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This report provides a guide to understanding military microgrids for service and technology providers, government contractors, and military installations

This report profiles major smart grids technology and service providers to the military. It acts as a solid start to planning a military microgrid design and installation, providing case studies of existing military microgrid systems.

America’s Defense Department is the largest single global consumer of petroleum, and its military operations comprise the largest demand for all forms of energy. And bases depend on aging transmission systems susceptible to cyber-terrorism and unreliability.

A microgrid is a smaller version of the Smart Grid that is localized to a particular area, so its potential use for military functions is vast. Similar to the function of the smart grid, a military microgrid is also expected to improve the energy efficiency and accelerate the integration of various renewable energy resources.

According to the Secretary of Defense, 40+ DoD military bases either have operating microgrids, planned microgrids, or have conducted studies of microgrid technologies.

This report analyzes the uses and development of the military microgrids. It begins with an overview microgrids and smart grids. It provides case studies of military installations already using micro smart grids successfully.

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Pages: 104
Published: May 2017
Publisher: Red Mountain Insights
ISBN: 978-1-62484-017-3

Executive Summary 5
Emergence of the Smart Grid 7
SPIDERS Project 8
Smart Power Infrastructure Demonstration and Energy Reliability and Security 8
Role of the Smart Grid for the Military 8
Understanding Microgrids 13
Characteristics of a Microgrid 16
Microgrid Benefits 17
Microgrid Challenges 19
DOD and Microgrids 24
DOD Renewable Energy Mandates 27
Department of Defense Fuel Use 32
Increase Fuel Efficiency to Increase Combat Effectiveness 34
Types of Military Microgrids 36
Stationary Base Microgrids 36
Mobile Microgrids 37
Microgrid Technologies 39
The Microgrid Design Toolkit (MDT) 40
Vehicle to Grid 40
Case Studies 43
Net Zero Military Installations 43
DOD-Improved Security 47
U.S. Army Fort Bragg 48
Navy-USS Zumwalt 49
Sandia National Labs Energy Surety Microgrid 51
DOE-Test Bed-Smart Microgrids and Energy Storage 53
DoD- Energy Management Controls and Renewable Energy Integration 55
Technology 56
Benefits 56
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 57
Naval Base- Gronton 57
Marine Corps-Camp Pendleton 57
Otis Air National Guard Base-Cape Cod Air Force Station 58
US Army-Fort Hunter Liggett 58
US Army-Fort Belvoir 58
Marine Corps Air Station-Miramar 59
Marine Corps-Twentynine Palms 60
DOD Development of Microgrids 60
Major Players 64
Arista Power 64
Boeing 66
Burns & McDonnell 69
Honeywell International 74
Lockheed Martin Corporation 78
Eaton Corp Plc 81
General Electric 83
Rolls-Royce 89
SAIC 92
Skybuilt Power 97
Sturman Industries 98
Sandia National Laboratories 99
Tecogen Inc 100
ZBB Energy Corporation 101

Companies profiled in this report include: Honeywell International, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Eaton Corp Plc, General Electric, Skybuilt Power, Sturman Industries, Sandia National Laboratories, and ZBB Energy Corporation.

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