Innovative technology transfer approaches were sought for technologies that have been successfully demonstrated under ESTCP or for mature bodies of knowledge that were appropriate for direct transfer that had been developed under SERDP. For the purposes of this announcement, “technology” is broadly defined to include integrated systems based on any combination of hardware (equipment) and software (processing), materials engineering processes, chemical formulations, and resource management devices, methods, tools, or models based on scientific principles.

The target communities of interest were primarily end users, which may include Remedial Project Managers within the military; acquisition program managers; energy managers; natural resource managers; regulatory agency representatives; those responsible for updating design codes, engineering design manuals, standards, or performance specifications; and other practitioners.

Each of these communities will likely benefit from a technology transfer approach specific to their mission, business processes, and manner of receiving information. Approaches of interest included but were not limited to short courses (either live or on-line), videos, webinars, monographs, updates to standards and regulations, endorsements by regulatory bodies, fact sheets, web sites, and workshops. Of particular interest were innovative approaches that clearly leveraged new platforms and methodologies for reaching a broader audience.

Proposals should have been structured to address the transfer needs of a specific ESTCP- or SERDP- funded project or group of projects that have demonstrated technical success and should produce one or more specific products that were suitable for one or multiple target audiences. Proposals should have explicitly addressed why the focus technology was appropriate for this effort, what were the barriers to its adoption, who were the key stakeholders, what were their information needs regarding the technology, why the proposed approach was temporally relevant, and why the proposed approach was appropriate to the technology and the audience.

Proposals should have comprehensively addressed all stakeholders that would determine the adoption of the innovative technology. It was expected that some proposed approaches would be applicable to a broad array of SERDP and ESTCP investment areas, while others would be narrowly targeted. Both types of proposals were desirable. The scope of applicability should have been clearly stated in the proposal.

The following projects were funded in 2022. Project overviews will appear below as they are posted to the website.

• Energy Management and Information Systems (EMIS) Technology Transfer
  • Principal Investigator: Jessica Granderson, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Transferring Capability for Microgrids and Resilience in DoD Installations
  • Principal Investigator: Samantha Janko, Arizona State University