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The article discusses the role of temporary cooling solutions such as cooling towers, chillers and air conditioners in avoiding project delays and costly commitments on short and mid-term needs of the process heating. It mentions an increase in chemical production in the U.S. in 2016 according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC). It also mentions expected increase in the refinery production through 2040 according to U.S. Energy Information Administration.

The article focuses on the development of the Process Heating Modeler Tool (PHMT) by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Institute for Industrial Productivity (IIP). It says that the PHMT will evaluate and determine the cost and energy efficiency of process heating operations. It mentions the role of energy as an operatinc cost component for manufacturing processes.