Millwater Pumping System Optimization Improves Efficiency and Saves Energy at an Automotive Glass Plant

Karen Atkison

    Research output: NRELBrochure

    Abstract

    In 2001, the Visteon automotive glass plant in Nashville, Tennessee renovated its millwater pumping system. This improvement saved the plant $280,000 annually in energy and operating costs, reduced annual energy consumption by 3.2 million kilowatt-hours, reduced water consumption, improved system performance, and reduced use of water treatment chemicals.
    Original languageAmerican English
    Number of pages4
    StatePublished - 2003

    NREL Publication Number

    • NREL/BR-840-33097

    Other Report Number

    • DOE/GO-102002-1658

    Keywords

    • case study
    • glass plants
    • industrial energy efficiency
    • plant-wide assessments
    • pumping system
    • variable speed drives
    • VSDS

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