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Director: Keith Goossen
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Qualifying* small and medium-sized US manufacturers, that received an ITAC, Onsite Energy/CHP TAP, or qualified equivalent assessment since 2018 can now apply for grants for implementation of assessment recommendations at up to 50% of qualifying* project costs with a maximum of $300,000 per grant.
IMPORTANT: The grant program now operates on a rolling basis and applications may be submitted at any time through the year, with quarterly reviews.
*See Full Grant Solicitation for full qualification and selection details.
ITAC Center of the Year: 2012

The University of Delaware Industrial Assessment Center (DL-ITAC) provides free energy, productivity, and waste assessments to small and medium-sized industrial facilities through funding provided by the US Department of Energy.

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250 Assessments
2,075 Recommendations
2.93 Tbtu Energy Saving*
$46.68 million Cost Savings*
119 Students Trained
*Recommended Savings
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Recent Case Studies

Related Papers & Publications
Wolfe, D. and Goossen, K.W., Active Modulated Reflectance Roofing System to Tailor Building Solar Loads for Increased HVAC Efficiency, ASME 2014 8th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES-FuelCell 2014-6386, 2014
Wolfe, D. and Goossen, K.W., Optimized Optical Structures for Active Modulated Reflectance Roofing System,, American Solar Energy Society Solar 2014, 2014
E. Gomez-Luna, G. Aponte, J. Pleite, C. Duarte, K. Goossen, Non-Intrusive Monitoring of Power Transformers based on Transient Signals Analysis using Wavelet Transform, 2013 International Conference on Power Systems Transients, 2013

Noteworthy Feedback
"Ralph, I want to thank you and your team for coming on site and performing this assessment for us. The attached report is excellent, and we will be meeting... more"
- Source: Nick DiSalvo, 2022-10-26
"Thank-you Keith, Lincoln and Luke, this is awesome. We will digest when Josh gets back next week, will let you know if we have questions. We really... more"
- Source: Michelle Conklin, Engineering, 2022-08-25
"Great findings Keith! My favorite was using the RO reject stream for cooling tower make up water. Big financial savings and over 3 million gallons of water... more"
- Source: Brandi Collignon, Environmental Affairs Sr Manager, Coca Cola, 2023-01-17
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Assessment Overview: Thermoplastics Manufacturer


Papers & Publications

2014

2 Papers / Publications

Wolfe, D. and Goossen, K.W., Active Modulated Reflectance Roofing System to Tailor Building Solar Loads for Increased HVAC Efficiency, ASME 2014 8th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES-FuelCell 2014-6386 | University of Delaware ITAC
Wolfe, D. and Goossen, K.W., Optimized Optical Structures for Active Modulated Reflectance Roofing System,, American Solar Energy Society Solar 2014 | University of Delaware ITAC

2013

1 Papers / Publications

E. Gomez-Luna, G. Aponte, J. Pleite, C. Duarte, K. Goossen, Non-Intrusive Monitoring of Power Transformers based on Transient Signals Analysis using Wavelet Transform, 2013 International Conference on Power Systems Transients | University of Delaware ITAC

2012

1 Papers / Publications

Duarte, C.; Delmar, P. ; Goossen, K.W. ; Barner, K. ; Gomez-Luna, E., Non-intrusive load monitoring based on switching voltage transients and wavelet transforms,, Future of Instrumentation International Workshop (FIIW) | University of Delaware ITAC

2011

1 Papers / Publications

Goossen, K. and Wetzel, A, Application of Radiant Barriers to Reduce Heat Loss in Process Equipment, SAE Technical Paper 2011-01-0322 | University of Delaware ITAC

Noteworthy Feedback

"Great findings Keith! My favorite was using the RO reject stream for cooling tower make up water. Big financial savings and over 3 million gallons of water... more"
"Great findings Keith! My favorite was using the RO reject stream for cooling tower make up water. Big financial savings and over 3 million gallons of water saved will certainly impact your WUR in a positive way. It would be great to see this prioritized out of the list since WUR is the metric that has seen the worst upward trend. Silver Spring team, let us know if you need support with this." "Great findings Keith! My favorite was using the RO reject stream for cooling tower make up water. Big financial savings and over 3 million gallons of water saved will certainly impact your WUR in a positive way. It would be great to see this prioritized out of the list since WUR is the metric that has seen the worst upward trend. Silver Spring team, let us know if you need support with this." "Great findings Keith! My favorite was using the RO reject stream for cooling tower make up water. Big financial savings and over 3 million gallons of water saved will certainly impact your WUR in a positive way. It would be great to see this prioritized out of the list since WUR is the metric that has seen the worst upward trend. Silver Spring team, let us know if you need support with this." "Great findings Keith! My favorite was using the RO reject stream for cooling tower make up water. Big financial savings and over 3 million gallons of water saved will certainly impact your WUR in a positive way. It would be great to see this prioritized out of the list since WUR is the metric that has seen the worst upward trend. Silver Spring team, let us know if you need support with this."
- Source: Brandi Collignon, Environmental Affairs Sr Manager, Coca Cola, 2023-01-17
"Ralph, I want to thank you and your team for coming on site and performing this assessment for us. The attached report is excellent, and we will be meeting... more"
"Ralph, I want to thank you and your team for coming on site and performing this assessment for us. The attached report is excellent, and we will be meeting on this in the very near future. This comes at a good time as our business has slowed down recently and along with that cost’s reductions are necessary to reduce the pains. We will use this report as a tool to push the executive team to allocate funds into the plant so that we can continue our path forward of reducing our energy consumption and overall cost of operation. The team here will be reviewing this with great detail and will absolutely reach out for any questions or concerns. Again, thank you all very much, your efforts are greatly appreciated!" "Ralph, I want to thank you and your team for coming on site and performing this assessment for us. The attached report is excellent, and we will be meeting on this in the very near future. This comes at a good time as our business has slowed down recently and along with that cost’s reductions are necessary to reduce the pains. We will use this report as a tool to push the executive team to allocate funds into the plant so that we can continue our path forward of reducing our energy consumption and overall cost of operation. The team here will be reviewing this with great detail and will absolutely reach out for any questions or concerns. Again, thank you all very much, your efforts are greatly appreciated!" "Ralph, I want to thank you and your team for coming on site and performing this assessment for us. The attached report is excellent, and we will be meeting on this in the very near future. This comes at a good time as our business has slowed down recently and along with that cost’s reductions are necessary to reduce the pains. We will use this report as a tool to push the executive team to allocate funds into the plant so that we can continue our path forward of reducing our energy consumption and overall cost of operation. The team here will be reviewing this with great detail and will absolutely reach out for any questions or concerns. Again, thank you all very much, your efforts are greatly appreciated!" "Ralph, I want to thank you and your team for coming on site and performing this assessment for us. The attached report is excellent, and we will be meeting on this in the very near future. This comes at a good time as our business has slowed down recently and along with that cost’s reductions are necessary to reduce the pains. We will use this report as a tool to push the executive team to allocate funds into the plant so that we can continue our path forward of reducing our energy consumption and overall cost of operation. The team here will be reviewing this with great detail and will absolutely reach out for any questions or concerns. Again, thank you all very much, your efforts are greatly appreciated!"
- Source: Nick DiSalvo, 2022-10-26
"Thank You for all of your time and expertise."
- Source: Randy Hartzell, Plant Controller, Graham Packaging, 2021-06-30
"We cant thank you enough for your time and commitment in conducting this assessment. There are some great opportunities in here that the team and I will work... more"
"We cant thank you enough for your time and commitment in conducting this assessment. There are some great opportunities in here that the team and I will work on addressing." "We cant thank you enough for your time and commitment in conducting this assessment. There are some great opportunities in here that the team and I will work on addressing." "We cant thank you enough for your time and commitment in conducting this assessment. There are some great opportunities in here that the team and I will work on addressing." "We cant thank you enough for your time and commitment in conducting this assessment. There are some great opportunities in here that the team and I will work on addressing."
- Source: Pat Paya II, Plant Manager, Supply Chain, Liberty Coca-Cola, 2021-04-26
"Hi Keith. Thank you for coming out. I was very impressed by the attention to detail you all did during the audit. Great team."
- Source: Jackob Schleifer, Director of Field Operations, Planlt Green LLC, 2021-04-14
"Thanks again for you and your team’s hard work. I’ve shared your reporting with the other management here and I’m sure there will be questions,... more"
"Thanks again for you and your team’s hard work. I’ve shared your reporting with the other management here and I’m sure there will be questions, clarifications, and other musings to follow." "Thanks again for you and your team’s hard work. I’ve shared your reporting with the other management here and I’m sure there will be questions, clarifications, and other musings to follow." "Thanks again for you and your team’s hard work. I’ve shared your reporting with the other management here and I’m sure there will be questions, clarifications, and other musings to follow." "Thanks again for you and your team’s hard work. I’ve shared your reporting with the other management here and I’m sure there will be questions, clarifications, and other musings to follow."
- Source: Victor Tabeling, Sales and Marketing Manager, Applied Diamond, Inc, 2021-03-25
"Thank you so much for your efforts! We really enjoyed your visit a nd your recommendations."
- Source: Chesky Seitler, COO, Kosher Gardens LLC, 2021-02-15
"I can’t thank you, your students and the University of Delaware enough for performing the audits for the City of Rehoboth Beach!"
- Source: Vicky Hatton, Accounting Supervisor, City of Rehoboth Beach, 2020-12-23
"Keith, on behalf of Thermoseal, I want to reiterate our gratitude to you and your team. We appreciate everyone's efforts to identify and quantify... more"
"Keith, on behalf of Thermoseal, I want to reiterate our gratitude to you and your team. We appreciate everyone's efforts to identify and quantify opportunities to reduce Thermoseals energy costs. We thoroughly enjoyed the audit and we hope your team enjoyed the day at Thermoseal. " "Keith, on behalf of Thermoseal, I want to reiterate our gratitude to you and your team. We appreciate everyone's efforts to identify and quantify opportunities to reduce Thermoseals energy costs. We thoroughly enjoyed the audit and we hope your team enjoyed the day at Thermoseal. " "Keith, on behalf of Thermoseal, I want to reiterate our gratitude to you and your team. We appreciate everyone's efforts to identify and quantify opportunities to reduce Thermoseals energy costs. We thoroughly enjoyed the audit and we hope your team enjoyed the day at Thermoseal. " "Keith, on behalf of Thermoseal, I want to reiterate our gratitude to you and your team. We appreciate everyone's efforts to identify and quantify opportunities to reduce Thermoseals energy costs. We thoroughly enjoyed the audit and we hope your team enjoyed the day at Thermoseal. "
- Source: Dan Nichols, Director of Operations, Thermoseal, 2015-01-21
"Thanks to you and your team for such a thorough audit. I’m very impressed with the process and expect that we will implement most if not all of the... more"
"Thanks to you and your team for such a thorough audit. I’m very impressed with the process and expect that we will implement most if not all of the suggestions." "Thanks to you and your team for such a thorough audit. I’m very impressed with the process and expect that we will implement most if not all of the suggestions." "Thanks to you and your team for such a thorough audit. I’m very impressed with the process and expect that we will implement most if not all of the suggestions." "Thanks to you and your team for such a thorough audit. I’m very impressed with the process and expect that we will implement most if not all of the suggestions."
- Source: Ralph Wood, Interstate Connecting Components, 2014-08-01

Contact Center

Center Director Keith Goossen
Email goossen@udel.edu
Phone # 1 (302) 831-0210
Fax # 1 (302) 831-4316
Mailing Address University of Delaware
140 Evans Hall
Newark, DE 19716
Other Allison Lutz
Other Priscila Barbosa
Assistant Director Ralph Nigro
Other Robert Schmidt

University of Delaware has trained 119 students

The following students participated in ITAC assessments with University of Delaware since 2007.
The 51 students (in BOLD) have also been awarded ITAC student certificates for exceptional participation.
Adam Bourjal
Aditya Utturkar
Adrian Wetzel
Alex Kuchuk
Ali Mousavi
Allyce Ramadan
Andrew Rackie
Anna Ferrara
Ben Ross
Benjamin Shopp
Bradley Hoffmann
Brandon Maravilla Garcia
Brandon Tacconelli
Brian Chlan
Brice Carlson
Bruce Hu
Bryan Haney
Byron Lambrou
Cesar Duarte
Chase Lawrence
Chelsi Campbell
Christine Longhitano
Christopher Brehm
Christopher Calandra
Colin Manasse
Cory Budischak
Courtney Griffin
Dan Kasper
Daniel Wolfe
David Graham
David McAndrews
David Mroz
Douglas Devoto
Elizabeth Alban
Emmanuel Dessallien
Erika vant Veld
Ernest Koepf
Eva Grise
Fan Wang
Felipe Quintero
Gabriel Bisio
Galvin Stuart
Gayathre Krishnan
Gordon Schweitzer
Grace Li
Gretchen Rodammer
Guy Kramer
Jacob Goldblatt
Jacqueline Johnson
James Craig
James Schneider
Jason Clausing
Joe Camp
John Grayo
Jose Cardozo
Josh Dubey
Joshua Hyman
Julia Hirs
Junli Li
Justino DeAngelis
Keith Gallagher
Kimberly Lewis
Kristen Pickelsimer
Kristina Kowal
Latha Natraj
Lemir Teron
Liam Kelley
Lincoln Pritt
Luke Hutchinson
Marcel Okoli
Marisa Myrick
Mark Griesinger
Matthew Marino
Matthew Vilaboy
Matthew Webber
Mayank Saraswat
Megan Murray
Mehul Garg
Micah Uzuh
Michael Dee
Muhammad Kamil Qaddus
Nathan Coleman
Nevin Schlabach
Nick Goossen
Nicole Suto
Nnamnor Okafor
Noah Durbin
Noah Morrison
Pallavi Mathur
Parag Nathaney
Paul Del Mar
Paul Gordon
Paul LaShier
Paul Zaloga Jr
Peleg Kremer
Priscila Barbosa
Randall Jacob Stafford
Rebecca Beswick
Reema Alyahmadi
Richard Parsons