What is Industries of the Future - West Virginia?
Industries of the Future – West Virginia (IOF-WV) – is West Virginia’s industrial energy efficiency program. IOF-WV was the nation’s first state-level program to help manufacturers create financial savings through energy efficiency and was the model for more than 20 other state IOF programs nationwide. IOF-WV is a partnership program with the goal to save energy, reduce waste, and improve productivity in the country’s most energy-intensive industries. IOF-WV teams work with companies to assess high priority research needs and develop projects that improve energy efficiency and environmental performance.
IOF-WV:
- Is a Save Energy Now program partner with the U.S. Department of Energy
- Engages University research groups in innovative partnership projects to improve energy efficiency and environmental sustainability
- Conducts energy assessments, in partnership with the WVU Industrial Assessment Center, that maximize energy efficiency, reduce waste and improve productivity
- Provides technical assistance and information on energy efficiency vendors to companies implementing energy savings recommendations
- Conducts innovative faculty-developed training programs and sponsors U.S. DOE BestPractices workshops on system-wide and component-specific topics to teach employees how to run plants more efficiently
- Provides information to industry about energy efficiency through annual symposia, project meetings, websites, and the monthly newsletter, IOF-WV UpDate
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Corrosion Phenomena and Prevention Technologies for Carbon and Low-Alloy Steel Products
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Upcoming Special Events
- Mid-Atlantic SBIR/STTR Conference sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense will be held November 30-December 1, 2009 in Morgantown, WV. This will bring together federal agencies, entrepreneurs, small and large companies, researchers, colleges and universities, venture capitalists and angel investors, federal laboratory and university representatives who provide assistance to or have an interest in doing business with ventures at various levels. Register online
- Industries of the Future-WV, Day at the State Capitol will be held January 26, 2010 in Charleston, WV. Details will be coming soon. If you would like more information, please call Kathleen Cullen at (304) 293-2867 ext. 5426.
