Texas Engineering Experiment Station Texas Center for Applied Technology

Texas Engineering Experiment StationTexas Center for Applied Technology

15 Feb 11

Joint Base San AntonioSustainable Energy Innovation Center

skip-mills@tamu.edu210 633-2427 x 229

Overview

• Moving the Idea Forward • Texas Center for Applied Technology• The System and Process• San Antonio Leading the Way in

Sustainability

Strategy• Demonstrate solutions• Accelerate assessment and

implementation of new technologies that foster JBSA energy goals

• Provide clearinghouse for evaluating new technology and methods and their effectiveness and limitations

• Maintain a searchable database of ideas, technologies and solutions

– Focused on military installations. Lessons learned from the military and the community will be shared, which will leverage activities and accelerate adoption of the best available solutions

JBSA Sustainable Energy Innovation Center

Moving the Idea Forward

Organization

Partners DTIJBSA

LAFB, FSH, RAFB, Camp Bullis

INNOVATION CENTER

CoSA

TEES

UTSA

CPS

State of TEXAS

SwRI

Businesses

Texas Center for Applied Technology (TCAT)Designed to Make a Difference

Applied Research Demonstration ImplementationBasic

Research

Energy Systems

Sources

Technologies/Processes Harvesting/

Logistics

Technologies/Processes

Generation

Technologies/Processes Distribution

Technologies/Processes

End Use

Technologies/Processes

Regulatory IssuesPolicy

Human Behavior / Perception / Acceptance

Innovative Applications of Existing & New Sustainable Technologies & Processes

Tier 1 Applications Review

Tier 2 Engineering Analysis

Tier 3Test and Evaluation

Workable Solutions to

Complex, Real-World

JBSA Goals

Technical Staff

Faculty & Students

Team Members & Partners

JBSA SEIC Partners ProtocolTechnologies

and/or Processes

Driven by JBSA’s Needs and Operating Environment

CPS Energy’s14-megawatt Blue Wing facility

Methane Gas fromSan Antonio Water System’s

Dos Rios Water Recycling Plant

Community’s Sustainable Efforts

City of San Antonio’s Initiatives

Southwest Research

Institute

UTSA’s TEXAS SUSTAINABLE ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE

TCAT’s 48 kW Microgrid

Build San Antonio Green