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Director: Keith Goossen
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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: 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.

DL-ITAC Activity Map
259 Assessments
2,142 Recommendations
2.97 Tbtu Energy Saving*
$47.64 million Cost Savings*
123 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
"We greatly appreciate the time you and your team spent at both of our facilities, it was a great experience, and I learned a lot!"
- Source: Eric Hutchinson, Purchasing Manager, Allan Myers, 2025-01-22
"You have an excellent group of students, and I appreciate their effort."
- Source: John Hillard, Corporate EHS Director, Lindsey Precast, 2025-02-05
"The savings you uncovered are significant and the entire process helped to show our staff how helpful a fresh perspective can be. Keep up the good work."
- Source: Paul Baker, President, Trap Rock Industries, 2024-12-17
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Assessment - Case Studies

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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

"Thank you Keith and your team for the energy assessment you conducted at our 21 Commerce Street facility. We greatly appreciate your work."
- Source: Jane Koetitz, CFO, Wonder Meats, 2024-10-29
"Thanks Keith. We really appreciate your efforts. One of those chillers has been a lemon since new. The one on the east side. If that’s the one showing... more"
"Thanks Keith. We really appreciate your efforts. One of those chillers has been a lemon since new. The one on the east side. If that’s the one showing the higher consumption then that may be taken care of once we get the latest problem with it fixed." "Thanks Keith. We really appreciate your efforts. One of those chillers has been a lemon since new. The one on the east side. If that’s the one showing the higher consumption then that may be taken care of once we get the latest problem with it fixed." "Thanks Keith. We really appreciate your efforts. One of those chillers has been a lemon since new. The one on the east side. If that’s the one showing the higher consumption then that may be taken care of once we get the latest problem with it fixed." "Thanks Keith. We really appreciate your efforts. One of those chillers has been a lemon since new. The one on the east side. If that’s the one showing the higher consumption then that may be taken care of once we get the latest problem with it fixed."
- Source: Dan Huthwaite, Plant Manager, Collins Aerospace, 2024-08-13
"Hi Keith, Attached is the completed form. Many of the projects are on our Capital Improvement Plan and will be implemented in upcoming years. Thanks again for... more"
"Hi Keith, Attached is the completed form. Many of the projects are on our Capital Improvement Plan and will be implemented in upcoming years. Thanks again for your team's efforts on this!" "Hi Keith, Attached is the completed form. Many of the projects are on our Capital Improvement Plan and will be implemented in upcoming years. Thanks again for your team's efforts on this!" "Hi Keith, Attached is the completed form. Many of the projects are on our Capital Improvement Plan and will be implemented in upcoming years. Thanks again for your team's efforts on this!" "Hi Keith, Attached is the completed form. Many of the projects are on our Capital Improvement Plan and will be implemented in upcoming years. Thanks again for your team's efforts on this!"
- Source: Dominic D;Orazio, Regional Operations Engineer, Wilmington WWTP, 2024-02-29
"Will do Keith, I haven’t had a chance to review thoroughly yet but I know that Chris has already been implementing suggestions from it. I do appreciate you... more"
"Will do Keith, I haven’t had a chance to review thoroughly yet but I know that Chris has already been implementing suggestions from it. I do appreciate you all taking the time to complete the audit" "Will do Keith, I haven’t had a chance to review thoroughly yet but I know that Chris has already been implementing suggestions from it. I do appreciate you all taking the time to complete the audit" "Will do Keith, I haven’t had a chance to review thoroughly yet but I know that Chris has already been implementing suggestions from it. I do appreciate you all taking the time to complete the audit" "Will do Keith, I haven’t had a chance to review thoroughly yet but I know that Chris has already been implementing suggestions from it. I do appreciate you all taking the time to complete the audit"
- Source: Kyle Long, Corporate EHS Director, Rea Magnet Wire, 2023-11-13
"Thank you, Keith, and UD team! Agilent Appreciates! Very fast summarized results Keith! Impressive."
- Source: Kevin Flach, Plant Manager, Agilent, 2023-08-18
"Keith, I really appreciate your support and plant assessment. As I mentioned, I’ll be taking few days off this week, I’ll be responding emails on my return.... more"
"Keith, I really appreciate your support and plant assessment. As I mentioned, I’ll be taking few days off this week, I’ll be responding emails on my return. Once again thanks to you and your team for the support. I’m so excited to implement some recommendations and start seeing the savings." "Keith, I really appreciate your support and plant assessment. As I mentioned, I’ll be taking few days off this week, I’ll be responding emails on my return. Once again thanks to you and your team for the support. I’m so excited to implement some recommendations and start seeing the savings." "Keith, I really appreciate your support and plant assessment. As I mentioned, I’ll be taking few days off this week, I’ll be responding emails on my return. Once again thanks to you and your team for the support. I’m so excited to implement some recommendations and start seeing the savings." "Keith, I really appreciate your support and plant assessment. As I mentioned, I’ll be taking few days off this week, I’ll be responding emails on my return. Once again thanks to you and your team for the support. I’m so excited to implement some recommendations and start seeing the savings."
- Source: Raul Saurez, Plant Manager, Liberty Coca Cola, 2023-08-13
"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 Keith, all very good recommendations."
- Source: Toby Boyd, General Manager, Pemco Lighting Products, 2020-12-15
"TA Continues to be very interested in performing these recommendations. 2020 has been an extremely challenging year due to COVID, an extremely stunted... more"
"TA Continues to be very interested in performing these recommendations. 2020 has been an extremely challenging year due to COVID, an extremely stunted market, a plant shut-down and move, etc. We hope to be able to start to implement these recommendations in 2021." "TA Continues to be very interested in performing these recommendations. 2020 has been an extremely challenging year due to COVID, an extremely stunted market, a plant shut-down and move, etc. We hope to be able to start to implement these recommendations in 2021." "TA Continues to be very interested in performing these recommendations. 2020 has been an extremely challenging year due to COVID, an extremely stunted market, a plant shut-down and move, etc. We hope to be able to start to implement these recommendations in 2021." "TA Continues to be very interested in performing these recommendations. 2020 has been an extremely challenging year due to COVID, an extremely stunted market, a plant shut-down and move, etc. We hope to be able to start to implement these recommendations in 2021."
- Source: John Burns, Facilities Manager, TA Instruments, 2020-11-06
"On behalf of -, I am writing to thank you for putting us in touch with Prof. Keith Goossen and his exceptional team. The energy assessment report and the... more"
"On behalf of -, I am writing to thank you for putting us in touch with Prof. Keith Goossen and his exceptional team. The energy assessment report and the recommendations have helped us better understand our system. It also enabled us to work on projects that have a direct impact on our energy consumption, hence helping us lower our energy bills. I am pleased to inform you that we have recently accepted a state grant to improve for our chiller/piping system. This would not have been possible without the excellent work done by the University of Delaware Mid-Atlantic Industrial Assessment Center." "On behalf of -, I am writing to thank you for putting us in touch with Prof. Keith Goossen and his exceptional team. The energy assessment report and the recommendations have helped us better understand our system. It also enabled us to work on projects that have a direct impact on our energy consumption, hence helping us lower our energy bills. I am pleased to inform you that we have recently accepted a state grant to improve for our chiller/piping system. This would not have been possible without the excellent work done by the University of Delaware Mid-Atlantic Industrial Assessment Center." "On behalf of -, I am writing to thank you for putting us in touch with Prof. Keith Goossen and his exceptional team. The energy assessment report and the recommendations have helped us better understand our system. It also enabled us to work on projects that have a direct impact on our energy consumption, hence helping us lower our energy bills. I am pleased to inform you that we have recently accepted a state grant to improve for our chiller/piping system. This would not have been possible without the excellent work done by the University of Delaware Mid-Atlantic Industrial Assessment Center." "On behalf of -, I am writing to thank you for putting us in touch with Prof. Keith Goossen and his exceptional team. The energy assessment report and the recommendations have helped us better understand our system. It also enabled us to work on projects that have a direct impact on our energy consumption, hence helping us lower our energy bills. I am pleased to inform you that we have recently accepted a state grant to improve for our chiller/piping system. This would not have been possible without the excellent work done by the University of Delaware Mid-Atlantic Industrial Assessment Center."
- Source: Vaibhav Paritosh, Bilcare, 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 123 students

The following students participated in ITAC assessments with University of Delaware since 2007.
The 56 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
Jacob Piretti
Jacqueline Johnson
James Craig
James Schneider
Jason Clausing
Joe Camp
John Grayo
Jose Cardozo
Josh Dubey
Joshua Hyman
Judy Van Rooyen
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 Ward
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