Conservation and Efficiency

SERDP and ESTCP projects are demonstrating innovative energy efficient lighting, heating, air conditioning, and other technologies that support sustainable building design and operations to reduce energy demand.

Active Projects List
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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

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

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

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

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 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