The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Industrial Technologies Office (ITO) manufacturing, materials, and lifecycle energy tools use a cross-sector and prospective life cycle assessment (LCA) approach that anticipates future benefits and impacts. These tools consider at all life cycle phases (material, manufacturing, freight and distribution, use phase, and end of life) as well as evaluate the energy impacts of the U.S. supply chain.
Access the Environmentally Extended Input-Output for Industrial Impacts Analysis (EEIO-IIA) Tool.
The EEIO-IIA tool, developed by Energetics for DOE as an Excel-based tool, aids users in conducting rapid “what-if” analysis for hypothetical industrial scenarios at the scale of the overall U.S. economy.
Access the Techno-EconomiC Heuristic Tool for Early-Stage Technologies(TECHTEST) Tool.
Developed by Energetics for DOE aids users in estimating potential energy and cost impacts of a new technology in a streamlined spreadsheet tool that integrates LCA and TEA methods. TECHTEST requests user input data about various material and energy flows associated with the new technology and industry standard technologies. The tool references process data tables to help quantify and standardize a comparison of the new technology and benchmark technology in the form of charts and tables. DOE also offers short tutorial videos and other resources on the techniques for cost and environmental assessment used in TECHTEST.
Access the Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) Energy Estimator Tool.
The CFRP Energy Estimator, developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, allows users such as composite researchers and manufacturers to quickly estimate the embodied energy use of composite manufacturing processes and compare to other conventional processes.
Access the Additive Manufacturing (AM) Energy Impacts Assessment Tool.
AM processes enable the manufacture of optimized parts with minimal material requirements, and the products manufactured using the AM processes have the potential to reduce energy over a product’s entire lifespan. The Additive Manufacturing Energy Impacts Assessment tool, developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, assesses the lifecycle energy of an additively manufactured product by considering energy used in the material, manufacture, freight and distribution, use, and the disposal phases. The intended users of the AM Energy Impacts Assessment Tool are researchers, funding agencies, and the technical staff working in AM industry. The accompanying guidebook describes in detail a methodology behind calculating the lifecycle energy consumption and savings for additively manufactured products.
Visit our Technical Partnerships page to learn about partner programs, software tools, training, technical publications, and other guidance to help with energy analysis of plant systems. For more sector-specific resources, see our Industries and Technologies page.