WASHINGTON, DC - Representing important technology transfer from Department of Energy (DOE) labs to the marketplace, DOE today announced the successful one-year operation of the first generation ''Super Boiler,'' which can deliver 94 percent thermal efficiency, while producing fewer emissions than conventional boiler technologies. By 2020, this technology could save more than 185 trillion British Thermal Units (Btus) of energy - equivalent to the natural gas consumed by more than two million households. The United States' Industrial sector accounts for over 32% of the nation's energy use and new technology used in this Super Boiler represents great potential for energy savings. The one-year anniversary of the operation of this Super Boiler was celebrated today at Specification Rubber Products, Inc. in Alabaster, Alabama, where the boiler resides.
