Development of Energy Screening Criteria for Use of Natural Gas-Fueled Technologies in the Department of Defense. Preliminary Investigation.

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Abstract:

Department of Defense DOD is considering the application of natural gas NG technologies to decrease the life-cycle cost of delivering energy to its installations. To place the appropriate priority on NG technologies, estimates of the potential impact are needed. One method of estimating is to use the Renewables and Energy Efficiency Planning REEP program developed at the U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories USACERL. However, the current version of REEP evaluates only the most basic NG technologies. This study identifies additional advanced NG technologies, and will develop the necessary algorithms and incorporate them into the REEP program to analyze DOD energy and air emissions impacts. This interim report briefly describes DOD natural gas consumption, efforts to reduce costs through centralized purchase of natural gas by the Defense Fuel Supply Center, and DOD demonstration programs to encourage appropriate use of natural gas technologies. This initial stage of the study developed a preliminary list of NG technologies for possible inclusion into the REEP program, and also performed an initial REEP analysis using the existing gas technologies in REEP.

Author(s):
Taylor, William R.
Author Organization(s):
CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB (ARMY) CHAMPAIGN IL
Descriptive Note:
Interim rept.,
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/ADA325323
Pagination:
0043

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
CERL-IR-97/23
Monitor Series:
DOD
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_4.7.2_Installation Services; JCA_4.7_Base and Installations Support; JCA_4.5.1_Contract Support Integration; JCA_4.5_Operational Contract Support; JCA_5.3.4_Develop Courses of Action; JCA_5.3.5_Analyze Courses of Action; JCA_5.3.3_Develop Strategy; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_4.2.3_Manage Global Supplier Networks; JCA_4.2_Supply; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_3.2.1_Kinetic Means; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_8.2_Shape
Communities of Interest:
Energy and Power Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*LIFE CYCLE COSTS, *ENERGY CONSERVATION, *NATURAL GAS, ALGORITHMS, EMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, EFFICIENCY, ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Field(s)/Group(s):
Economics and Cost Analysis, Fuels, Air Pollution and Control
Keyword(s):
*ENERGY EFFECIENCY, REEP(RENEWABLES AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY PLANNING)
Report Date:
1996 Dec 01
Creation Date:
1997 Jun 11