Emerging technology
energySMART’s emerging technology initiative seeks to select and assess promising new technologies that have the potential to generate natural gas savings for Nicor Gas customers. This service seeks to introduce new energy-efficient technologies and practices to the market.
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How it works
energySMART searches for new products and practices that are commercially available to help bring them widespread adoption. These technologies go through pilot assessments to provide information on true performance, operational energy savings and would-be installation costs of future energySMART offerings. After conducting pilot assessments, the technologies are evaluated to determine if they should be added to the portfolio of energySMART offerings.
Participation benefits
Participation in an emerging technology pilot is the first step in determining if your product or practice should be eligible for an energySMART rebate. If selected for a pilot assessment, energySMART will provide:
- Assessment-related technical consulting, design and engineering assistance.
- Customer incentives for equipment and installation, depending on project specifics.
- Monitoring and data collection to help demonstrate savings.
- Project summary of results when the pilot assessment is complete.
Pitch an idea
Pitch an idea to us if you have a technology that you would like to pilot that meets the following participant and technology criteria:
- A manufacturer or vendor of a new product or practice that has the potential to realize natural gas savings for Nicor Gas customers.
- Prototype units are not eligible. Applicants should be prepared to provide functioning units for pilot assessments (subsidies for equipment or installation costs may be available).
- Product or practice should have applications for residential, commercial or industrial spaces.
- Pilot assessments must be conducted at Nicor Gas customer sites.
- Proposed products and practices must comply with all local, state and federal regulations.
Submit your application
Submit applications for innovative improvements and bring your energy-efficient concepts to life.
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If you are an engineer, entrepreneur, business owner or manufacturer with an energy efficiency technology, we would like to speak with you.
Contact us at nicorgasetp@gastechnology.orgHE heating RTUs
Review the high-efficiency heating roof-top units public project report.
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Non-modulating dryer retrofit
Review the non-modulating dryer retrofit public project report.
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Commercial food service modulating valve
Review the commercial food service modulating valve retrofit public project report.
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Air deflectors for unit ventilators
Review the interim air deflector for unit ventilator public project report.
Download the reportDemand-based hot water recirculation
Review the demand-based domestic hot water recirculation public project report.
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Combined domestic hot water and space heating systems
Review the combined domestic hot water and space heating public project report.
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Home energy management system
Review the home energy management system public project report.
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Chemical additive for boilers
Review the boiler chemical additive public project report.
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Real-time steam trap monitoring
Review the real-time steam trap monitoring public project report.
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Small commercial building EMIS
Review the small commercial buildings energy management and information system public project report.
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Dryer moisture sensor retrofit
Review the dryer moisture sensor retrofit public project report.
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