Linked below are a number of organizations providing information on innovative pollution prevention (P2) and energy efficiency (E2) technologies relevant to the chemicals industry.  Any small chemical manufacturer (in Michigan) having a strong interest in implementing one or more of the technologies profiled are encouraged to submit a Pollution Prevention Technology Demonstration Project application under the Limited Grant Program.  Additional (potential) sources of financial assistance for the development and implementation of innovative P2/E2 technologies are provided near the bottom of the page.

ORGANIZATIONS

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy provides 18 case studies of companies that implemented projects resulting in enhanced energy efficiency, pollution prevention, process efficiency, and increased productivity. 

The Energy Center of Wisconsin’s new industrial technology demonstration: fact sheets provide basic information on a range of energy efficiency technologies.

The Federal Energy Management Program’s New Technology Demonstration Program provides publications on a broad range of innovative energy efficient technologies for industrial and commercial purposes.

Information on National Environmental Technology for Waste Prevention Institute (NETI) projects for innovative technologies and techniques to reduce waste and prevent pollution is available at http://www.umass.edu/tei/neti/New_NETI/resprojects.html.   Most of these projects are directed to chemical manufacturing or the chemicals industry. 

The US DOE Office of Industrial Technology:

http://www.oit.doe.gov/chemicals/portfolio.shtml
http://www.oit.doe.gov/lcc//contributions.shtml
http://www.oit.doe.gov/bestpractices/emerg_tech/chem.shtml

Information on over 100 innovative P2 and/or energy efficient technologies (both commercially available and emerging technologies) relevant to the chemicals industry that were developed in cooperation with the US DOE. 

The US EPA Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards Program provides information on past award winners for innovative developments in and uses of green chemistry for pollution prevention.  There have been thirty awards given to date.

Information on P2 projects relating to the chemicals industry funded under the US EPA Science to Achieve results (STAR) Program can be found at http://es.epa.gov/ncerqa/ru/index.html and searching under the terms “chemicals industry” or “chemical manufacturing.”

Information on technologies successfully commercialized under the US EPA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program can be found at http://es.epa.gov/ncer/sbir/success/index.html

SAMPLE P2 TECHNOLOGIES

Advanced Microreactor Chemical Processing Systems

Cryogenic Condensation

Membranes for VOC Recovery
http://es.epa.gov/ncerqa/sbir/program/ap3.html
http://www.piiny.com/mtr/mtr.html

Ultrasonic Tank Cleaning

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

The DOE Office of Industrial Technologies provides cost-shared funding of up to 50% for chemicals R&D projects that address the priority areas defined in the industry roadmaps.  The Chemical industry associations and the Chemical Industry Vision2020 Technology Partnership play active roles in coordinating industry participation.  For current and future solicitations for the chemicals industry, please refer to: http://www.oit.doe.gov/chemicals/solicitations.shtml

The DOE Office of Industrial Technologies’ National Industrial Competitiveness Through Energy, Environment, and Economics (NICE3) program funds up to $525,000 (50% cost sharing is required) for the first commercial demonstration of innovative industrial technologies that reduce energy consumption, waste production, and operating costs.  Applications must be submitted by an authorized state agency with an appropriate industrial partner. 

Financial assistance and extensive technical assistance can be had by serving as a Showcase Demonstration http://www.oit.doe.gov/bestpractices/showcase.shtml under the DOE Office of Industrial Technologies’ Best Practices Program.

Green chemistry grant opportunities are available through a number of industry/university/government consortia.  In addition, both the EPA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the EPA/NSF "Technologies for a Sustainable Environment" program include green chemistry in their research grant solicitations.  See the US EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics’ green chemistry research grants website  for information and links to these various programs offering grants for green chemistry. 

The National Science Foundation’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program support high quality projects on important scientific, engineering, or science/engineering education problems and opportunities that could lead to significant commercial and public benefit if the research is successful.  All NSF funding opportunities are listed at http://www.nsf.gov/home/programs/recent.htm

The US EPA Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Program provides research grants over a broad range of environmental topics including pollution prevention technologies.  Current STAR solicitations are listed on the following website http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa

The US EPA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program makes awards to small, high-tech firms for research and development of cutting-edge technologies. The Program is intended to spawn commercial ventures that improve our environment and quality of life, create jobs, increase productivity and economic growth.