Projects designed to reduce energy demand and increase the supply of renewable energy sources are making advancements in building control and retrofit, efficiency, alternative energy sources, and microgrids.
 

Building Control and Retrofit

Scalable Deployment of Advanced Building Energy Management Systems
Lead Organization: United Technologies Research Center
Project Status: Active
 

Wireless Platform for Energy-Efficient Building Control Retrofits
Lead Organization: United Technologies Research Center
Project Status: Active
 

Automated Continuous Commissioning of Commercial Buildings
Lead Organization: United Technologies Research Center
Project Status: Active
 

Zero Energy Housing for Military Installations
Lead Organization: U.S. Army Installation Management Command
Project Status: Active
 

Design, Monitoring, and Validation of a High-Performance Sustainable Building
Lead Organization: U.S. Army Installation Management Command
Project Status: Active
 

A Systems Approach to High Performance Buildings—A Computational Systems Engineering R&D Program to Increase DoD Energy Efficiency
Lead Organization: United Technologies Research Center
Project Status: Active
 

Efficiency

Bi-Level Demand-Sensitive LED Lighting Systems
Lead Organization: Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Project Status: Active
 

High Efficiency and Reduced Emissions Boiler System for Steam, Heat, and Processing
Lead Organization: United Technologies Research Center
Project Status: Active
 

Daylight Redirecting Window Films
Lead Organization: 3M Company
Project Status: Active
 

Advanced Lighting Controls for Reducing Energy Use and Cost in DoD Installations
Lead Organization: Philips Research North America
Project Status: Active
 

A Liquid-Desiccant Outdoor Air Conditioner for Low-Electricity Humidity Control
Lead Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Project Status: Active
 

Dewpoint Evaporative Comfort Cooling
Lead Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Project Status: Active
 

Alternative Energy Sources

Concentrated Solar Air Conditioning for Buildings
Lead Organization: Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Project Status: Active
 

Subsurface Thermal Energy Storage for Improved Heating and Air Conditioning
Lead Organization: Clemson University
Project Status: Active
 

Modular Biopower System Providing Combined Heat and Power for DoD Installations
Lead Organization: Community Power Corporation
Project Status: Active
 

Distributed Power Systems for Sustainable Energy Resources
Lead Organization: United Technologies Research Center
Project Status: Active
 

Renewable Energy Production from DoD Installation Solid Wastes by Anaerobic Digestion
Lead Organization: CDM Federal Programs Corporation
Project Status: Active
 

Demonstration and Validation of a Waste-to-Energy Conversion System for Fixed DoD Installations
Lead Organization: Infoscitex Corporation
Project Status: Active
 

Demonstration of a Solar Thermal Combined Heating, Cooling and Hot Water System Utilizing an Adsorption Chiller for DoD Installations
Lead Organization: Southern Research Institute
Project Status: Active
 

Joint Demonstration and Verification of the Performance of Microturbine Power Generation Systems Utilizing Renewable Fuels with the U.S. EPA Environmental Technology Verification Program
Lead Organization: Southern Research Institute
Project Status: Active
 

Demonstration/Validation of Sustainable Energy Production and Use and Environmental Waste Management Using an Innovative Fast Pyrolysis Technology
Lead Organization: U.S. Army Installation Management Command
Project Status: Active
 

Building Integrated Photovoltaic Roofs for Sustainability and Energy Efficiency
Lead Organization: Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Project Status: Active
 

Microgrids

Smart Microgrid Energy Management Controls for Improved Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Integration at DoD Installations
Lead Organization: GE Global Research
Project Status: Active
 

Feasibility and Guidelines for the Development of Microgrids in Campus-Type Facilities 
Lead Organization: Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Project Status: Active
 

Modeling and Simulation of a Distributed Generation-Integrated Intelligent Microgrid
Lead Organization: Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Project Status: Completed 2010