Since 1992, the IAC at WVU has been strengthening energy analysis and productivity in the Mountain State. Our expert team, one of many around the United States is dedicated to expanding and enhancing manufacturing degree programs, career advancement training, and certificate pathways for students both within our state and beyond.
Download the Case Study DOE announces participating IAC universitiesThe Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) at West Virginia University’s
Department of Industrial Management Systems Engineering within Benjamin M.
Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, is one of
32 centers around the country funded by the
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
The IAC provides no-cost energy assessments to small and mid-sized manufacturers
that help to save energy, reduce waste and improve productivity.
Assist industry with ISO 50001 and SEP energy management.
Pollution prevention and waste reduction.
Analytics in support of energy efficiency.
Train the next generation of energy-water nexus engineers.
Energy assessment using energy analysis and diagnostic instrumentation.
E3: Energy, Environment, and Economics assessments.
Recommendations for energy efficiency for manufacturing facilities, water treatment facilities, waste water treatment facilities and buildings.
Publish research in energy efficiency through peer reviewed journals and in conferences.
Evaluate cybersecurity, develop smart manufacturing application for energy efficiency and reduce water usage and waste.
Resiliency planning, decarbonization, and use of alternative feed-stock fuels.
Saved American Companies more than $700 million per year through efficiency and productivity improvements by spending just $27 million.
Enabled small and mid-sized manufacturers to save energy to power a city the size of Boston for a year.
Helped to create and maintain more than 1.5 million industry jobs in the U.S.
Educated thousands of senior undergraduate and graduate students on fundamentals of industrial energy and resource efficiency.
The total CO2 emissions saved : 711,410 tons per year (314,016 implemented).
In today's high-demand, fast paced energy and manufacturing industry, IAC students graduate with the knowledge and real-world skills needed to thrive in industry.
Meet the TeamIf you are able to help businesses improve their bottom line, they’ll invest back into the economy and hire more people at good paying jobs, especially clean energy jobs. Universities were created to enable education and growth of individuals in the state who might otherwise not get access to these types of information and knowledge.
Bhaskaran Gopalakrishnan
Director of the Industrial Assessment Center and IMSE professor
The WVU IAC regularly publishes newsletters highlighting projects, student successes, team awards and showcasing extraordinary research and assessments completed.
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