The Pew Charitable Trusts reports that Department of Defense (DoD) clean energy investments increased 300 percent between 2006 and 2009, from $400 million to $1.2 billion. Projections for 2030 are set to eclipse $10 billion annually, with an overall target of obtaining 25 percent of the DoD's energy from renewable sources by 2025.
The presenters of this webinar, both retired U.S. military officers now active in solar energy, are uniquely qualified to provide insights into the DOD's strategic vision for solar energy and its tactical implementation of that vision.
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Solar Energy in the Military
1. Principal Solar Institute
Solar Energy in the Military
Brig Gen (ret) Becky Halstead Col (ret) David McNeil
CEO / Founder President, Hannah Solar
STEADFAST Leadership Government Services
Rick Borry, Ph.D.
Managing Director
Principal Solar Institute
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2. Principal Solar Institute
U.S. Department of Defense Takes
Aggressive Lead as Early Adopters of
Solar Energy
Becky Halstead, Advisor to Principal Solar
Becky is a retired U.S. Army Brigadier General. She serves on the Board of
Advisors for Principal Solar. Becky is the CEO of her own leadership
consultancy company, STEADFAST Leadership.
3. “Framing DoD’s Role”
Tradition of accelerating technological
innovation
Laboratory of Innovation and initiatives
From aviation to computing to GPS, and now
renewable energy space
– From 2006 to 2009, clean energy investments
increased 300%; 400M to 1.2B
– 2025 Target Goal: 25% energy from renewables
– Created the “Zero Energy Environment” initiative
4. Major Strategic Point of Interest
DoD’s strategic focus on efficiencies gained
from a greater reliance on solar energy
technologies has the potential to:
– create energy independence,
– shrink risks for our military personnel in the field,
– reduce the DoD’s carbon footprint, and
– drive clean energy innovation for the entire
nation!
5. Two Critical Challenges
Energy Usage
– FY09, $13.2B on fixed installations, equipment and
vehicle fuels
Strategic Vulnerability
– Climate change
– Oil dependence
– Heavy reliance on fragile electricity grid
6. Finding Solutions--
Driving Innovation
DoD’s Environmental Security Technology
Certification Program (ESTCP)
– 27 test bed projects
– Reduce $4B costs
SPIDERS (Smart Power Infrastructure
Demonstration for Energy Reliability and
Security)
– 3 phase, $30M multi-agency project
7. DoD Distributed Energy Sources
and Programs
Mojave and Colorado deserts
– 7K MW of solar energy could be generated
– Creates strategic potential for private developers
Military Programs
– Enhanced Use Lease (EUL) Saving
– Clean Energy Initiatives Fuel,
• Marine Corps—forward operating bases SAVES
LIVES!
• Navy “GREAT GREEN FLEET” by 2016
8. Being Part of the Solution—
Investment Opportunities
Budget for energy security initiatives--risen
from $400M to $1.2B, past 4 years
There are challenges
DoD’s Investment Strategy:
– Reduce demand for traditional energy
– Increase supply of renewable and other
alternative energy sources
9. Closing Comments
DoD’s energy plans are designed to:
– Strategically maximize performance and personnel
safety
DoD is the SINGLE largest consumer in U.S.
Strategic POTENTIAL for private sector financing,
research, technology and business practices
“Mission First,
People Always!”
10. Principal Solar Institute
How the Department of Defense
Vision for Solar Energy
Is Being Implemented
Dave McNeil, CEO, Hannah Solar Government
Services, LLC
Dave is a retired U.S. Army Colonel. He founded and manages an
engineering company that designs, constructs, and maintains solar
photovoltaic systems. His company current holds contracts for the
construction of solar photovoltaic systems for the Army, Navy, Marines and
NASA.
14. 2012 - "Green Strike Group" composed of
nuclear vessels and ships powered by biofuels
• 2015 – 50% reduction of petroleum in NTVs w/ hybrid fuel and electric vehicles
• Half the shore-based energy requirements from renewable sources
• 2020- 40 percent of the Navy's total energy consumption comes from alternative sources
15. 2016 - 50% of the Air Force’s domestic aviation fuel is alternative fuel blend
RE Targets - 5% by FY2010, 7.5% by
FY2013, 25% by FY2025
16. Army Energy Task Force to spend $8.7B over 10 years
RE Targets - 5% by FY2010, 7.5%
by FY2013, 25% by FY2025
17. DOD Vision for Energy Security
Specified Tasks
Renewable Energy Consumption Goals:
– 2010 5%
– 2013 7.5%
– 2025 25%
– 2050 50%
Energy Efficiency Goals (relative to 2003)
– 2015 30% Reduction
Deploy 3 GW of renewable energy by 2025
18. Available DOD Contract Vehicles
E-Purchase Power Agreements (PPAs): 40 USC 501 (for purchase of
power)
Utility Energy Services Contract (UESC): 10 USC 2913 (for purchase of
RE generation)
Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC): 42 USC 8287 (for
purchase of RE generation)
Enhanced Use Lease (EUL): 10 USC 2667 (for 3rd party construction of
RE)
Energy Conservation Investment Program (ECIP): annual NDAA,OSD
managed (for Government owned RE generation)
New Military Construction (for Government owned RE generation)
19. SolarCity & SolarStrong
• Five-year plan
• $1 billion in solar power projects
• Privatized U.S. military housing
• Partner with privatized military
housing
• Install, own and operate rooftop
solar installations and provide
solar electricity at a lower cost
than utility power.
• Expected to create up to 300
megawatts of capacity
• 120,000 military housing units.
• SolarStrong would be the
largest residential solar
photovoltaic project in American
history.
20. Conclusion
The DOD is expected to significantly invest in renewable energy
over the next several years.
There will be many opportunities to participate in the renewable
projects for the DOD.
You must understand contract vehicles that the DOD will use to
achieve their renewable energy goals to know how your
organization can participate in those various contract vehicles.
21. Questions and Discussion
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Brig Gen (ret) Becky Halstead Col (ret) David McNeil
CEO / Founder President, Hannah Solar
STEADFAST Leadership Government Services
Rick Borry, Ph.D.
Managing Director
Principal Solar Institute
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It is important to understand where solar fits in the DOD vision for investment.This Penn State Energy Pyramid is being used by some DOD organizations as a method to determine the priority of investment in energy programs. When this energy model is used, renewable energy, including solar, is normally considered after investments in 1) Energy Conservation, 2) Energy Efficiency, and 3) shifting Energy demand.
This chart shows how the DOD consumes energy for facilities by component for FY 2010.
This chart shows the current production of renewable energy at military. Notice that they are many renewable energy systems in place other than solar.
This charts show how the DOD is doing as of FY10 in meeting their energy goals. In the area of producing renewable energy as a portion of total facilities energy consumption, the DOD goal was 10% and they achieved 9.6%. Note that the Navy is leading the way and exceeding their goals.
The Dept of the Navy is the second largest fuel user in the DoD, consuming about 4,200,000 gals/day. (About 75% of all fuel products are transported by sea)By 2012, create a "Green Strike Group" composed of nuclear vessels and ships powered by biofuels; By 2015, reduce petroleum use in the 50,000 commercial ground vehicle fleet by 50 % by phasing in hybrid fuel and electric vehicles; Produce at least half the shore-based energy requirements from renewable sources, such as solar, wind and ocean generated by the base; and by 2020, ensuring at least 40 percent of the Navy's total energy consumption comes from alternative sourcesThe Navy just signed deals to buy 450,000 gallons of biofuels — arguably the biggest purchase of its kind in U.S. government history. The purchase is a significant step for Navy Secretary Ray Mabus’ plans to transform the service into an energy-efficient fleet. But at approximately $15 per gallon — nearly four times the price of traditional fuel — the new fuels won’t come cheap.The $12-million purchase, expected for months, will all be used this summer off the coast of Hawaii. There, supersonic F/A-18 jets will launch from the deck of an aircraft carrier, powered by fuels fermented from algae. A 9,000-ton destroyer and a cruiser will join it on a voyage across the Pacific, using fuel made from fats and greases. (The carrier itself runs on nuclear power.) It’ll be the first demonstration of the so-called “Great Green Fleet” — an entire aircraft-carrier strike group relying on alternative energy sources.
84% of Air Force energy use is aviation fuel – 2.5 Billion gal/year. Increase non-petroleum-based fuel use by 10% per year in the motor vehicle feet By 2016, be prepared to cost competitively acquire 50% of the Air Force’s domestic aviation fuel requirement via an alternative fuel blend in which the alternative component is derived from domestic sources produced in a manner that is greener than fuels produced from conventional petroleumTest and certify all aircraft and systems against 50/50 alternative fuel blend by 2011Increase the number of flexible fuel systemsIdentify/develop privately financed/operated energy production on Air BasesIncrease facility renewable energy at annual targets, 5% by FY2010, 7.5% by FY2013, 25% by FY2025—50% of increase must come from new renewable sources
Increase non-petroleum-based fuel use by 10% per year in the motor vehicle feet Identify/develop privately financed/operated energy production on BasesIncrease facility renewable energy at annual targets, 5% by FY2010, 7.5% by FY2013, 25% by FY2025—50% of increase must come from new renewable sources
Partnerships are key to success on renewable energy projects. We will use a variety of contract vehicles that include:Power Purchase Agreements which allow utilities to produce power on-base and sell the energy to the military; Utility Energy Services Contracts which allow utilities to provide energy efficiency improvements to the Air Force and are then paid back from the energy cost savings;Energy Savings Performance Contracts which are signed with outside companies who pay to make energy saving enhancements to buildings and then receive reimbursement based on the future cost savings of the project;Enhance Use Leasing which allows the Air Force to lease its land to third parties who build renewable energy generation facilities;And the Energy Conservation Investment Program which is managed by OSD to fund efforts to reduce facility energy and water consumption and expand renewable energy generation.Many of the recent military construction projects include a renewable energy component.
SAN MATEO, Calif., and NEW YORK—Nov. 30, 2011—SolarCity and Bank of America Merrill Lynch today announced that they have agreed to terms on financing for SolarStrong, SolarCity’s ambitious five-year plan to build more than $1 billion in solar power projects for privatized U.S. military housing communities across the country. partner with the country’s leading privatized military housing developers to install, own and operate rooftop solar installations and provide solar electricity at a lower cost than utility power. expected to create up to 300 megawatts of solar generation capacity that could provide power to as many as 120,000 military housing units. SolarStrong would be the largest residential solar photovoltaic project in American history.
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