Nease Corporation Receives 2008 Energy Award
CINCINNATI, OH. JANUARY 22, 2009 – Nease Corporation was recently recognized as a Save Energy Now Energy Champion Plant( 1 of only 44 plants to receive this award) by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Technologies Program(ITP).
Frank Canepa
Director Operations
Nease Corporation
Nease Corporation has received an Energy Champion Plant award for achieving more than 250,000 million Btu total energy savings or more than 15% total energy savings and reporting our progress on schedule.
In 2008, ITP awarded 129 U.S. plants for making significant progress in implementing the energy savings opportunities identified through a Save Energy Now energy assessment. In total, the award recipients achieved more than $37 million in cost savings and 2.9 trillion Btu in total energy savings.
Nease completed a Save Energy Now energy assessment with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) in 2007. Save Energy Now is a national initiative to drive a 25% reduction in industrial energy intensity in 10 years. Industrial companies can participate in no-cost energy assessments and utilize ITP resources to reduce energy use while increasing profits. Save Energy Now assessments focus primarily on such energy-intensive systems as process heating, steam, pumps, fans, and compressed air.
Nease Corporation worked with the University of Dayton Industrial Assessment Center to assess key industrial process systems and identify cost-saving opportunities. By implementing the recommended actions, Nease is reducing our nation’s energy use and shrinking our carbon footprint in the near term.
Save Energy Now Facts and Figures (as of August 2008)
Number of assessments completed: nearly 600
Implemented energy savings: more than $118 million
Potential energy cost savings: more than $815 million
Identified natural gas savings: 77.8 trillion Btu per year—enough energy to heat more than 1 million U.S. single-family homes
Total potential carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions reduction: 6.8 million tons per year—the equivalent to taking more than 1.2 million cars off the road
Save Energy Now Web site: www.eere.energy.gov/industry/saveenergynow/
Save Energy Now recognition Web page: www.eere.energy.gov/industry/saveenergynow/recognition.html
About Nease Corp.
Nease Corp. is a producer of performance chemicals with a well-established reputation in hydrotropes and batch sulfonation technology, holding long-term relationships with the major global consumer products companies. The company has established a strong reputation in the industry for delivering modified products to meet the needs of its customers. The Nease product line includes hydrotropes, acid catalysts, naphthalene sulfonates and various other specialty