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Focus Industry ENERGY REBATES | 01/09 | ASME Standard EA-4-2008 The ASME standard, EA-4-2008, is part of a suite of assessment standards that include compressed air systems, pumping systems, steam and process heat. ASME describes EA-4-2008 as follows: Scope: This Standard covers compressed air systems which are defined as a group of sub-systems comprised of integrated sets of components including air compressors, treatment equipment, controls, piping, pneumatic tools, pneumatically powered machinery and process applications utilizing compressed air. The objective is consistent, reliable and efficient delivery of energy to manufacturing equipment and processes. This Standard sets requirements for conducting and reporting the results of a compressed air system assessment (hereafter reference as an “assessment”) that considers the entire system, from energy inputs to the work performed as the result of these inputs. An assessment complying with this Standard need not address each individual system component or subsystem within an industrial facility with equal weight; however, it must be sufficiently comprehensive to identify the major energy efficiency opportunities for improving the overall energy performance of the system. This Standard is designed to be applied primarily at industrial facilities, but many of the concepts can be used in other facilities such as those in the institutional and commercial sectors. The Standard sets requirements for: 1) organizing and conducting an assessment, 2) analyzing the data from an assessment and 3) assessment reporting and documentation. The intent is to provide industry with a set of uniform requirements that must be met during the assessment of particular factory energy system. The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is working with the Superior Energy Performance Partnership, the ASME and industry experts in the development of these standards as part of an initiative to improve overall energy efficiency of manufacturing plants in the United States. The Superior Energy Performance (SEP) partnership is a collaboration involving DOE, industrial companies, ANSI, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The SEP is developing a program to certify industrial facilities for energy efficiency. The program includes as a core element compliance with an energy management standard, initially ANSI MSE 2000:2008 and once it is available in 2011, ISO 50001, an international energy management standard. The system assessment standards are consistent with the goals of both energy management standards. This SEP also plans to develop a program to certify practitioners for the application of both the energy management standard and the four system assessment standards under development. The intent is to establish a baseline of expertise required to apply these standards. U.S. DOE and the Texas Industries of the Future are working together to pilot the certification program for industrial energy efficiency at five facilities in Texas. Feedback from testing ASME EA-4-2008 at these facilities and about 20 other sites will be used to refine the standards prior to final release as an ASME/ANSI standard. 17 http://www.awarenessIDEAS.com http://www.awarenessIDEAS.com

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Compressed Air Best Practices - January 2009 Contents From the Editor Utility-Air News Compressed Air Audit of the Month: A Nitrogen Audit at Boeing Air Standards: New ASME & ISO Standards for Compressed Air System Assessments Energy Rebates Assist Industrial Sustainability Initiatives Seven Sustainability Projects for Industrial Energy Savings: Project #1: Lighting Optimization Minimum Supply Wire Size Recommendations for Compressor Packages Utilizing Variable Frequency Drives The Pneumatic Advantage: Pneumatics Bring Precision and Reliability to Furniture Industry Specialist Personal Productivity: Is Afternoon Fatigue Influencing Your Job Performance? The Explanation and Some Solutions. Resources for Energy Engineers: Training Calendar & Product Picks Wall Street Watch Advertiser Index Classifieds

Compressed Air Best Practices - January 2009

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