What is Industries of the Future - West Virginia?
Industries of the Future – West Virginia (IOF-WV) – is West Virginia’s industrial energy efficiency program. IOF-WV was the nation’s first state-level program to help manufacturers create financial savings through energy efficiency and was the model for more than 20 other state IOF programs nationwide. IOF-WV is a partnership program with the goal to save energy, reduce waste, and improve productivity in the country’s most energy-intensive industries. IOF-WV teams work with companies to assess high priority research needs and develop projects that improve energy efficiency and environmental performance.
IOF-WV:
- Is a Save Energy Now program partner with the U.S. Department of Energy
- Engages University research groups in innovative partnership projects to improve energy efficiency and environmental sustainability
- Conducts energy assessments, in partnership with the WVU Industrial Assessment Center, that maximize energy efficiency, reduce waste and improve productivity
- Provides technical assistance and information on energy efficiency vendors to companies implementing energy savings recommendations
- Conducts innovative faculty-developed training programs and sponsors U.S. DOE BestPractices workshops on system-wide and component-specific topics to teach employees how to run plants more efficiently
- Provides information to industry about energy efficiency through annual symposia, project meetings, websites, and the monthly newsletter, IOF-WV UpDate
Upcoming Special Events
- Specialist Qualification: Process Heating Workshop sponsored by the U.S. DOE Industrial Technologies Program and University of Massachusettes will be held August 31-September 2, 2010 in Waltham, MA. This workshop covers use of the Process Heat Assessment Systems tool. To register, please call Mike Gerrish at (413) 545-2853.
- Specialist Qualification: Steam Systems Workshop sponsored by the U.S. DOE Industrial Technologies Program and NALCO will be held September 13-15, 2010 in Naperville, IL. This workshop covers use of the Best Practices Steam tools. To register, please call Kathy Farmer at (630) 305-1503.
- Specialist Qualification: AIRMaster+ Workshop sponsored by the U.S. DOE Industrial Technologies Program will be held September 28-October 1, 2010 in South Burlington, VT. This workshop covers collecting, entering and interpreting field data using AIRMaster+. To register, please call Peter Wilhovsky at (888) 921-5990 ext. 1328.
- Specialist Qualification: Process Heat Workshop sponsored by the U.S. DOE Industrial Technologies Program will be held October 12-14, 2010 in Chesterfield, MO. This workshop covers the use of the Process Heat Assessment Systems tool. To register, please call Deepak Gupta at (573) 986-4921.
- Specialist Qualification: Fan System Workshop sponsored by the U.S. DOE Industrial Technologies Program will be held November 8-10, 2010 in St. Louis, MO. This workshop covers the use of the Best Practices Fan System Assessment tools. To register, please call Deepak Gupta at (573) 986-4921.
- Specialist Qualification: Steam System Workshop sponsored by the U.S. DOE Industrial Technologies Program will be held November 9-11, 2010 in Raleigh, NC. This workshop covers the use of the Best Practices Steam tools. To register, please call Isaac Panzarella at (919) 515-0354.
- Specialist Qualification: AIRMaster+ Workshop sponsored by the U.S. DOE Industrial Technologies Program will be held December 7-10, 2010 in Appleton, WI. This workshop covers collecting, entering and interpreting field data using AIRMaster+. To register, please call Robin Smith at (414) 763-9952.
- Specialist Qualification: Steam System Workshop sponsored by the U.S. DOE Industrial Technologies Program will be held December 7-9, 2010 in Calera, AL. This workshop covers the use of the Best Practices Steam tools. To register, please call Keith Woodbury at (202) 348-1647.
