Michael GreenmanExecutive Director

John BrownTechnical Director

HotbelsLexington, KY9 April 2008

Moving Towards Sustainabilityin Challenging Times

HotbelsLexington, KY9 April 2008

Moving Towards Sustainabilityin Challenging Times

Outline

GMIC Origins Membership Activities to Date Changes in Current Environment Evolving Programs

GMIC Origins

1995 – “Sector” Associations GPI, PGMC, NAIMA, “Product-related”

DOE – Strategic Objective Reduce Energy Intensity Work with Industry – IOF Glass – Needed Industry-Wide “Convener”

GMIC was created Developed “Vision”, “Roadmap”

Research Portfolio

Membership

Four Glass Categories (20) (2007 – International) Container Flat Glass Fiberglass (Insulation and Textile) Specialty

Associate Members (21) University (11) Affiliate (13)

Individuals, Consultants, Small Research Groups

Activities to Date

Bi-Annual Research Solicitation Annual DOE/GMIC Project Reviews Technical & Promotional Documents Conferences, Training, and Workshops

Assessments – Cost-Shared; Save Energy Now Committee Work

Energy Efficiency Production Efficiency Innovative Uses Environment, Health and Safety

Current DOE Projects

Submerged Combustion Melter Low Capital Cost

(-60%) Low Footprint

(6-8 X Pull Rate for equivalent area) High Efficiency, Low Emissions

(20% more efficient) New products, markets, business models

IMM – first commercial Application Water Glass

Refining project

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)

SCM – Pilot Model

Changes in Current Environment

DOE Budgets down (Glass $0) “Save Energy Now Leader”

Move to Self-sufficiency Self-contracted, funded research

RDAC (Research & Development Alliance Cttee) 22 May – Member Meeting - Tucson

Strengthen committees Safety Education

Work with other agencies EPA (Energy Star); DOC; State Agencies

Changes (Cont.)

Open membership to global companies Increase collaboration between Associations Meetings – Energy, Carbon Constraints, Waste Heat Glassman America – 2008 – Latin American mbrs.

Low Calcium Refractory – Corning Patent Utah Refractories – Soliciting orders

Low- Calcium Silica Refractory

Changes (Cont.)

Reduce costs through alternative fuels Coal Gasification; Landfill Gas

Calderon – Pilot Gasifier

Changes (Cont.)

Recycling Task Force forming

Strength of Glass 1/200 of theoretical strength

Importance to containers

Breaking Stresses of Annealed Glass, Short-time Flexure Tests in Air

Condition of Glass lb/Square Inch

Surfaces ground and sandblasted 1,500 – 4,000 Pressed Articles 3,000 – 8,000 Blown Ware:

Hot Iron Molds 4,000 – 9,000 Paste Molds 5,000 – 10,000 Inner Surfaces 15,000 – 40,000

Drawn tubing or rod 6,000 – 15,000 Window Glass 8,000 – 20,000

LCD (0.65 mm) ~45,000 Annealed fibers

Annealed 10,000 – 40,000 Freshly drawn 30,000 – 400,000 Telecommunications Fiber >100,000

Commercial Glass Normal MOR

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10k

100k

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10G

Approx. Severely Abraded, long term

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Glass-Ceramic

Abraded Surfaces

Chem-tempered

Thermal tempered

Annealed

(Blown)

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Changes (Cont.)

Strength of Glass 1/200 of theoretical strength

Importance to containers To date – stimulate activities within Companies, Universities GOMD – 21 May – Tucson – Strength and Energy 2009 – Vancouver – “Trifecta”

ICG; Pac Rim; GOMD Meetings

Software – Modeling Argonne John Brown – Energy Balance

Macro Energy Balances

Macro Energy Balance

Energy Lost to Structure by Difference

Additional Focus Areas

Strategic Direction for Industry Survey of Industry Priorities Benchmarking Study Solar Energy – Exponential Growth Predicted

2006 – 2 GW – 2010 – 6-14 (20?) German Solarwirtschaft – 2110 – nearly all energy –

solar

Association Alliance Possibilities

Additional Focus Areas

Senior Management Involvement Sustainability and Resilience Carbon constraints - what is in the best interests of our

industry? Recycling - All sectors need - how increase? Professional employment in glass industry - urgency and

need to support Strength of glass - implications to each sector Alternative fuels - how can our industry leverage our natural

gas needs into a desirable price position? Globalization of the business world and industry

Web Page Energy Impact on Society

Additional Focus Areas

Roadmap Development – Technical & Strategic AMMEX

Re-build relationship with DOE Technology Transfer

Art-Science Image

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