Management
Energy Reduction at U.S. Air Force Facilities Using Industrial Processes
TheDepartmentofDefense(DoD)isthelargestconsumerofenergyinthe federalgovernment.1Inturn,theU.S.AirForceisthelargestconsumerofenergyinthe DoD,withatotalannualenergyexpenditureofaround$10billion.2Approximately84 percentofAirForceenergyuseinvolvesliquidfuelconsumedinaviationwhereas approximately12percentisenergy(primarilyelectricity)usedinfacilitiesonthe ground.3Thisworkshopwasconcernedprimarilywithopportunitiestoreduceenergy consumptionwithinAirForcefacilitiesthatemployenergyͲintensiveindustrial processes—forexample,assembly/disassembly,painting,metalworking,andoperation ofradarfacilities—suchasthosethatoccurinthemaintenancedepotsandtesting facilities.AirForceeffortstoreduceenergyconsumptionaredrivenlargelybyexternal goalsandmandatesderivedfromCongressionallegislationandexecutiveorders.To date,thesegoalsandmandateshavetargetedtheenergyusedatthebuildingorfacility levelratherthaninspecificindustrialprocesses.
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