Energy

SERDP and ESTCP are developing and demonstrating technologies that support sustainable building design and operations, renewable energy and other distributed-energy generation sources, and systems that enable better management of energy resources.

Active Projects List
Project Title Start Date

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

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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

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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

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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

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

Central Plant Optimization for Waste Energy Reduction

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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

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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

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

Converged Energy Management Control System

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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

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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

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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

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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

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