ITV Pilot - Phase I Participants

The US Department of Energy’s Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO) is announcing the first participants of its Industrial Technology Validation (ITV) pilot, manufacturers who agreed to host field validation testbeds of innovative technologies. These Better Plants partners who have set and achieved meaningful energy reductions at their facilities recognize that leveraging innovation is integral to truly decarbonizing the industry. Innovation is key towards tackling some of these tough challenges and by hosting these testbeds it will help to de-risk and accelerate technological adoption.

These initial testbeds, hosted by the following Better Plan Plants partner will evaluate innovative energy and water treatment technologies under real-world conditions to help catalyze technology adoption and decarbonize the industrial sector. 
Click here for an inside look, and see the Better Plants partners participating in Phase I of the pilot, below. 

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Participating Partners
 

  Better Plants Partner: Ahlstrom Munksjo 
Facility Location: Mosinee, Wisconsin
Innovator: Via Separations
Technology: Membrane System for Black Liquor Concentration

    		Description: Via Separations’ innovation is a black liquor concentration system that uses graphene oxide membranes to efficiently remove water and concentrate valuable liquor solids.

    Project Objectives*:
    Validation of performance and benefits:

    • Energy requirements for black liquor concentration
    • Mill throughput by expanding evaporator capacity
    • Production of coproducts used as heating source
    		  

     

      Better Plants Partner: Cleveland Cliffs
      Facility Location: Cleveland, Ohio
    Innovator: Dynamic Water Technologies, LLC
     

      		Technology 1: Electrochemical Water Treatment
      Description 1: Dynamic Water Technologies’ electrochemical water treatment solution will help manufacturers operate their chillers and process cooling towers at decreased operational costs.
       
      Technology 2: Electrocoagulation for Oil and Hydrocarbon Removal
        Description 2: Dynamic Water Technologies’ electrocoagulation technology helps manufacturers efficiently remove oil and other hydrocarbons from wastewater streams. 
         
       

      Project 1 Objectives *:
      Validation of performance and benefits:

      • Makeup water
      • Wastewater
      • Energy consumption
      • Chemical use for water treatment
      • Equipment life

      Project 2 Objectives*:
      Validation of performance and benefits:

      • Chemical use and equipment to treat wastewater stream
      • Wastewater generation
      • Transportation for treatment and disposal of chemically treated effluent stored in UST

       

        Better Plants Partner: Nissan North America 
        Facility Location: Canton, Mississippi
      Innovator: ElectroCell Systems
      Technology: Cooling Tower Side Stream Particle Precipitator

        		  Description: ElectroCell’s proposed technology coagulates and collects total suspended solids (TSS) and total dissolved solids (TDS) from the cooling tower water, and thereby reduces biogrowth and fouling resulting in an improved heat transfer.
         

        Project Objectives*:
        Validation of performance and benefits:

        • Energy efficiency (air compressors)
        • Chemical use for water treatment
        • Cooling tower make-up water
        		  

         

          Better Plants Partner: Toyota North America
          Facility Location: Blue Springs, Mississippi
        Innovator: ElectroCell Systems
        Technology: Side Stream Particle Precipitator and Water Enhancement System Evaluation

          		  Description: Electrocell’s proposed technology coagulates and collects total suspended solids (TSS) and total dissolved solids (TDS) from the cooling tower water, and reduces bio-growth and fouling thereby resulting in an improved heat transfer.
           

          Project Objectives*:
          Validation of ElectroCell performance and benefits:

          • Energy efficiency (cooling tower fans/pumps, chillers, and air compressors)
          • Chemical use for water treatment
          • Tube fouling
          • Cooling tower make-up water
          • Cooling tower water quality
          		  

           

          *Parameters under consideration and subject to change