
Manufacturers and water and wastewater treatment agencies face many obstacles as they strive to improve energy efficiency in their facilities. The following individual technology focus area-webpages are meant to be one-stop shops for those seeking actionable solutions for energy efficiency challenges involving specific systems.
Each page contains links to helpful resources, such as relevant Better Plants showcase projects and implementation models, DOE tipsheets and publications, software tools, webinars, and contact information for a subject matter expert:
Meet our Technical Experts
Through Better Plants, partners receive support from Technical Account Managers (TAMs) who help facilities develop energy management plans, identify energy-saving opportunities, and track energy performance metrics. In addition to assisting partners with their energy management goals, the TAMs are also subject-matter experts in a variety of technology focus areas. Explore their areas of expertise, below:
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| Kristina Armstrong armstrongko@ornl.gov | Indraneel Bhandari bhandarii1@ornl.gov | Mahabir Bhandari bhandarims@ornl.gov | Blake Billings billingsbw@ornl.gov |
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Analysis | Renewable Energy Systems | Building Envelope and Modelling | Industrial Assessment Centers |
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| Alexandra Botts bottsam@ornl.gov | Subodh Chaudhari chaudharisa@ornl.gov | Daryl Cox coxdf@ornl.gov | Wei Guo guow@ornl.gov |
Compressed Air | Process Heating | Process Cooling and HVAC | |
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| Dipti Kamath kamathdd@ornl.gov | Paul Lemar lemarpl@ornl.gov | Travis Michalke travis.michalke@icf.com | Kalie Miera mierake@ornl.gov |
Life Cycle Assessment | Combined Heat and Power (CHP) | Building Energy Modeling | ISO 50001 / 50001 Ready |
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| Paulomi Nandy nandyp@ornl.gov | Miles C Nevills nevillsmc@ornl.gov | Sachin Nimbalkar nimbalkarsu@ornl.gov | Ikenna Okeke okekeij@ornl.gov |
Energy Tool Development | Process Heating | Process Heating | Carbon Capture Technologies Chemical process modeling Life cycle assessment/techno-economic analysis |
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| Chris Price pricecr@ornl.gov | Prakash Rao prao@lbl.gov | Naushita Sharma sharman@ornl.gov | Senthil Sundaramoorthy sundaramoors@ornl.gov |
| HVAC Systems Control System Designs Smart Manufacturing | Water Water-Energy Nexus ISO 50001 | Water Water-Energy Nexus Wastewater | Process Cooling and Refrigeration Steam |
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| Kiran Thirumaran thirumarank@ornl.gov | Thomas Wenning wenningtj@ornl.gov | |
| Compressed Air Process Heating Electrification Energy Performance Calculation | Fans Steam Energy-Systems Software |






































