Energy and Water

SERDP and ESTCP’s Energy and Water program area supports the demonstration of innovative technologies to reduce DoD’s installation energy consumption and carbon footprint, improve energy security, and facilitate water conservation.

Active Projects List
Project Title Start Date

A Liquid-Desiccant Outdoor Air Conditioner for Low-Electricity Humidity Control

Project Information
Project ID: EW-200822
Principal Investigator: Mr. Eric Kozubal, National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL)
ESTCP Jun 2008

Advanced Lighting Controls for Reducing Energy Use and Cost at DoD Installations

Project Information
Project ID: EW-201012
Principal Investigator: Dr. Satyen Mukherjee, Philips Research North America
ESTCP Jun 2010

Advanced Microgrid Energy Management Coupled with Integrated Volt/VAR Control for Improved Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, and Power Quality at DoD Installations

Project Information
Project ID: EW-201147
Principal Investigator: Dr. Sumit Bose, GE Global Research
ESTCP Mar 2011

Air Source Cold Climate Heat Pump

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Project ID: EW-201136
Principal Investigator: Mr. William Hutzel, Purdue University
ESTCP Mar 2011

Architectural Daylighting System

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Project ID: EW-201133
Principal Investigator: Mr. John Olfelt, 3M Company
ESTCP Mar 2011

Automated Demand Response for Energy Sustainability

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Project ID: EW-201256
Principal Investigator: Mr. Steve Gabel, Honeywell International Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2012

Bi-Level Demand-Sensitive LED Street Lighting Systems

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Project ID: EW-201017
Principal Investigator: Dr. Saifur Rahman, Virginia Tech - Advanced Research Institute
ESTCP Jul 2010

Building Integrated Photovoltaic Roofs for Sustainability and Energy Efficiency

Project Information
Project ID: EW-200813
Principal Investigator: Mr. Peter Ly, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)
ESTCP Mar 2008

Central Plant Optimization for Waste Energy Reduction

Project Information
Project ID: EW-201349
Principal Investigator: Dr. Girija Parthasarathy, Honeywell International, Inc.
ESTCP Jan 2013

Climate Management System for Corrosion Control Facilities

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Project ID: EW-201345
Principal Investigator: Dr. Brian Adair, Geosyntec Consultants
ESTCP Jan 2013

Collaborative Building Energy Management and Control

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Project ID: EW-201336
Principal Investigator: Dr. Yan Lu, Siemens Corporate Research
ESTCP Jan 2013

Concentrated Solar Air Conditioning for Buildings

Project Information
Project ID: EW-201018
Principal Investigator: Ms. Kathleen Paulson, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)
ESTCP Jun 2010

Concentrating Photo-Voltaic System for DoD Rooftop Installations

Project Information
Project ID: EW-201146
Principal Investigator: Ms. Deborah Jelen, Electricore, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2011

Converged Energy Management Control System

Project Information
Project ID: EW-201237
Principal Investigator: Mr. Mel Hendricks, Army Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES)
ESTCP Mar 2012

Conversion of Low Quality Waste Heat to Electric Power with Small Scale Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) Engine/Generator Technology

Project Information
Project ID: EW-201251
Principal Investigator: Mr. Tim Hansen, Southern Research Institute
ESTCP Mar 2012

Converting Constant Volume, Multizone Air Handling Systems to Energy-Efficient Variable Air Volume Multizone Systems

Project Information
Project ID: EW-201152
Principal Investigator: Mr. David Schwenk, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ERDC-CERL
ESTCP Mar 2011

Coupling Geothermal Heat Pumps with Underground Seasonal Thermal Energy Storage

Project Information
Project ID: EW-201135
Principal Investigator: Mr. Charles (Chuck) Hammock Jr., Andrews, Hammock & Powell, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2011

DC Microgrid Building Energy Management Platform for Improved Energy Efficiency, Energy Security, and Operating Costs

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Project ID: EW-201352
Principal Investigator: Mr. John Saussele, Robert Bosch LLC
ESTCP Jan 2013

Data Center Liquid-Cooling: 60% Cooling Savings, Waste-Heat Recovery and 1 Year Payback

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Project ID: EW-201332
Principal Investigator: Mr. Andre Eriksen, Asetek, Inc.
ESTCP Jan 2013

Daylight Redirecting Window Films

Project Information
Project ID: EW-201014
Principal Investigator: Dr. Raghunath Padiyath, 3M Company
ESTCP Mar 2010