SERDP & ESTCP

Our upcoming #SerdpEstcpWebinar will focus on developing systems that analyze building operations data to improve performance and #energy savings at #military installations. Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/4gu82Mk Brian Clark at U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) and Bryan Urban at Fraunhofer USA Inc. will discuss fault detection and diagnostics technologies and their potential to provide cost savings and efficiency gains, as well as automated fault detection and diagnostics for centralizing and streamlining mechanical faults in buildings.

With 1,640+ participants, this year’s DoD Energy and Environment Innovation Symposium had a record attendance from our science, technology, and defense communities. Last week was packed with technical sessions, lightning talks, posters, and technology demonstrations that showcased our efforts to drive efficiencies, reduce costs, expand partnerships, and ultimately deliver value to the warfighter. Thank you to everyone who joined us – keep innovating, and we can’t wait to see you next year!

We kicked off the 2024 DoD Energy and Environment Innovation Symposium with a tremendous plenary session that included remarks from Rebecca Isacowitz (DASD ER&O), Sherri Goodman, Dr. Kimberly Yearick Spangler Ph.D, Brig. Gen. Jacob Middleton, and Honorable Brendan Owens (ASD EI&E). They spoke on the importance of defense innovation to support our warfighters in confronting evolving threats and operating in contested environments, from installations to the battlefield.   Thank you to our featured project speakers (Dr. Nicholas Judson, Dr. Emily Crownover, and Dr. Lynne Baumgras) for also providing lightning talks on their SERDP and ESTCP-funded work to advance installation energy resilience, PFAS soil remediation, and munitions response technologies at underwater sites.

I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Sherri Goodman yesterday at the United States Department of Defense Energy and Environment Innovation Symposium. Sherri and I discussed the severe security threats that climate change presents to our military and how innovation is providing real capability to what could have been an intractable challenge. Thanks for joining us, Sherri! SERDP & ESTCP Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment

⚡Looking for the latest #microgrid considerations for United States Department of Defense installations? Join Arizona State University's Dr. Nathan Johnson and Alexander Mobley at SERDP & ESTCP's DoD Energy and Environment Innovation Symposium Session: "Transfer Capability for #Microgrids and #Resilience for Department of Defense Installations?" 🗓 When. Thursday, December 5, 10:40 - 11:05 AM ET 📍 Where. Washington Hilton, Washington, DC, 20009 Can't Make Symposium? Register for our 2025 FREE scheduled workshops or book an individualized training. Sessions by Arizona State University (ASU) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NERL) are coming to a conference near you AND are scheduled for: 🗓 Beginner Training. April 9-11, 2025 🗓 Intermediate Training. February 6, 2025 🗓 Advanced Training. April 15-16, 2025 Learn More + Book Your #MicrogridTraining. http://bit.ly/3VvH6Eu Thank you to the United States Department of Defense’s Environmental Security Technology Certification Program SERDP & ESTCP for sponsoring our work. Arizona State University (ASU), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NERL), Slipstream, and Converge Strategies, LLC.

To conduct its mission, DoD manages over 27 million acres across a wide variety of ecosystems and geographies around the globe. The Services need to be able to train like they fight. These sessions at the DoD Energy and Environment Symposium will discuss tools and technologies that protect natural and built DoD infrastructure, maximizing the number of training days and mission readiness. For more details, visit https://bit.ly/4e1ZhHv.

Proposals for the SERDP FY 2026 Solicitation are due January 7, 2025. Learn more about the 8 different statements of need across our research portfolios and apply for funding here: https://lnkd.in/gdGWw8M4

Our next #SerdpEstcpWebinar will focus on research efforts to characterize and understand #PFAS in source zones. Register and learn more here: https://bit.ly/4fy0vvE Dr. Charles Schaefer with CDM Smith and Dr. Chris Higgins with Colorado School of Mines will discuss the assessment and validation of analytical tools to provide information critical to overall PFAS mass discharge, perfluoroalkyl acid formation potential, and organic fluorine mass balance. Kenneth "Neth" Walker, P.E., P.G. with GSI Environmental Inc. will present on the use of real-time remote sensors to improve the efficiency of sampling and overall monitoring at PFAS vadose source zones.

Please join me in DC from December 3-6 for the 2024 DoD Energy and Environment Innovation Symposium! This event, hosted by OSD’s energy and environment innovation programs, brings together more than 1,400 researchers, technology developers, and defense end-users—all working on science and technology solutions to enhance DoD capabilities and protect our nation. We’ll dive into the full range of our programs’ focus areas: operational energy, infrastructure resilience, energy and water security, environmental restoration, resilient chemicals and materials, and more. Plus, every evening features networking receptions with nearly 600 poster presentations and demonstrations of cutting-edge technologies—a showcase of DoD’s leadership in innovation. Our military installations are vital to our ability to project power, and this Symposium highlights how our investments are addressing the threats they face. It’s my favorite conference of the year— I hope to see you there. Learn more and register here: https://lnkd.in/er-nUSA9

The underwater environment poses new challenges for remediating #UXO, with water causing unpredictable effects on explosives and posing more difficulties in locating and classifying munitions than on land. These sessions at the DoD Energy and Environment Innovation Symposium will highlight efforts to develop and transition emerging technologies to detect, classify, and localize UXO in the underwater environment. For more details, visit https://bit.ly/4e1ZhHv.