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
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Systems Approach to Improved Facility Energy Performance

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Project ID: EW-201150
Principal Investigator: Mr. James Miller, U.S. Army ERDC-CERL
SERDP Mar 2011

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

Decision Support Tool for Deep Energy Efficiency Retrofits in DoD Installations

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Project ID: EW-201257
Principal Investigator: Dr. Satish Narayanan, United Technologies Research Center
ESTCP Mar 2012

Demonstrate Energy Component of the Installation Master Plan Using Net Zero Installation Virtual Testbed

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Project ID: EW-201240
Principal Investigator: Dr. Alexander Zhivov, U.S. Army ERDC-CERL
ESTCP Mar 2012

Demonstrating Enhanced Demand Response Program Participation for Naval District Washington

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Project ID: EW-201343
Principal Investigator: Mr. Gregory White, Weston Solutions, Inc.
ESTCP Jan 2013

Demonstrating Relative Cost-Benefits for the Reuse of DoD Historic and Non-Historic Properties Using Scientifically Derived Data

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Project ID: EW-200931
Principal Investigator: Mr. David Shiver, Bay Area Economics
ESTCP Sep 2009

Demonstration and Testing of ClimaStat® for Improved DX Air-Conditioning Efficiency

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Project ID: EW-201144
Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael West, Advantek Consulting Engineering, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2011

Demonstration and Testing of an EER Optimizer System for DX Air-Conditioners

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Project ID: EW-201338
Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael West, Advantek Consulting Engineering, Inc.
ESTCP Jan 2013

Demonstration and Validation of a Waste-to-Energy Conversion System for Fixed DoD Installations

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Project ID: EW-200932
Principal Investigator: Mr. Michael Cushman, Infoscitex Corporation
ESTCP Oct 2009

Demonstration of Innovative, Cost-Effective, Micro-Cell-Based, Highly Concentrated Photovoltaic (HCPV) System Energy Technology with Optional Storage Capabilities on DoD Installations

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Project ID: EW-201341
Principal Investigator: Mr. Randy Parsley, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
ESTCP Jan 2013

Demonstration of a High-Efficiency Evaporative Cooler for Improved Energy Efficiency in DoD Data Centers

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Project ID: EW-201348
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Butcher, Brookhaven National Laboratory
ESTCP Jan 2013

Demonstration of a Solar Thermal Combined Heating, Cooling and Hot Water System Utilizing an Adsorption Chiller for DoD Installations

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Project ID: EW-200928
Principal Investigator: Mr. Tim Hansen, Southern Research Institute
ESTCP May 2009

Demonstration of the Zero Emission Distributed Generation and Storage System

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Project ID: EW-201346
Principal Investigator: Mr. Kyle Morris, Electricore Inc.
ESTCP Jan 2013

Design, Monitoring, and Validation of a High Performance Sustainable Building

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Project ID: EW-200724
Principal Investigator: Ms. Kim Fowler, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
ESTCP Apr 2007

Dewpoint Evaporative Comfort Cooling

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Project ID: EW-200821
Principal Investigator: Mr. Jesse Dean, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
ESTCP Feb 2008

Distributed Power Systems for Sustainable Energy Resources

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Project ID: EW-200939
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stella Oggianu, United Technologies Research Center
ESTCP Oct 2009

Distributed Storage Inverter and Legacy Generator Integration Plus Renewables Solution for Microgrids

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Project ID: EW-201245
Principal Investigator: Mr. Slobodan Krstic, Eaton Corporation
ESTCP Mar 2012

Dynamic Exterior Lighting for Energy and Cost Savings in DoD Installations

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Project ID: EW-201141
Principal Investigator: Dr. Satyen Mukherjee, Philips Research North America
ESTCP Mar 2011

Electronic Auditing Tool with Geometry Capture

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Project ID: EW-201260
Principal Investigator: Mr. Daniel Macumber, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
ESTCP Mar 2012

Energy Efficient Phase Change Materials (PCM) Insulation

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Project ID: EW-201149
Principal Investigator: Dr. Larry Stephenson, U. S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
ESTCP Mar 2011

Energy Performance Monitoring and Optimization System for DoD Campuses

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Project ID: EW-201142
Principal Investigator: Dr. Trevor Bailey, United Technologies Research Center
ESTCP Mar 2011

Energy Reduction through Real-Time Electricity Monitoring

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Project ID: EW-201258
Principal Investigator: Ms. Megan Erickson, 3M Company
ESTCP Mar 2012

Exhaust Hood and Makeup Air Optimization

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Project ID: EW-201151
Principal Investigator: Mr. David Underwood, U.S. Army ERDC-CERL
ESTCP Mar 2011

Field Validation of Microencapsulated Phase Change Material Slurry as Heat Transfer Fluid

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Project ID: EW-201154
Principal Investigator: Mr. Sean Morefield, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center
ESTCP Mar 2012

Full-Scale Evaluation of an Energy Foundation for Buildings

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Project ID: EW-201153
Principal Investigator: Dr. Karen Henry, U.S. Air Force Academy
ESTCP Mar 2011

Grid-Parity Solar Power for Department of Defense Installations

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Project ID: EW-201134
Principal Investigator: Mr. Roy Shaw, Nanosolar, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2011

High Efficiency Dehumidification System

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Project ID: EW-201344
Principal Investigator: Mr. Dahtzen Chu, U.S. Army ERDC-CERL
ESTCP Jan 2013

High-Performance, Energy-Efficient Cool Metal Roof Assemblies Utilizing Building Integrated Renewable Solar Energy Technologies for New and Retrofit Building Construction

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Project ID: EW-201139
Principal Investigator: Mr. Robert Scichili, Robert Scichili Associates Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2011

Immersion Cooling of Electronics in DoD Installations

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Project ID: EW-201347
Principal Investigator: Mr. William Tschudi, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
ESTCP Jan 2013

Increasing Efficiency by Maximizing Electrical Output

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Project ID: EW-201250
Principal Investigator: Mr. Edward Eveleth, Ener-G-Rotors, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2012

Innovative Phase Change Approach for Significant Energy Savings

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Project ID: EW-201138
Principal Investigator: Dr. Aly Shaaban, Applied Research Associates, Inc
ESTCP Mar 2011

Integrated Control for Building Energy Management

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Project ID: EW-201255
Principal Investigator: Dr. Yan Lu, Siemens Corporate Research
ESTCP Mar 2012

Joint Demonstration and Verification of the Performance of Microturbine Power Generation Systems Utilizing Renewable Fuels with the U.S. EPA's Environmental Technology Verification Program

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Project ID: EW-200823
Principal Investigator: Mr. Tim Hansen, Southern Research Institute
ESTCP Apr 2008

Kinetic Super-Resolution Long-Wave Infrared Thermography Diagnostic for Building Envelopes

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Project ID: EW-201241
Principal Investigator: Dr. Larry Stephenson, U. S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
ESTCP Mar 2012

LDDX: A High-Efficiency Air Conditioner for DoD Buildings

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Project ID: EW-201137
Principal Investigator: Dr. Andrew Lowenstein, AIL Research, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2011

Low-Cost, High-Energy-Saving Dynamic Windows

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Project ID: EW-201252
Principal Investigator: Dr. Brandon Tinianov, P.E., View, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2012

Microgrid Enabled Distributed Energy Solutions for DoD Installations

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Project ID: EW-201140
Principal Investigator: Ms. Teri Hall, Lockheed Martin Corporation
ESTCP Mar 2011

Model-Driven Energy Intelligence

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Project ID: EW-201263
Principal Investigator: Ms. Liana Kiff, Honeywell International Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2012

Modeling and Verifying Aircraft Paint Hangar Airflow to Reduce Greenhouse Gas and Energy Usage While Protecting Occupational Health

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Project ID: EW-201239
Principal Investigator: Ms. Kathleen Paulson, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)
ESTCP Mar 2012

Modular Biopower System Providing Combined Heat and Power for DoD Installations

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Project ID: EW-200940
Principal Investigator: Mr. King Browne, Community Power Corporation
ESTCP Sep 2009

NDW Cognitive Energy Management System

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Project ID: EW-201238
Principal Investigator: Mr. Jeffrey Johnson, Naval District Washington CIO
ESTCP Mar 2012

Optimal Scheduling of Air Force Demonstration Plug-in Electric Vehicles

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Project ID: EW-201243
Principal Investigator: Dr. Chris Marnay, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
ESTCP Mar 2012

Optimized Decision Support for Portfolio Energy Investment

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Project ID: EW-201342
Principal Investigator: Dr. Sudhakar Reddy, The Boeing Company
ESTCP Jan 2013

Optimizing Operational Efficiency: Integrating Energy Information Systems and Model-Based Diagnostics

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Project ID: EW-201254
Principal Investigator: Ms. Mary Ann Piette, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
ESTCP Mar 2012

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Microgrid and Ancillary Services

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Project ID: EW-201350
Principal Investigator: Mr. Anthony Colonnese, Ameresco, Inc.
ESTCP Jan 2013

ROOFER Energy Performance Assessment and Course of Action Analyses

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Project ID: EW-201351
Principal Investigator: Mr. David Bailey, U.S. Army ERDC-CERL
ESTCP Jan 2013

Rapid Building Assessment

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Project ID: EW-201261
Principal Investigator: Mr. Swapnil Shah, FirstFuel Software
ESTCP Mar 2012

Rapid Energy Modeling Workflow Demonstration

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Project ID: EW-201259
Principal Investigator: Mr. John Sullivan, Autodesk
ESTCP Mar 2012

Real-Time Itemized Electricity Consumption Intelligence for DoD Bases

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Project ID: EW-201335
Principal Investigator: Mr. Henry Chen, Belkin International, Inc.
ESTCP Jan 2013

Scalable Deployment of Advanced Building Energy Management Systems

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Project ID: EW-201015
Principal Investigator: Dr. Trevor Bailey, United Technologies Research Center
ESTCP Apr 2010

Secure Automated Microgrid Energy System

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Project ID: EW-201340
Principal Investigator: Mr. Kevin Meagher, Power Analytics
ESTCP Jan 2013

Secure Network of Assured Power Enclaves

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Project ID: EW-201333
Principal Investigator: Mr. Gregory Brainard, Honeywell Defense and Space
ESTCP Jan 2013

Smart Micro-Grid Energy Management Controls for Improved Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Integration at DoD Installations

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Project ID: EW-200937
Principal Investigator: Dr. Sumit Bose, GE Global Research
ESTCP Mar 2010

Sodium-Metal-Halide Battery Energy Storage for DoD Installations

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Project ID: EW-201246
Principal Investigator: Mr. Daniel Cohee, PDE Total Energy Solutions
ESTCP Mar 2012

Soitec 1MW Concentrated Photovoltaic (CPV) Demonstration Project for On-Site Distributed Power Generation

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Project ID: EW-201301
Principal Investigator: Mr. Marc Jeanson, Soitec Solar, Inc.
ESTCP Jan 2013

Solar Air Heating Metal Roofing for Re-Roofing, New Construction, and Retrofit

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Project ID: EW-201148
Principal Investigator: Mr. John Archibald, American Solar
ESTCP Mar 2011

Solar CHP—Combined Heat and Power Using the Infinia Concentrated Solar Power System

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Project ID: EW-201145
Principal Investigator: Mr. David Townley, Infinia Corporation
ESTCP Mar 2011

Solar Cogeneration of Electricity and Hot Water at DoD Installations

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Project ID: EW-201248
Principal Investigator: Mr. Ratson Morad, Cogenra Solar, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2012

Subsurface Thermal Energy Storage for Improved Heating and Air Conditioning

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Project ID: EW-201013
Principal Investigator: Dr. Ronald Falta, Clemson University
ESTCP Aug 2010

Tools for Building Energy Asset Management

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Project ID: EW-201262
Principal Investigator: Dr. Yan Lu, Siemens Corporate Research
ESTCP Mar 2012

Waste Gasification System for Fixed Installation On-Site Distributed Generation

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Project ID: EW-201334
Principal Investigator: Mr. Michael Hart, Sierra Energy
ESTCP Jan 2013

Zero Energy Housing for Military Installations

Project Information
Project ID: EW-200814
Principal Investigator: Ms. Kim Fowler, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
ESTCP May 2008

Zinc Bromide Flow Battery Installation for Islanding and Backup Power

Project Information
Project ID: EW-201242
Principal Investigator: Mr. Ryan Faries, Raytheon
ESTCP Mar 2012