Summary and Reports
The Industrial Technologies Program regularly conducts analytic studies to identify energy efficiency opportunities. In glass, the Industrial Technologies Program has conducted several analytical studies and published several summaries and reports. Much of our R&D program has been driven by the glass industry vision and roadmap.
These documents explore the common needs and interests of various glass manufacturers. Their content became the driver for our competitive solicitations.
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Our analytic studies, summaries, and reports include:
U.S. Department of Energy Technical and Economic Assessment (TEA) of Glass Melting Technology.
 This is an in-depth look at the glass industry, tracing the history of current and developing melting technologies and describing the economic challenges the industry faces. This comprehensive reference book was produced by the GMIC under contract to the Department of Energy. Principal Investigators Phil Ross and Gabe Tincher interviewed representatives of over 90 companies and consulted hundreds of technical articles and patents to create this complete overview of our industry, its past and possible future! Margaret Rasmussen of the Paul Vickers Gardner Glass Center, and former Editor of the "Glass Researcher", is Editor.
This study unravels the complexities of the glassmaking process in all segments of the industry. Glass manufacturers, managers and administrators, scientists and engineers, and policy makers will find this report a ready reference for further study. Government agencies will understand how best to support glass manufacturing and apply appropriate regulations to the industry. Materials and equipment vendors can identify present and future needs to better serve glass manufactures. Educators and students in higher education can profit from past research and development to design pre-proprietary research. Collectively, these groups will be equipped to mold a more viable future for the US glass industry that employs over 148,000 workers and produces 20 percent of the 100 million tons of glass produced worldwide. (PDF 3.4 MB) Download Acrobat Reader.
U.S. Department of Energy Guidebook on Commercialized Energy Efficiency and Supply Technologies for the Glass Manufacturing Industy — Draft
 This "Guidebook" to energy technologies for the glass manufacturing industry lists and describes a variety of technologies that energy managers in the glass industry can use to make their plants more efficient, self-reliant, profitable, and less polluting. The U.S. Department of Energy Industrial Technologies Program prepared this guide to energy technologies that the Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) has helped develop. An introductory reference, the Guide will steer glass plant facility managers to new energy-saving and supply options they may not know are available. Besides manufacturing technologies the Office of Industrial Technologies has developed, the Guidebook includes many other technologies that have emerged from DOE programs that glass manufacturers can consider for their facilities. (PDF 1.45 MB) Download Acrobat Reader
Glass Industry Technology Roadmap April 2002
 This document describes the glass industry's research and development priorities. (PDF 4.76 MB) Download Acrobat Reader
Energy and Environmental Profile of the Glass Industry
This detailed report benchmarks the energy and environmental characteristics of the key technologies used in the major processes of the glass industry. (PDF 4.7 MB) Download Acrobat Reader.
Energy Footprint of the Glass Industry
Identifies sources of energy losses throughout the glass plant.
Glass Industry Analysis Brief
View energy and economic information regarding the glass industry.
Annual Report
Our 2003 Annual Report on the Glass Industry of the Future describes the current situation facing the industry, including challenges and opportunities. The report also provides information on the glass research portfolio, highlights and accomplishments from 2003, and how industry can get involved in Industrial Technologies Program activities. (PDF 436 KB) Download Acrobat Reader.
Glass Vision January 1996
This document set the foundation for collaborative efforts between the industry and the federal government. (PDF 386 KB) Download Acrobat Reader.
Metal and Glass Manufacturers Reduce Costs by Increasing Energy Efficiency in Process Heating Systems
 Process heating plays a key role in producing steel, aluminum, and glass and in manufacturing products made from these materials. Faced with regulatory and competitive pressures to
control emissions and reduce operating costs, metal and glass manufacturers
are considering a variety of options for reducing overall energy consumption.
As 38% of the energy used in U.S. industrial plants is consumed for process
heating applications, metal and glass manufacturers are discovering that process
heating technologies provide significant opportunities for improving industrial
productivity, energy-efficiency, and global competitiveness. This fact sheet
is the first in a series to describe such opportunities that can be realized
in industrial systems by conducting plant-wide assessments (PWA). (PDF 354 KB) Download Acrobat Reader
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