Energy Surety Microgrids (trademark) Supporting Renewable Technologies and Energy Assurance
Abstract
For the DoD, the success of military operations depends on the ability to maintain critical capabilities at fixed and forward bases, and to maintain tactical operations. Maintaining these critical functions and operations has become increasingly dependent on having secure and reliable supplies of energy. Traditionally, military bases often rely heavily on public utilities as the primary electricity, natural gas, and other energy need providers, and install back-up generation (typically diesel or natural gas) to supply peak or emergency energy supplies. In many cases, these generators are undersized, improperly located, and poorly maintained such that they cannot effectively meet critical mission energy needs for extended periods. Several groups, including Sandia National Laboratories, have been looking at approaches to integrate distributed energy generation, such as photovoltaic, wind, plug-in-hybrids, waste-to-energy systems, microturbines, and energy storage systems into one or more microgrids to improve base energy supply reliability and enhance critical mission assurance. This presentation will provide information on many common energy security and reliability pitfalls and concerns at military bases assessed by Sandia, and discuss considerations and analyses needed to integrate renewable distributed generation technologies into an energy surety microgrid and the associated energy security, reliability, benefits, and costs as well as environmental benefits.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 30, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA554020
Entities
People
- Abbas Akhil
- Mike Hightower
Organizations
- Sandia National Laboratories