Nov 17, 2009: Alliance to Save Energy Congressional briefing, "Heavy Industries: Advancing American Manufacturing," - A discussion by industry experts centering on the current and future prospects for energy efficiency in their four respective industries. All agreed on the great potential for energy efficiency projects but acknowledged the formidable barriers that inhibit investment.

1. Michael Greenman Executive Director Efficient Enterprises: Powering American Industry Industry Examples Cannon House Office Building November 17, 2009

4. Submerged Combustion Melter 1- Batch charger; 2- Refractory lining; 3- Water cooled panels; 4- Melting zone; 5- Exhaust; 6- Melt outlet; 7- Submerged oxygas burners; 8- Batch material (sloped pocket of batch)

6. Indiana Melting and Manufacturing, LaPorte, IN

10. Laser Contouring of Basic Oxygen Furnace – Fast Measurement of the Converter for Process Control

12. Energy-Saving Melting and Revert Reduction Technology (E-SMARRT)

13. Energy -SMARRT R&D Project Team Thirteen foremost metalcasting R&D organizations CANMET Oak Ridge National Lab

19. Ultra-Strong Glass