Industrial Assessment Centers

Workforce has emerged as a critical issue for implementation of energy efficiency in manufacturing, as well as expansion of production and productivity improvements more broadly.  The Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) program is the only manufacturing energy efficiency training program currently funded by the Federal Government, specfically the Department of Energy's Industrial Technologies Program (ITP). ACEEE has been working to expand and enhance the IAC program to meet the growing need for energy efficiency in the industrial sector.

• See ITP's Industrial Assessment Center Website

Activities

• ACEEE held a congressional briefing "Addressing the Growth in Energy Workforce Demands from US Manufacturers" on July 29^th, 2008, regarding the workforce development aspects of the IAC program. The briefing, sponsored by the Senate Task Force on Manufacturing, featured speakers Michael Muller, professor and Director of the Center for Advanced Energy Systems at Rutgers University, Blake Licht, Principal Supervisor, DTE Energy, and R. Neal Elliott of ACEEE.
  • Mike Mueller's Presentation (PDF, 1776 KB)
  • Blake Licht's Presentation (PDF, 361 KB)

ACEEE Reports

• ACEEE's IAC Proposal (PDF, 38 KB)