ACEEE'S GRAPEVINE ONLINE

September 20, 2005

REFLECTIONS ON THE 2005 "INDUSTRY" SUMMER STUDY

This year's Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry attracted a diverse group of 250 energy professionals, including many from the industry sector and many from abroad, who discussed efficiency as a cost management strategy. In addition, they focused on energy productivity, non-energy benefits (which can be anywhere from 30 to 100 percent of anticipated energy savings), and international competitiveness. Interestingly, the concept of sustainability (the theme of the 2003 Summer Study) has now become broadly accepted as an organizing principle by most large companies.

The 2005 Summer Study was held July 19-22 at West Point, New York and featured the theme "Cutting the High Cost of Energy". Nearly 100 peer-reviewed papers were presented and are packaged in CD-ROM. This year's conference represents the sixth that was held in New York State in cooperation with NYSERDA. The theme and program were developed by the conference Co-Chairs Miriam Pye from NYSERDA and Gordon Slack of the Dow Chemical Company.

ACEEE named three Champions of Energy Efficiency in Industry at the Summer Study. They are Peter Salmon-Cox, USDOE (retired), Fred Schoeneborn who directed Mobil Corporation's energy management program, and EnSave, Inc. which designs energy conservation and pollution prevention programs in the U.S. agricultural sector.

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