New Steam System Sourcebook Includes Energy Management for Industrial Steam Systems

For more than 20 years, the U.S. DOE’s Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO) has generated a wide selection of technical publications, including sourcebooks, tip sheets, case studies, technical fact sheets and market assessments to deliver energy efficiency information to the industrial sector. The sourcebooks serve as important reference tools that provide significant detail about major industrial systems and guidance on identifying and implementing energy efficiency and productivity improvements in them. As a result, the sourcebooks can directly support the efforts of industrial end-users involved in both the Better Plants Initiative and Superior Energy Performance.

AMO Sourcebook Update: Benefits of Systems Approach to Managing Steam

Recently, AMO updated the steam system sourcebook, Improving Steam System Performance: A Sourcebook for Industry, 2nd Edition. As with earlier editions the new steam system sourcebook includes detailed overviews of steam systems, how they operate in conjunction with plant and facility processes and outlines opportunities for energy and performance improvements. In addition, the new version highlights the benefits of applying a systems approach to managing steam. It also includes discussions on:

• Energy management standards for continuous improvement (based on the ISO 50001 Energy Management Standard)
• Standards-based assessment protocols
• A database of energy efficiency incentives
• Updates to helpful reference material and assessment tools.

One of Several AMO Sourcebooks to Help Reduce Energy Use, Costs

This new sourcebook also includes 27 companion steam tip sheets that are available for download on the AMO website. These tip sheets address a wide variety of topics including boiler upgrades and improvements, steam trap management, and waste energy recovery.

The new sourcebook complements several other AMO sourcebooks and tip sheets on industrial compressed air, fan, motor, process heating, and pumping systems. Together, these materials can serve as important resources for industrial end users to identify opportunities to reduce energy use and save money in their operations.