Military Energy Resilience Catalyst
Abstract
The Military Energy Resilience Catalyst (MERC) Program Final Report outlines the results and takeaways from the MERC Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP)Demonstration, a technology transition accelerator for energy resilience projects. MERC's objective was to accelerate Department of Defense (DoD) project development by identifying and disseminating standard, widely deployable practice by providing direct facilitation and technical assistance to projects through workshops; establishing a permanent and user-friendly online community; and creating a network of energy-related professionals to support ongoing innovation. MERC convened key stakeholders in-person facilitated workshops that were highly customized to maximize project progress. MERC also provided ad-hoc project development support through the deployment of limited specialized faculty members that provided customized technical assistance to project teams - both during workshops and on an on-call basis. MERC also established a centralized repository of searchable project information, derived from previously pursued energy resilience projects and a library (links to online resources and uploads of standalone tools where possible) of available microgrid planning and design tools; and MERC connected and aligned the broader DoD energy resilience community across the Services through a series of in-person events, regular virtual exchanges on topics of interest sourced from project teams, and the MERC online community.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2021
- Accession Number
- AD1202889
Entities
People
- Adair Douglas
- ChungâTse Michael Wu
- Daniel Herway
- Kunal Thaker
- Meredith Pringle
- Tom Calvert-rosenberger
Organizations
- Idaho National Laboratory