W. R. Grace: Plant Uses Six Sigma Methodology and Traditional Heat Balance Analysis to Identify Energy Conservation Opportunities at Curtis Bay Works (Revised)

Karen Atkison

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    Abstract

    The plant-wide energy assessment at W. R. Grace's Curtis Bay Works helped identify four projects with combined potential savings of $840,000 per year. A separate, unique project that would partner W. R. Grace with the City of Baltimore to recover and use landfill gas (methane) to cogenerate steam and electricity was also identified during the assessment. If implemented, the project would recovergas from the landfill to replace 40% of the electricity and 65% of the fuel currently required to produce steam at Curtis Bay Works. Annual savings are estimated at $900,000 to $1.2 million.
    Original languageAmerican English
    Number of pages6
    StatePublished - 2003

    NREL Publication Number

    • NREL/BR-840-32916

    Other Report Number

    • DOE/GO-102003-1650

    Keywords

    • alumina
    • case study
    • chemicals
    • cogeneration
    • compressed air
    • Curtis Bay Works
    • heat recovery
    • industrial energy efficiency
    • landfill gas
    • methane
    • plant-wide assessments
    • silica
    • Six Sigma
    • steam
    • W.R. Grace

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