IAC: Louisiana State University

Implementation Grant Funding Opportunity Open

IMPORTANT: The grant program operates on a rolling basis and applications may be submitted at any time, with quarterly reviews.

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Implementation Grant Funding Opportunity Open

Qualifying* small and medium-sized US manufacturers, that received IAC or Combined Heat and Power Technical Assistance Partnership assessments between 2018 and 2024, can now apply for grants for implementation of assessment recommendations up 50% of qualifying* project costs with a maximum of $300,000 per manufacturer.

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Grant Program - Open Solicitation

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.

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

181	Assessments
1,021	Recommendations
1.85	Tbtu Energy Saving*
$17.13	million Cost Savings*
93	Students Trained

*Recommended Savings

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Recent Case Studies

Saving Energy for Southland Industrial Coating

Wood Pellets and Energy Efficiency

Energy Saving with Ragan & Massey

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Related Papers & Publications

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2021

1 Papers / Publications

Laleh Ghanbari, Chao Wang, Hyun Woo Jeon, " Industrial Energy Assessment Training Effectiveness Evaluation: An Eye-Tracking Study, Sensors, | LS-IAC

2020

4 Papers / Publications

Hyun Woo Jeon, Sung Hoon Chung, Kijung Park, " A nonparametric approach to modeling dependence among production parameters for energy cost estimation, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 5/1, | LS-IAC

Ahmad Ebrahimi, Hyun Woo Jeon, Seokgi Lee, Chao Wang, " Minimizing total energy cost and tardiness penalty for a scheduling-layout problem in a flexible job shop system: A comparison of four metaheuristic algorithms, Computers & Industrial Engineering, March, | LS-IAC

2019

2 Papers / Publications

Hyun Woo Jeon, Seokgi Lee, Chao Wang, " Estimating manufacturing electricity costs by simulating dependence between production parameters, Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing 55 (2019) 129–140, | LS-IAC

Ahmad Ebrahimi, Hyun Woo Jeon, " A hybrid metaheuristic for minimizing total tardiness and electricity costs, Proceedings of the 2019 IISE Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, USA, 5/20, | LS-IAC

2018

1 Papers / Publications

Ahmad Ebrahimi, Hyun Woo Jeon, " Minimizing total tardiness and energy cost by considering layout and scheduling in a flexible job shop, Proceedings of the 2018 IISE Annual Conference, | LS-IAC

2017

2 Papers / Publications

Hyun Woo Jeon, Seokgi Lee, Amin Kargarian, Yuncheol Kang, " Power demand risk models on milling machines, Journal of Cleaner Production 165 (2017), | LS-IAC

Seokgi Lee, Byung Do Chung, Hyun Woo Jeon, Jaeyeon Chang, " A dynamic control approach for energy-efficient production scheduling on a single machine under time-varying electricity pricing, Journal of Cleaner Production 165 (2017), | LS-IAC

Noteworthy Feedback

- Source: Cane Guin, VP of Operations, Smitty's Supply, 09/19/2024

""We enjoyed working with your teams as it was exciting to see these types of programs being offered to students these days. I can see in the near future where companies such as the size of ours will have these types of positions on staff full-time looking for opportunities to save in the energy space. We appreciate the help you guys have provided us thus far.""

- Source: Lee Bouziga, Vice President, ECO, 06/14/2024

""We at GSM have been impressed and fortunate in all of our experiences with LSU’s IAC program and your team’s help with this grant program is no exception.""

- Source: Chris O'Connor, Maintenance\Safety Manager, Gulf South Machine, Inc., 06/29/2023

""We are incredibly grateful for the assistance provided by you and your students. They were knowledgeable and eager to provide feedback that would be useful. As it turned out, we have greatly benefitted from the energy assessment done last year.""

- Source: Roxson Welch, Executive Director, Family and Youth Service Center, 07/22/2024

"I am so thankful to you and your team for getting this done for us, and I know it will go a long way in helping us move forward with our water and energy sustainability."

- Source: William David Motes, Management Systems Manager, New Orleans Coca-Cola Bottling Co., 02/01/2019

""It was fun to nerd out with interested & knowledgeable people about areas of opportunity for our hotel's energy efficiency. The suggestions were helpful and actionable. Generally, I had a really positive experience and highly recommend the program.""

- Source: Nathalie Jordi, Hotel Peter and Paul, 07/10/2023

"Your recommendations are excellent and I thank you and your team for spending the time on this project. Come back any time!"

- Source: Jacob Talley, CEO, Tin Roof Brewing Co., 10/16/2018

""We wanted to let you know how impressed we were with your team's knowledge, professionalism, and humility.""

- Source: Alexander Callahan, Senior Business Analyst, Targa Resources, 05/18/2018

""I really enjoyed working with Dr. Hayes and Dr. Wang. They were very professional and knowledgeable, and I really like the diversity of the team. They come from all walks of life with different genders, races, cultures, religions, and areas of expertise. Through the assessments, I was able to make some contacts that have become friendships based on common fields of interest. I value the feedback that was provided as some of it led directly to getting financial incentives. It assisted us in reducing our GHG footprint and reducing costs. More people were open to the ideas presented based on it coming from subject matter experts. A big benefit for us was also just getting to promote that we are working with LSU.""

- Source: Bryan Rousse, Sustainability Coordinator, Edison Chouest Offshore Companies, 07/12/2023

""We enjoyed our time with the assessment team. The information provided helped us secure funding for some projects to achieve some of our sustainability goals. We are presently upgrading our facility to LED and are requesting funding to install VFD’s in our next 3 budget years. We are also upgrading our tube boilers to package boilers this quarter. Your team did a great job!""

- Source: Jody Kelley, Terminal Manager, LBC Tank Terminal, 07/07/2023

""I have been out for a few weeks and enjoyed finally getting to go through the Driftwood Industrial Energy report. I thought it was very thorough and look forward to hearing my team's thoughts. Thank you!""

- Source: Jessica Nehrbass, Sustainability Program Manager, Sustainability Program Manager, 07/15/2024

""It was great having them here. We were able to reduce our bills by 30-40%. We continue to work on the recommendations. We really appreciate what the team did for us.""

- Source: Todd Maulding, Business Manager, USS KIDD Veterans Museum, 07/07/2023

""Please let the entire team know that Blast Tech is very impressed and grateful for the quality of the data provided by the students. Because the data is so thorough, it allows us to determine our areas of focus with very little additional input required.""

- Source: Andre Fontova, CEO, Blast Tech, 04/20/2017

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Center Director	Dr. Jonathan Shi
Email	jshi@lsu.edu
Phone #	+12255781255
Mailing Address	3316D Patrick F. Taylor Hall Baton Rouge, LA 70803

Assistant Director	Chandler Hayes
Assistant Director	Dr. Chao Wang
Other	Dr. Michael Hayes

Louisiana State University has trained 93 students

The following students have participated in IAC assessments with Louisiana State University since 2017.
The 34 students (in BOLD) have also been awarded IAC student certificates for exceptional participation.

Abigail Nix

Ahmad Ebrahimi

Alexander Tepper

Alexia Ruiz

Amanda Cannella

Amelie Echeverria

Anna Kay Bohannon

Ashlee Robinson

Ashley Davies

Asif Chowdhury

Benjamin Avants

Berk Mollaoglu

Bhavya Ramachandran

Blaison Treuil

Blake Brooks

Brandon Crandall

Cameron Torres

Carmen Calderon

Caroline Beeman

Carson Rigol

Casie Jones

Christian Williamson

Cole Lambert

Colleen Angelle

Connor McCarthy

Dania Abdulaziz

Daril Nantchouang

David Quiring

Delia Peterson

Dylan McDonald

Ehsan Shourangiz

Ella Blossman

Emily Rivera

Emma Champagne

Emma Stiening

Entai Xu

Ernesto Alonso

Fatemeh Ghafari

Haley Fuller

Haley Pittenger

Ivie Walker

Jake Rovira

Jasmine Bekkaye

Jasmine Redo

Jeazzelle L Baham

Jennifer White

Joshua Nabatilan

Julie Reinecke

Karen Gilmore

Keith Hunter

Kyle Dear

Laleh Ghanbari

Lauren Soileau

Layla Hopkins

Macy Delatte

Mahdi Bonyaniakbarabadi

Maryam Soleymani

Mason Marcantel

Mohammad Hassan

Mona Mansouri

Mysha Ahmed

Nicholas Hardy

Nicholas Kellner

Nicholas Wagner

Oliver Kraklow

Oluleye Ifeoluwa Benjamin

Oluwafemi Awolesi

Perry Rodrigue

Peter Kim

Radha Mistry

Reginald Blouin

Rickiea Hill

Roshan Sojitra

Samuel Shields

Selena Dang

Seth Ledet

Shashank Muley

Shelbie Schexnaydre

Shristi Upadhyaya

Solveig Refve

Srikanth Bangaru

Sueed Willoughby

Tara Bui

Tarun Ayiluri

Thao Ngo

Thomas Schmidt

Tommy Nguyen

Travis Daly

Trey Aubert

Tucker Brown

Tyler Braud

Vansh Vyas

Weile Wei