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Director: Dr. Stephen Terry
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Grant Funding Opportunity NOW OPEN
Up to $300k at 50% cost share for qualifying* projects.
Grant Funding Opportunity Open
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: 2006

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

NC-ITAC Activity Map
668 Assessments
5,176 Recommendations
5.53 Tbtu Energy Saving*
$107.45 million Cost Savings*
121 Students Trained
*Recommended Savings
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Recent Case Studies

Related Papers & Publications
Worsham, Elizabeth; Terry, SD, Pulp and Paper Mill Steady State Analysis for Carbon Neutral Integration of a Small Modular Reactor, ASME Power 2020, August, 2020
Worsham, Elizabeth; Terry, SD;, Preliminary Design of a Flexible Heat Exchanger for Steam Generation in an SMR Module, American Nuclear Society Student Meeting, 2020
Worsham, Elizabeth; Thomas, Alexander; and Terry, SD, Revenue maximization for a groundwater desalination plant and small modular reactor coupling, ASME Power, 2019, 2019

Noteworthy Feedback
"Good morning Steve, We are almost 100% back up and running! We have read through the report provided by you and your students and I’ve began looking into... more"
- Source: Christina Coley, Facility Engineer, 2021-02-16
"Dr. Terry, thank you for visiting this week, it was a pleasure having you and your team on our campus. The program you run, aside from being a benefit the... more"
- Source: 2017-06-30
"E3 program making presentation on total survey package - including energy survey. Positive comments from IES."
- Source: Anna Mangum, E3 Coordinator, NCSU Industrial Extension Service, 2014-12-04

Assessment - Case Studies

Phasing Plants into Modern Lighting Usage

Opening the Door to Energy Savings

Recommendations Saves by Increasing Storage Efficiency


Papers & Publications

2020

2 Papers / Publications

Worsham, Elizabeth; Terry, SD, Pulp and Paper Mill Steady State Analysis for Carbon Neutral Integration of a Small Modular Reactor, ASME Power 2020, August | North Carolina State ITAC
Worsham, Elizabeth; Terry, SD;, Preliminary Design of a Flexible Heat Exchanger for Steam Generation in an SMR Module, American Nuclear Society Student Meeting | North Carolina State ITAC

2019

2 Papers / Publications

Worsham, Elizabeth; Thomas, Alexander; and Terry, SD, Revenue maximization for a groundwater desalination plant and small modular reactor coupling, ASME Power, 2019 | North Carolina State ITAC
Worsham, Elizabeth; Thomas, Alexander; and Terry, SD, Electric Load Following of a Small Modular Reactor Using a Groundwater Desalination Plant, Industrial Energy Technology Conference | North Carolina State ITAC

2018

1 Papers / Publications

Frick, Konor; Misenheimer, Corey; Doster, J Michael, Terry, Stephen; Bragg-Sitton, Shannon, Thermal Energy Storage Configurations for Small Modular Reactor Load Shedding, Nuclear Technology, 2018 | North Carolina State ITAC

2017

3 Papers / Publications

Misenheimer, C and Terry, SD, Modeling Hybrid Nuclear Systems with Chilled-Water Storage, ASME Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Jan 2017 | doi:10.1115/1.4033858 | North Carolina State ITAC
Oluwami, A and Terry SD, Hybridization and Optimization of Gas Turbine for Compressed Air Energy Storage System (Computer Modeling and Simulation), 2017 IETC Conference, New Orleans, LA, June 2017 | North Carolina State ITAC
Misenheimer, CT and Terry, SD,, The Development of a Dynamic Single Effect, Lithium Bromide Absorption Chiller Model with Enhanced Generator Fidelity, Energy Conversion and Management | North Carolina State ITAC

2014

1 Papers / Publications

Using Outside Air for Flooded Oil Screw Compressors at an Industrial Facility, Proceedings of the Industrial Energy Technology Conference | North Carolina State ITAC

2012

1 Papers / Publications

Brown, C.D; Leach, J.W.; Terry, S.D, Evaporative Air Conditioning in a Manufacturing Facility, Energy Engineering; 199, 96 (4); 40-58 | North Carolina State ITAC

2011

2 Papers / Publications

Justin Gibides; Ryan Nester; Stephen Terry; Herbert Eckerlin, An evaluation of the losses and costs associated with coal versus natural gas firing at a north Carolina textile finishing plant, Energy Engineering: Journal of the Association of Energy Engineering | North Carolina State ITAC
N.J. Moore; S.D. Terry; K.M. Lyons, Flame hysteresis effects in methane jet flames in air-coflow, Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME | North Carolina State ITAC

2009

1 Papers / Publications

Lewis, NB; Simon, MJ; Terry, SD, Industrial Heat Pumps – A Reexamination in Light of Current Energy Trends, Industrial Energy Technology Conference, New Orleans, LA | North Carolina State ITAC

Noteworthy Feedback

"Good morning Steve, We are almost 100% back up and running! We have read through the report provided by you and your students and I’ve began looking into... more"
"Good morning Steve, We are almost 100% back up and running! We have read through the report provided by you and your students and I’ve began looking into your recommendations. After talking with a business energy advisor at DEP, it looks like we will be able to opt-out of both of those riders. DEP estimates that by opting out of the EE rider that we will save about $11,600/year. We truly appreciate you all for taking the time to gather data and create this report for us. It has definitely been beneficial." "Good morning Steve, We are almost 100% back up and running! We have read through the report provided by you and your students and I’ve began looking into your recommendations. After talking with a business energy advisor at DEP, it looks like we will be able to opt-out of both of those riders. DEP estimates that by opting out of the EE rider that we will save about $11,600/year. We truly appreciate you all for taking the time to gather data and create this report for us. It has definitely been beneficial." "Good morning Steve, We are almost 100% back up and running! We have read through the report provided by you and your students and I’ve began looking into your recommendations. After talking with a business energy advisor at DEP, it looks like we will be able to opt-out of both of those riders. DEP estimates that by opting out of the EE rider that we will save about $11,600/year. We truly appreciate you all for taking the time to gather data and create this report for us. It has definitely been beneficial." "Good morning Steve, We are almost 100% back up and running! We have read through the report provided by you and your students and I’ve began looking into your recommendations. After talking with a business energy advisor at DEP, it looks like we will be able to opt-out of both of those riders. DEP estimates that by opting out of the EE rider that we will save about $11,600/year. We truly appreciate you all for taking the time to gather data and create this report for us. It has definitely been beneficial."
- Source: Christina Coley, Facility Engineer, 2021-02-16
"Dr. Terry, thank you for visiting this week, it was a pleasure having you and your team on our campus. The program you run, aside from being a benefit the... more"
"Dr. Terry, thank you for visiting this week, it was a pleasure having you and your team on our campus. The program you run, aside from being a benefit the manufacturing community is a great opportunity for the students to see what reality is ahead of them heading out into the world to make it a better place. I am personally jealous that we did not have such a thing back in my day. " "Dr. Terry, thank you for visiting this week, it was a pleasure having you and your team on our campus. The program you run, aside from being a benefit the manufacturing community is a great opportunity for the students to see what reality is ahead of them heading out into the world to make it a better place. I am personally jealous that we did not have such a thing back in my day. " "Dr. Terry, thank you for visiting this week, it was a pleasure having you and your team on our campus. The program you run, aside from being a benefit the manufacturing community is a great opportunity for the students to see what reality is ahead of them heading out into the world to make it a better place. I am personally jealous that we did not have such a thing back in my day. " "Dr. Terry, thank you for visiting this week, it was a pleasure having you and your team on our campus. The program you run, aside from being a benefit the manufacturing community is a great opportunity for the students to see what reality is ahead of them heading out into the world to make it a better place. I am personally jealous that we did not have such a thing back in my day. "
- Source: 2017-06-30
"E3 program making presentation on total survey package - including energy survey. Positive comments from IES."
- Source: Anna Mangum, E3 Coordinator, NCSU Industrial Extension Service, 2014-12-04

Last Available Contact Information

Center Director Dr. Stephen Terry
Email sdterry@ncsu.edu
Phone # 1 (919) 515-1878
Fax # 1 (919) 515-7968
Mailing Address 1840 Entrepreneur Drive, Campus Box 7910
Raleigh, NC 27695
Assistant Director Dr. Brendan O'Connor

North Carolina State has trained 121 students

The following students participated in ITAC assessments with North Carolina State since 2003, when student name tracking began.
The 53 students (in BOLD) have also been awarded ITAC student certificates for exceptional participation.
Abraham Harman
Adefolaolumani Odeniyi
Alan Briggs
Alexander Thomas
Alexander Viola
Andrew Forrest
Andrew Lawson
Andrew Murphy
Andrew Phillips
Anvay Joshi
B. J. Meier
Ben Nichols
Benjamin Cox
Blake Chestnut
Brandon Hines
Brent Jason Theiling
Brett Ross
Brock Frisbee
Bryan Roy
C Rebecca Woltz
Caitlyn Taylor
Chaitanya Sonawala
Chris Georgoulius
Chris Germaine
Christine Maurer
Christopher Belton
Christopher Hodrick
Corey Misenheimer
Craig Hums
Crystine Good
Daniel Christy
Daniel Paprocki
David Gunderson
David Hughes
David Hunt
David Wilson
Deanna Silsby
Dolanimi Ogunkoya
Ed Hollar
Elizabeth Harrington
Elizabeth Worsham
Elton Dale Cranford
Emily Solis
Erica O'Donnel
Evan McConnell
Garrett Raper
Gopal Chaudry
Hannah Pifer
Harrison Kesling
Harsha Holalu Ramakrishna
Harshdeep Ahluwalia
Hurtford Smith
Jackson Wooten
Jacob Freeman
Jacob Jay
Jacob Walgenbach
James Turner
Jason Reichow
Jay Bate
Jesse Gyongyos
John Adam Pate
John Bear
John Nickels
Jonathan Drum
Jonathan Hill
Josh Poole
Josh Powell
Joshua Pope
Juliet Simpson
Justin Gibides
Justin Linke
Justin Ng
Kalyan Palaparthy
Kate Patterson
Kevin Linke
Kiran Thirumaran
Kristine Kesling
Laura Williams
Logan Greer
Ludmilla Nikitina
Lynn Albers
M Tucker Daniels
Matthew Laney
Michael Simon
Mike Geci
Myra Manning
Natalie MacDonald
Nathan Block
Nathaniel Lewis
Nicholas Llewelyn
Nicholas Stogner
Nicole Harvey
Nyawira Nyota
Olivia Gartz
Panth Naik
Paul Mobley
Philip Miller
Phillip Hatcher
Raymond Lancaster
Robin Locke