Energy Reduction at U.S. Air Force Facilities Using Industrial Processes A Workshop Summary (2013) / Chapter Skim
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Stimulated at least in part by the successful efforts of civil engineers who have demonstrated that a reduction of energy waste in facilities augments mission capability, most participants seemed to think that everyone is trying to support the energy goals of the Air Force. The primary criteria on which the Air Force is judged are combat readiness and mission capability; reducing energy use can contribute to energy security and can save money that can be used to improve readiness, but reduction in energy use per se is not a primary objective, especially if it conflicts with maintaining mission capability.
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For example, one participant pointed out that process energy needs are not necessarily compatible with the installation of nonfirm renewable power generation. Several participants believed that the Air Force should consider taking a more holistic approach to developing a long-term strategy for addressing the energy cost and delivery of buildings and facilities for a particular base or depot, regardless of current funding sources.
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These include Energy Savings Performance Contracts and Utility Energy Savings Contracts. The Air Force expects to rely more heavily on third party funding for energy projects in the future as internal funding sources shrink.
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The Federal Energy Management Program in DOE's EERE offers consulting services, with experts in various process technologies, and evaluation software tools. Since energy, water, and waste issues often scale beyond the installation perimeter, several participants stressed that it is important for base commanders to get involved with the broader community -- for example, by participating in energy use groups.
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Much of the ad hoc approach to energy at Air Force installations is due to the fact that installations do not have the technical capability to assess technologies and systems with existing staff and often rely on open source information without due diligence to the overall Air Force approach. For example, an industry provider may approach the CE lead at an installation with a valid technology for battery storage on a site, but the local CE lead might not have the capability to assess this across all battery technologies or similar technologies (e.g., flywheels)
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Many stated that the Air Force should consider adopting the Navy Geospatial Energy Module/Energy Dashboard, which can roll energy usage from a building to the facility level and provide clear energy information to users compared to an established baseline. The Air Force's advanced meter reading system as presented at the workshop may perform a similar function, but participants commented that it would be worth comparing best practices with the Navy so as to avoid re-creating a system that already exists.
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Another participant noted that it is critical that Air Force uniformed personnel in the field participate in shaping the specifics of strategies to reduce energy use, and that procedures not be simply dictated from headquarters by people who have no experience in the field. Several speakers noted that two possible paradigms for how to integrate energy awareness into corporate wide thinking are illustrated by efforts already made to promote pollution prevention and safety.
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It was demonstrated in several presentations that the acquisition of new technologies and infrastructure provides a great opportunity for improvements in energy efficiency and long term energy reduction. A key target for improving energy awareness is the acquisition community, to get life cycle energy use to be one of the criteria on which acquisition decisions are made.
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Engineering evaluation of rotating and heat exchange equipment to establish life cycle energy use and operating costs. Formal assessments of current operations vs.
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