SBU-UML Navy Research and Demonstrations of Energy Resilience Technologies
Abstract
University # Navy Research and Demonstrations of Energy Resilience Technologies. This research and development program will accelerate the demonstration of new and enhanced technologies helping to fulfill the United States Navy#s goals for energy resiliency, diversity, sustainability, carbon footprint reduction, and global independence for its energy infrastructure. Prior ONR work by the principal partners, Stony Brook University and the University of Massachusetts Lowell, has been guided by Presidential, DOD and DON strategy guidance. The proposed effort will focus on areas that have emerged as urgent priorities in the current global environment; it is shaped by interactions with advisors at the Naval Postgraduate School, the Naval Research Laboratory, the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, and the Naval Surface Warfare Center, as well as the Office of Naval Research. ONR has been assiduous in ensuring that this work is informed by knowledge of end user needs and driven by the urgency for moving new technologies from the laboratory to implementation in Navy operations. The specific projects proposed for this new collaboration address these critical technology issues: A) Improved Microgrids to heighten reliability and security for installations in CONUS and around the world; B) Inspection and Structural Health Monitoring of Energy Infrastructure to reduce the incidence of power outages from any source, limit their impact and speed post-incident restoration; C) Energy Storage, one of the keys to the proliferation of renewable energy as well as to post-outage restoration; D) Grid Security, whose urgency becomes more pressing almost daily; and E) Local Generation of Zero-carbon Fuels and Power Systems. These projects will endeavor to sustain and improve the quality of power, help reduce the carbon footprint, minimize interruptions and accelerate restoration at naval installations, with applications to marine systems. The work on the technical challenges associated with microgrids, as well as the application of microgrid solutions to larger systems, will address power stability, cyber and physical system security, new power management processes, and new data-driven control systems. Protection of larger systems will be addressed in the development of platforms for predictive maintenance-based structural monitoring and for early detection and automated mitigation of hostile cyberattacks. The work also addresses the integration of multiple types of energy sources (notably renewables including hydrogen and wind) captured in advanced storage devices. Finally, the operating needs of land-based and sea-based energy systems will be addressed in several fuel and power system development projects, including renewably-powered hydrogen production, dual-fuel combustion of traditional logistics fuels and zero-carbon fuels, including ammonia, and self-powered electricity and water production. Successful outcomes will have the following impacts on Navy/DOD capabilities: #Enhanced cyber and physical security, resiliency and power management capabilities for homeland and forward operating bases, preserving energy resources for the operation of mission-critical assets and support facilities. Improved energy system management for resiliency through structural health monitoring and maintenance prognostics and data-driven controls to sustain mission-critical and support operations. Development of advanced energy storage systems and new renewable energy production capabilities to reduce the Navy#s energy systems# carbon footprint. A complete list of the projects is shown in Table 4.1. of the full proposal, where extended project descriptions may also be found.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jan 12, 2023
- Source ID
- N000142312124
Entities
People
- Y. Shamash
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- Research Foundation for the State University of New York
- United States Navy