
Technology Demonstrations to Accelerate Deployment of Energy Efficiency and Energy Resilience Solutions
ESTCP, Installation Energy and Water Program Area
Released January 7, 2021
Closed March 4, 2021
FY 2022
The Department of Defense (DoD) Installation Energy Test Bed sought demonstration projects of innovative technologies and approaches to improve the energy and water efficiency of buildings on military installations. The demonstrations must have been led by Energy Services Companies (ESCOs) or utilities that perform Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) or Utility Energy Services Contracts (UESCs) for the DoD. Technologies should have been commercially available but not currently widely deployed on military installations due to a lack of available data on system life-cycle cost and performance; or due to other uncertainties that pose a barrier to implementation through performance contracts. The demonstrations did not need to be integrated with current or planned ESPCs or UESCs or technologies and approaches that enable more efficient development and management of ESPCs/UESCs.
SCOs were encouraged to consider technologies previously demonstrated by ESTCP but were welcome to propose any technology that met the characteristics listed below. Demonstrations with the following characteristics awere preferable:
- High likelihood of adoption of the demonstrated technology in future ESPC or UESC projects or through modifications to existing ESPCs or UESCs.
- Technologies that are commercially available, but not widely utilized due to lack of familiarity by ESPC stakeholders (DoD, ESCOs, utilities, financiers).
- Potential for high energy and water savings, improved facility performance, and/or enhanced energy security.
- Partnering with key stakeholders to enable shared learning and facilitate technology transfer.
- Cost sharing.
The following projects were funded. Projects overviews will appear below as they are posted to the website.
- Demonstration of Hybrid Energy Storage System for Peak Load Management, and Improved Energy Efficiency and Energy Resilience
- Principal Investigator: Eric Yang, Energy Systems Group
- NextGen AC Package Unit as a DoD UESC / ESPC Energy Conservation Measure
- Principal Investigator: Edward Decker Johnson, Controls Government Systems