Addressing the Energy Resource Crisis A Practical Energy Program for Industry

Authors

  • Gary Wamsley PE, CEM Engineering Consultant JoGar Energy Services

Abstract

How much does your facility spend annually for purchased energy
and utility equipment operations—$4 million, $8 million, $16 million?
Would reducing those costs by 5% or 10% interest you? This article offers
proven ideas for engineering personnel to optimize energy usage and
utility costs in these challenging economic times of limited resources and
frozen budgets.

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Author Biography

Gary Wamsley, PE, CEM Engineering Consultant JoGar Energy Services

Gary W. Wamsley is a mechanical engineer with 40 years of technical management and operational experience in plant and staff engineering at large and small facilities for the tire, aerospace, and tissue/paper industries. He is a registered Professional Engineer in four states, a Certified Energy Manager with AEE, a Certified Plant Engineering Manager, and an ASME member since 1965.
Recently he served as a technical consultant for a Fortune 100 company, coordinating its corporate energy program. He has developed and presents training programs for boiler operations, water and steam treatment, combustion systems, compressed air systems, centrifugal pump systems, industrial energy management, and thermal process systems energy optimization. His industrial boiler system experience is extensive, ranging from small fire-tube units to 1500 PSIG coal-fired cogeneration plants. Currently, Mr. Wamsley is president of JoGar Energy & Utility Services, Inc., located in Alpharetta, GA and offering on-site energy reviews, boiler efficiency testing services, technical assessments of specific utility systems, and training seminars. Mr. Wamsley can be reached at www.jogarenergy.com or by cell at 678-977-1508.

References

US DOE Energy Star Program; http://www.energystar.gov/Portfolio Manager

US DOE Industrial Technologies Program; http ://www.eere.energy.gov/industry

US DOE Energy Information Administration (EIA); http : www.eia.doe.gov

US DOE Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Program (EERE); www.eere.energy.

gov

ASHRAE Building Energy Standards: ASHRAE Standard 90.1; http://www.ashrae.

org

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Published

2023-07-11

How to Cite

Wamsley, G. . (2023). Addressing the Energy Resource Crisis A Practical Energy Program for Industry. Strategic Planning for Energy and the Environment, 31(1), 65–77. Retrieved from https://journals.riverpublishers.com/index.php/SPEE/article/view/19841

Issue

2011: Vol 31 Iss 1 2011-2012

Section

Articles