Pumping Systems Optimization Course 2009 -- About the Course

When pumping systems are not optimized for best efficiency they will DRAIN your company's profitability. The typical medium-sized plant spends over $1.4 million a year on energy to run their pumping systems. Better system design and optimized pumping systems may result in savings that will average $350K per year on energy alone.

With these savings opportunities, isn't it time to find out how much your pumping systems are costing you?
Sign-up now. Course attendance is limited to 25 participants.

This one-day course will help you:

learn valuable new skills
earn 7 professional development hours (PDHs)
learn how to develop an Action Plan to help improve system efficiency to reduce energy and operating costs.

Topics include:

Why Efficient Pumping Systems are Important
System Optimization and Improvement Opportunities
Basic Pump System Interaction
Screening Pumping Systems
Analysis Tools for Pumping Systems
Improving the Performance of Pumping Systems
Life-Cycle Cost Analysis
Developing an Action Plan
Resources and Follow-up Strategy

Who should attend?
Those interested in better understanding pumping systems and who want to learn the financial benefits of pumping system optimization, variable speed drives and life cycle costs.

Your course registration fee includes a free copy of the textbook Optimizing Pumping Systems: A Guide to Improved Energy Efficiency, Reliability & Profitability.

Sponsors:
This course is sponsored in part by the Partnership for Industrial Energy Efficiency (PIE²). PIE² is the Partnership for Industrial Energy Efficiency. The group is comprised of the Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS), the Iowa Energy Center, the Industrial Assessment Center, the Electric Power Resource Center, Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities, Alliant Energy, MidAmerican Energy, CIPCO, Black Hills Energy, and others interested in energy efficiency. In the past several years, the partnership as offered programs such as TAP Steam, the Compressed Air Challenge, Natural Gas Energy Efficiency, and others. The following organizations are official sponsors: