Publications

2024 Publications

Ahmad Abbas, Christopher Price, and Thomas Wenning, “Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) Overview” ORNL/SPR-2022/2449, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, March 2024. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/2320395.

2023 Publications

Sundaramoorthy, S.; Kamath, D.; Nimbalkar, S.; Price, C.; Wenning, T.; Cresko, J., “Energy Efficiency’s Role in Industrial Decarbonization.” Amplify: The Journey to Decarbonization, Vol. 36, NO. 11, 2023, pg 40-51. https://www.cutter.com/article/energy-efficiency’s-role-industrial-decarbonization

Subodh Chaudhari, Ahmad Abbas, Alex Botts, Senthil Sundaramoorthy, Thomas Wenning,
“Load sharing energy savings methodology for systems with multiple centrifugal compressors,”
Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023, 139630, ISSN 0959-6526, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139630.

Wei Guo, Thomas Wenning, Sachin Nimbalkar, Jennifer Travis, John O’Neill, and Bruce Lung, “US Department of Energy Better Plants Program’s Approach to Manufacturing Workforce Development,” 2023 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry, Detroit, MI, July 11-13, 2023.

Sundaramoorthy, S.; Kamath, D.; Nimbalkar, S.; Price, C.; Wenning, T.; Cresko, J. Energy Efficiency as a Foundational Technology Pillar for Industrial Decarbonization. Sustainability 2023, 15, 9487. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15129487

Kristina Armstrong, Alex Botts, Thomas Wenning, “MEASUR UP: Identifying Opportunities In A Facility”, Facility Management Journal – IFMA, Vol. 22, No. 02, pg 59-62, March/April 2023. http://fmj.ifma.org/publication/?i=785007

Vance, D., Jin, M., Price, C., Nimbalkar, S.U. and Wenning, T. (2023), “Smart manufacturing maturity models and their applicability: a review”, Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, Vol. 34 No. 5, pp. 735-770. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMTM-03-2022-0103

Price, C., Nimbalkar, S., Thirumaran, K., & Cresko. (2023), J. Smart Manufacturing Pathways for Industrial Decarbonization and Thermal Process Intensification. Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems 7(1), 41-53, https://doi.org/10.1520/SSMS20220027

2022 Publications

Dong, W., Armstrong, K., Jin, M., Nimbalkar, S., Guo, W., et al. A framework to quantify mass flow and assess food loss and waste in the US food supply chain. Commun Earth Environ 3, 83 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00414-9

Paulomi Nandy, Alexandra Botts, and Thomas Wenning, “Demand Response in Industrial Facilities: Peak Electric Demand“, ORNL/SPR-2021/2299, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, February 2022. doi:10.2172/1842610.

Wei Guo, Thomas Wenning, Jennifer Travis, Michael Stowe, Kristina Armstrong, Sachin Nimbalkar, Eli Levine, “Initial Findings from US Department of Energy’s Better Plants Virtual In-Plant Training on 50001 Ready“, Energies 2022, 15, 5341. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15155341

Abbas, A., Price, C., Nandy, P., Wenning, T., 2022, Renewable Energy Guidance for Industry, ORNL/SPR-2021/2026, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Abbas, A., Price, C., Nandy, P., and Wenning, T, 2022. Renewable Energy Guidance for Industry: Supplemental Document, ORNL/SPR-2021/2027, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Cresko, Joe, Thekdi, Arvind, Nimbalkar, Sachin U., Thirumaran, Kiran, Hasanbeigi, Ali, and Chaudhari, Subodh. Thermal Process Intensification: Transforming the Way Industry Uses Thermal Process Energy (Workshop Report). United States: N. p., 2022. Web. doi:10.2172/1871912.

2021 Publications

Wei Guo, Thomas Wenning, Jennifer Travis, Kristina Armstrong, Sachin Nimbalkar, and Eli Levine, “Delivering Effective Virtual Energy-Focused Trainings: Successful Strategies and Lessons Learned from the Virtual Cohort In-Plant Training Pilot,” International Journal of Energy Management, Vol 3, Number 3, pgs 32-47.

Thekdi, Arvind, Nimbalkar, Sachin U., Sundaramoorthy, Senthil, Armstrong, Kristina O., Taylor, Anthony, Gritton, Jack E., Wenning, Thomas, and Cresko, Joe. Technology Assessment on Low-Temperature Waste Heat Recovery in Industry. United States: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.2172/1819547.

Senthil Sundaramoorthy, Subodh Chaudhari, and Thomas Wenning “Monitoring Based Commissioning: Step-by-Step Approach to Implementation in Chiller Plants,” International Journal of Energy Management, Vol 3, Number 5, pgs 7-25.

Christopher Price, Alexandra Botts, Senthil Sundaramoorthy, Subodh Chaudhari, Thomas Wenning, “Understanding your Utility Bills: Electricity“, ORNL/SPR-2021/1839, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, October 2021.

Subodh Chaudhari, Senthil Sundaramoorthy, Christopher Price, Alexandra Botts, Thomas Wenning, “Understanding your Utility Bills: Natural Gas“, ORNL/SPR-2021/1832, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, October 2021.

Alexandra Botts, Christopher Price, Senthil Sundaramoorthy, Subodh Chaudhari, Thomas Wenning, “Understanding your Utility Bills: Water“, ORNL/SPR-2021/2083, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, October 2021.

Qandil, Mohammad D., Abbas, Ahmad I., Salem, Abdel Rahman, Abdelhadi, Ahmad I., Hasan, Alaa, Nourin, Farah Nazifa, Abousabae, Mohamed, Selim, Osama M., Espindola, Juan, and Amano, Ryoichi S.. Net Zero Energy Model for Wastewater Treatment Plants. United States: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.1115/1.4050082.

Price, Chris, Armstrong, Kristina O., Polsky, Yarom, Wang, Annie, Nimbalkar, Sachin U., Chesser, Phillip, Post, Brian, and Su, Jian-cherng. A techno-economic framework for comparing conventionally and additively manufactured parts for geothermal applications. United States: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.1016/j.jmapro.2021.10.028.

2020 Publications

Joe Swindler, Wei Guo, “A Case Study of Replacing Pneumatic Tools with Battery-Powered Ones at an Automobile Assembly Plant,” International Journal of Energy Management, Vol 2, Number 5, pgs 7-12.

Eli Levine, Kristina Armstrong, Chris Price, Thomas Wenning, Alexandra Davis, Paulomi Nandy, Sachin Nimbalkar, “Saving Energy: A QuickStart Guide for Small/Medium Manufacturers,” ORNL/SPR-2020/1767, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, October 2020.

Paulomi Nandy, Thomas Wenning, Chris Price, Sachin Nimbalkar, Eli Levine, Bruce Lung, “Better Plants Resources for Achieving Science Based Targets,” ORNL/SPR-2020/1757, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, October 2020.

Wei Guo, Thomas Wenning, Sachin Nimbalkar, Eli Levine & Bruce Lung, “Practices Implemented by DOE Better Plants Program Partners to Mitigate COVID-19,” ORNL/TM-2020/1777, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, October 2020. DOI:  10.2172/1675038

Wei Guo, Thomas Wenning, Sachin Nimbalkar, Eli Levine & Bruce Lung, “Industrial Energy Management During a Pandemic: What We Have Learned from DOE Better Plants Program Partners,” ORNL/TM-2020/1778, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, October 2020. DOI:  10.2172/1671403

Wei Guo, Thomas Wenning, Sachin Nimbalkar, Eli Levine & Bruce Lung, “Industrial Energy Management During a Pandemic: What We Have Learned from DOE Better Plants Program Partners,” ORNL/SPR-2020/1659, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, Draft Awaiting Publication.

Wei Guo, Josage Chathura Perera, Daryl Cox, Sachin Nimbalkar, Thomas Wenning, Kiran Thirumaran, & Eli Levine (2020) Variable-Speed Pump Efficiency Calculation For Fluid Flow Systems with and without Static Head, International Journal of Energy Management, Volume 2, Number 3, pages 38-50.

S. Nimbalkar, et al., Enhancing Operational Performance and Productivity Benefits in Breweries through Smart Manufacturing Technologies, Journal of Advanced Manufacturing and Processing. DOI: 10.1002/amp2.10064

Chris Price, Sachin Nimbalkar, Thomas Wenning, “Energy Intensity Baselining and Tracking Guidance 2020,” ORNL/SPR-2020/1566, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, June 2020. DOI: 10.2172/1649123

Chris Price, Sachin Nimbalkar, Thomas Wenning, “Energy Intensity Baselining and Tracking Summary Guide,” ORNL/SPR-2020/1567, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, June 2020. DOI: 10.2172/1649122

S. Nimbalkar, et al., “Process Heating Assessments using DOE’s Manufacturing Energy Assessment Software for Utility Reduction (MEASUR) Tool Suite“, 2020 AISTech – The Iron and Steel Technology Conference and Exposition, Cleveland, OH, September 2020. DOI 10.33313/380/179

2019 Publications

W. Guo, T. Wenning, K. Thirumaran, S. Nimbalkar, E. Levine; US Department of Energy Better Plants Program Energy Treasure Hunt Exchange Toolkit, ORNL/TM-2019/1081, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1493120

Wei Guo, Thomas Wenning, Sachin Nimbalkar, Kiran Thirumaran, Kristina Armstrong & Eli Levine (2019) A New Methodology for Calculating the Energy Performance of Manufacturing Facilities, Energy Engineering, 116:2, 7-21, DOI: 10.1080/01998595.2019.12054402

David Vance, Sachin Nimbalkar, Arvind Thekdi, Kristina Armstrong, Thomas Wenning, Joe Cresko, and Mingzhou Jin, Estimation of and Barriers to Waste Heat Recovery from Harsh Environments in Industrial Processes, Journal of Clean Production. Volume 222, Pages 539-549, 10 June 2019.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.011 

Mini Malhotra, Sachin Nimbalkar, Asha Shibu, Kristina Armstrong, Rochelle Samuel, “Plant Water Profiler: A Tool for Determining Water Balance, True Cost of Water, and Water Savings Potential for Manufacturing Plants”, The International Water Conference (IWC Nov. 2019).

Sarang Supekar, Sachin Nimbalkar, et al. “A Framework for Quantifying Energy and Productivity Benefits of Smart Manufacturing Technologies.” Procedia CIRP 80 (2019): 699-704.

Bruce Lung, Sachin Nimbalkar, and Thomas Wenning. Multiple Benefits of Industrial Energy Efficiency–Lessons Learned and New Initiatives. 2019 Industrial Energy Technology Conference, New Orleans, LA, June 18-20, 2019.

Kristina Armstrong, Thomas Wenning, Sachin Nimbalkar, and Sandy Glatt, “Innovative Open-Source Energy Software to Drive and Enable Energy Savings and Process Optimization,” 2019 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry, Portland, OR, August 12-15, 2019.

Wei Guo, Thomas Wenning, Sachin Nimbalkar, Jennifer Travis, and Eli Levine, “DOE’s In-Plant Trainings to Drive Change, Innovation, and Technologies,” 2019 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry, Portland, OR, August 12-15, 2019.

Eli Levine, Bruce Lung, Sachin Nimbalkar, Thomas Wenning, Nolan Kelly and Zachary Power, “Applying Value at Risk Analysis towards Energy Efficiency Investments,” 2019 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry, Portland, OR, August 12-15, 2019.

Thomas Wenning, Wei Guo, Sachin Nimbalkar and Eli Levine, “Innovative Energy Management Strategies and Solutions – What We Learned from Leading Leaders,” 2019 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry, Portland, OR, August 12-15, 2019.

Kiran Thirumaran and Sachin Nimbalkar, “Energy Implications of Electrotechnologies in Industrial Process Heating Systems ,” 2019 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry, Portland, OR, August 12-15, 2019.

Sachin Nimbalkar, Sarang Supekar, et. al., “Enhancing Operational Performance and Productivity Benefits by Implementing Smart Manufacturing Technologies in Breweries ”, 2019 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry, Portland, OR, August 12-15, 2019.

2018 Publications

K. Armstrong, B. Hedman, T. Wenning, J. Guitierrez, E. Berger, P. Garland; Combined Heat and Power in Mexico: Market Opportunity Analysis, ORNL/SPR-2018/964, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN.

Combined Heat and Power: Opportunities in the Mexican Market, Factsheet, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN. September 2018.

Wei Guo, Thomas Wenning, Sachin Nimbalkar, Kiran Thirumaran, Kristina Armstrong & Eli Levine, Comparison of One- and Two-Variable Linear Regression Models and Classic Energy Intensity for Energy Performance Tracking of Two Manufacturing Sectors, Journal of Energy Engineering, 115:5, 8-25, Aug 2018, DOI: 10.1080/01998595.2018.12027705

2017 Publications

W. Guo, T. Wenning, S. Nimbalkar, D. Cox, K. Thirumaran. Training and Certification Programs on Industrial Energy Systems in the United States, Plant Engineering, Nov 2017. Industrial Energy Training and Certification

T. Wenning, W. Guo, A. Taylor, S. Nimbalkar, Quantifying the Statistical Importance of Utilizing Regression over Classic Energy Intensity Calculations for Tracking Efficiency Improvements in Industry, 2017 American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy Summer Study Conference, Denver, CO.

S. Nimbalkar, W. Guo, T. Wenning, Smart Manufacturing Technologies and Data Analytics for Improving Energy Efficiency in Industrial Energy Systems, 2017 American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy Summer Study Conference, Denver, CO.

William R. Morrow (LBNL), Alberta Carpenter (NREL), Joe Cresko (US DOE), Diane Graziano (ANL), Sachin Nimbalkar (ORNL) and Arman Shehabi (LBNL), “U.S. Industrial Sector Energy Productivity Improvement Pathways“, 2017 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry, In Press, August 2017.

Sachin Nimbalkar (ORNL), Walt Brockway, Bruce Lung (DOE), Kiran Thirumaran (ORNL), and Thomas Wenning (ORNL), “U.S. DOE’s Energy Treasure Hunt Exchange In-Plant Trainings – DOE Resources, Early Results and Lessons Learned”, 2017 Industrial Energy Technology Conference, New Orleans, In Press, June 2017.

Kristina Armstrong, Sujit Das, and Laura Marlino, “Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Opportunities in Power Electronics,” 2017, (ORNL Report ORNL/TM-2017/702)

Pablo Cassorla, Sujit Das, Kristina Armstrong, and Joe Cresko, “Life Cycle Energy Impacts of Automotive Electronics,” Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2017, pp. 262-288, https://doi.org/10.1520/SSMS20170009. ISSN 2520-6478

2016 Publications

W. Guo, T. Wenning, S. Nimbalkar, D. Cox, K. Thirumaran, 2016. Summary of Industrial Energy Systems Training and Certification Programs, ORNL/TM-2016/733, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN.

P. Fuhr, S. Rooke, D. Fugate, T. Wenning, A. Tarditi, W. Guo, 2016.  Sustainable Energy for Food Manufacturing Facilities Technology Benchmarking, ORNL-10000678, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN.

2015 and Older

Runze Huang (Northwestern University) , Matthew Riddle (ANL), Diane Graziano (ANL), Sachin Nimbalkar (ORNL), Joe Cresko (DOE), and Eric Masanet, “Energy and Emissions Saving Potential of Additive Manufacturing: The Case of Lightweight Aircraft Components”, Journal of Cleaner Production, manuscript submitted October 29^th, 2014.

Sachin Nimbalkar (ORNL), Daryl Cox (ORNL), Kelly Visconti (US DOE), and Joseph Cresko (US DOE), “Life Cycle Energy Assessment Methodology and Additive Manufacturing Energy Impacts Assessment tool”, 2014 the American Center for Life Cycle Assessment, Life Cycle Assessment XIIV: Proceedings, San Francisco, October 2014.

Sachin Nimbalkar, Daryl Cox, Kelly Visconti (US DOE), and Joseph Cresko (US DOE), “Life Cycle Energy Assessment Methodology, Tool and Case Studies for Additive Manufacturing”, ORNL Report, July 2014.

Sachin Nimbalkar (ORNL), Arvind Thekdi (E3M Inc.), James Keiser (ORNL), and John Storey (ORNL), “Waste Heat Recovery from High Temperature Off-Gases from Electric Arc Furnaces”, the Association for Iron & Steel Technology’s AISTech 2014 conference, May 2014.

Hongyou Lu (LBNL), Lynn Price (LBNL), Arvind Thekdi (E3M Inc.), Sachin Nimbalkar (ORNL), Matthew DeGroot (IISC), Shi Jun (SECSC, China), “Energy assessments under the Top 10,000 Program – a case study for a steel mill in China”, the European Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ECEEE) Proceedings, May 2014.

Sachin Nimbalkar (ORNL), Arvind Thekdi (E3M Inc.), Orion Kafka (Northwestern University), Benjamin Rogers (University of Tennessee), and Thomas Wenning (ORNL), “Technologies and Materials for Recovering Waste Heat in Harsh Environment”, ORNL Report, ORNL/TM-2014/619. https://info.ornl.gov/sites/publications/files/Pub52939.pdf

Arvind Thekdi (E3M Inc.) and Sachin Nimbalkar (ORNL), “Industrial Waste Heat Recovery: Potential Applications, Available Technologies and Crosscutting R&D Opportunities”, ORNL Report, ORNL/TM-2014/622. https://info.ornl.gov/sites/publications/Files/Pub52987.pdf

T Wenning, M MacDonald, High Performance Computing Data Center Metering Protocol, Federal Energy Management Program, US Department of Energy, Sept 2010.

AIST Energy Reduction Fundamentals in Steel Industry – ORNL Presentations 2024, Nashville, TN, March 12, 2024.

2024 Better Plants Technology Day Presentations at ORNL, Better Plants Technology Days, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, Feb 7-8, 2024.

AEE January 2019 Webinar: Simple Tools for Saving Energy – DOE’s New Energy Assessment Software, Association of Energy Engineers Monthly Webinar, January 2019.