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As part of the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP), the study is being done in Golden, Colorado, at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
Phase two of the research is designed to examine the potential of vanadium flow batteries in military microgrids. The experiment will test the validity of the battery’s potential to decrease reliance on diesel fuels and lower the cost of critical load support through hardware in the loop systems.
The second phase of research follows the investigation’s 2020 Project of the Year Award from the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program and the ESTCP, who are funding the project.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Researchers Helping U.S. Military Optimize Mobile Manufacturing Labs; Could Enable Remote Units to Turn Waste Metal Into Replacement Parts
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The concept, being developed by researchers at WPI with support from the DoD, would increase unit readiness, making troops safer, more independent
WPI researchers pour molten metal into a preheated investment casting mold.
“This could revolutionize the way we manage wartime operations, reducing our vulnerability in the field. -Jianyu LiangProfessor of mechanical engineering at WPI WORCESTER, Mass. (PRWEB) April 08, 2021 Historically, replacement parts needed on remote military bases have been brought in on airplanes, ships, and truck convoys. It’s a costly and complicated supply chain that can take weeks or months between order and delivery. What’s more, the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force have issued reports citing their ne
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lead engineer energy storage, federal solutions at Ameresco, shares findings from three-phase research on advanced energy storage systems and microgrid technology in partnership with the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program.
Ben Lavoie, lead engineer, energy storage, Ameresco
The ESTCP is a program that funds carefully selected demonstration projects to validate emerging technologies that have potential to address a range of environmental issues faced by the Department of Defense (DoD). It facilitates the deployment of energy and environmental innovations across the DoD by rigorously documenting each demonstration project’s performance and cost parameters and other useful insights in the development process. In doing so, the program enables DoD leadership and individual installations to gain visibility into the benefits afforded by environmental innovations and mitigates concerns relating to technical or programmatic risk that might discoura