INDUSTRIAL

The globalization of manufacturing and process industries as well as continuing pressures to increase productivity has forced industrial organizations to constantly seek new and improved ways of producing more for less. Energy efficiency plays a large role in this process as the industrial sector accounts for about 38 percent of the energy used in the United States.  Unfortunately, the rapid escalation in energy prices since 2003 has caused the energy intensity (energy use per dollar of output) within the industrial sector in the United States to rise significantly for the first time since 1975. 

For selected industrial organizations (such as those shown below) that use large quantities of hot water or steam, heating and cooling expenses can account for over 50 percent of total energy expenditures:

1. Bottling Plants
2. Food Processors,
3. Dairies
4. Paper Mills
5. Pharmaceutical Companies.

The replacement or modernization of legacy heating and cooling systems represents a major opportunity to improve operating margins.  For those organizations whose process requires the simultaneous use of heating and cooling systems, the single most cost-effective energy-saving activity is an investment in systems that improve energy efficiency and reduce fuel consumption through the reuse waste heat.

Networked Energy offers a variety of solutions for industrial organizations.

1. Hybrid Heating Systems
2. Cogeneration Systems
3. Consulting Services
4. Benchmarking