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.
Participating Partners
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Better Plants Partner: Ahlstrom Munksjo | ||
Facility Location: Mosinee, Wisconsin | |||
Innovator: Via Separations | |||
Technology: Membrane System for Black Liquor Concentration | |||
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Description: Via Separations’ innovation is a black liquor concentration system that uses graphene oxide membranes to efficiently remove water and concentrate valuable liquor solids. | ||
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Better Plants Partner: Cleveland Cliffs | ||
Facility Location: Cleveland, Ohio | |||
Innovator: Dynamic Water Technologies, LLC | |||
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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. | |||
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Better Plants Partner: Nissan North America | ||
Facility Location: Canton, Mississippi | |||
Innovator: ElectroCell Systems | |||
Technology: Cooling Tower Side Stream Particle Precipitator | |||
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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. | ||
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Better Plants Partner: Toyota North America | ||
Facility Location: Blue Springs, Mississippi | |||
Innovator: ElectroCell Systems | |||
Technology: Side Stream Particle Precipitator and Water Enhancement System Evaluation | |||
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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. | ||
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*Parameters under consideration and subject to change