain and Jim Robinson, DES Global, LLC.

3:50 - 4:20 pm  	  “Risk Based Inspection of Steam System Assets 
                                            – Reliability & Energy Efficiency Go Hand-in-Hand,”
                                            Drew Mohr, TLV Corporation.


4:25 - 4:55 pm  	  “Designing Resilient and Cost Effective Microgrids for Industrial Processes,” 
                                            Carlos Gamarra, Houston Area Research Council.




Session 6 – Enhanced Analysis Methods for Energy Efficiency


Session Chair: Alan Rossiter, University of Houston

Forum Room, 1st Floor



1:40 - 2:10 pm  	  “Realizing the Non-Energy Benefits of Energy Efficiency in Industrial Firms: 
                                            Successful Application of the MBENEFITS Methodology,”
                                            Catherine Cooremans & Jean-Phillipe Bonardi, Department of Strategy,
                                            Globalization & Strategy, University of Lausanne,
                                            Gavin Killip, The Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford,
                                            and Robert Bruce Lung, U. S. Department of Energy.

2:15 - 2:45 pm  	  “Digitalization: Revolutionize Fleet Management,” 
                                            Kirtan Trevidi, ExxonMobil Global Products Company,
                                            Bill Hicks and Keen Seng Cheah, ExxonMobil Technology 
                                            and Engineering Company.

2:45 - 3:15 pm  	  Coffee Break and Exhibits – Foyer, 1st Floor

3:15 - 3:45 pm  	  “Saving Energy and Water is Easy,” 
                                            Clayton Harris, Hydrus Works.

3:50 - 4:20 pm  	  “Data Driven Steam Network Optimization Advisory Tool,” 
                                            Abdulaziz Al-Baiz, Saudi Aramco.

4:25 - 4:55 pm  	  “Identifying the Benefits of Fleet-wide Energy Management
                                            and Reporting Systems,” 
                                            Jim Robinson, DES Global LLC.



Reception

5:30 – 7:00 pm     All Attendees & Spouses invited


 


Thursday, June 22 Morning

8:25 am – 11:50 am        Sessions 7 – 9


9:30 – 10:00 am  	  Break Time – Join Everyone for Snacks & Refreshments
                                       – Sponsored by Shell Energy Solutions



Session 7 – American Chemistry Council Award Winners 2

Session Chair: Jim Risko, Independent Consultant

Westheimer Room, 1st Floor



8:25 - 8:55 am  	  “FS & RE Team,” 
                                            David MJ Lauterbach, DuPont.

9:00 - 9:30 am  	  “Continuous Energy Improvement at 
                                            Chevron Phillips Chemical Orange Plant,”
                                            Denyse Howard, Chevron Phillips Chemical.

9:30 - 10:00 am  	  Coffee Break and Exhibits – Foyer, 1st Floor



Session 8 – Getting Back to the Basics: Learning the Fundamentals of Industrial Energy Efficiency and De-Carbonization

Session Chair: Mike Stowe, Advanced Energy

Concorde A/B, 1st Floor



8:25 - 8:55 am  	  “Energy Efficiency in HVAC, Chillers, & Cooling Towers,”
                                            Jessica Allen, Advanced Energy.

9:00 - 9:30 am  	  “Strategic Energy Management Programs”
                                            Mike Stowe, Advanced Energy.

9:30 - 10:00 am  	  Coffee Break and Exhibits – Foyer, 1st Floor

10:10 - 10:40 am  	  “Case Study: $170,000 Savings & the Lessons Learned 
                                                      From a Virtual Treasure Hunt,”
                                                      Scott Rouse, Energy @ Work.

10:45 - 11:15 am  	  “Empowering the Industrial Work Force – DOE Better Plants'
                                                      Workforce Development Programs and Software Tools,”
                                                      Wei Guo, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.



Session 9 – Effective Monitoring Leads to Smart & Sustainable Manufacturing

Session Chair: Jim Robinson, DES Global LLC

Forum Room, 1st Floor



8:25 - 8:55 am  	  “Supporting the Energy Transition
                                            via Optimal Emissions and Energy Management,”
                                            Juan Ruiz, Carlos Ruiz, and Pablo Montagna,
                                            KBC Advanced Technologies, Inc.

9:00 - 9:30 am  	  “Smart and Sustainable Monitoring Solutions
                                            for Pneumatically Driven Machines,”
                                            Jon Jensen, Nathan Eisel, and Sahith Sanike, SMC Corporation of America.

9:30 - 10:00 am  	  Coffee Break and Exhibits – Foyer, 1st Floor

10:10 - 10:40 am  	  “Intelligent Sleep Control at Standby Mode in Mechanical
                                                      Vacuum Pumps for Energy Savings: A Case Study in 
                                                      Semiconductor Manufacturing,”
                                                      Yimin Wang, Yutian Ren, Yoon Kim, Jake Hes, Guann-Pyng Li,
                                                      California Institute for Telecommunication and
                                                      Information Technology, University of California – Irvine.

10:45 - 11:15 am  	  “Online Advisory Optimization Solution for Industrial Energy Systems 
                                                      – Toward DeCarbonization by 2050.”
                                                      Mana Al-Owaidh, Abdulrahman Hazazi, Solomon Oji,
                                                      Saudi Aramco.



Luncheon & Keynote Address 
11:30 am – 1:30 pm 

Keynote Luncheon Speaker: Mr. Brendan Mascarenhas,
Environmental Director, Department of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs, American Chemistry Council

“Leveraging Federal Funding for Industrial and Economy-wide Decarbonization:  Coalition Building at the State and Local Level.”


1:15 – 4:45 pm         Sessions 10 – 11

2:20 – 4:30 pm  	  Break Time – Join Everyone for Snacks & Refreshments
                                       – Sponsored by Shell Energy Solutions



Session 10 – DeCarbonization in Industry

Session Chair: Frank Roberto, ExxonMobil (retired)

Concorde A/B, 1st Floor



1:15 - 1:45 pm  	  “DeCarbonization of Industrial Facilities by Electrification,”
                                            James Turner, Fluor Enterprises, Inc.

1:50 - 2:20 pm  	  “Negative Emissions and Flexible Electrifcation:
                                            Key Net Zero Opportunities for Heavy Industry,”
                                            Etienne Bernier and Serge Bédard,
                                            Natural Resources Canada, Government of Canada.

2:20 - 2:50 pm  	  Coffee Break and Exhibits – Foyer, 1st Floor

2:50 - 3:20 pm  	  “Energy Efficiency Optimization for Cross-Country Oil Pipeline Systems,”
                                            Mana Al-Owaidh, Abdulrahman Hazazi, Mohommad Al-Fawzan,
                                            and Khaled Al-Usaimi, Saudi Aramco

3:25 - 3:55 pm  	  “Re-purposing Offshore Oil & Gas Infrastructure for Clean Energy,”
                                            Ram Seetharam, University of Houston Energy.

4:00 - 4:30 pm  	  “Excess Heat Recovery for Process Heat Integration in U.S. 
                                            Manufacturing Sectors: A Proxy Method for Quick Potential Estimates,”
                                            Jibran Zuberi, Arman Shehabi,
                                            and Prakash Rao, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.



Session 11 – Energy Intensive Industries Pilot

The U.S. DOE’s Industrial Energy and Decarbonization Office (IEDO) is operating a 2-year effort to support energy-intensive manufacturers in improving energy performance, decarbonization, and competitiveness in their plants and mills. Join us for a discussion about DOE resources that are available to energy-intensive manufacturers and how they can leverage DOE resources to improve energy efficiency, decarbonization and competitiveness.

    Hosts