Approaching Net Zero

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1 Session: Approaching Net Zero Water, Energy, and Waste Approaching Net Zero Ms. Kristine Kingery Director, Energy Security and Sustainability Policy Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy & Environment August 11, 2016 Rhode Island Convention Center Providence, Rhode Island

2 Strategic Context Maintaining our tactical and strategic edge heavily depends upon the wise use of our resources energy, water, and land to preserve future choices through superior knowledge, technologies, and execution. ES2 Strategy, May 2015 The Army has historically undervalued energy security and sustainability Evolving from a framework that viewed resource considerations as constraints on operational effectiveness to a perspective that considers the critical role of resources as mission enablers Treating energy, water and land resources as a free goods (unintentionally) creates vulnerabilities and risks Energy and water are vulnerabilities that can be exploited and shortfalls can increase mission risk A ready and resilient Army has secure access to energy, water and land resources which allows it to act in a complex and rapidly evolving world 2

3 Energy Security and Sustainability Strategy (ES 2 ) Purpose: Integrate energy security and sustainability into a resiliency framework Presents the Army s strategic roadmap for its energy and sustainability plans, programs and processes Adopts security, resiliency, and future choice as organizing approaches Army Net Zero embodies the facilities (permanent and contingency) elements of the ES 2 Strategy 3

4 Army Net Zero Drivers Energy security, surety, and reliability Water scarcity Increasing energy prices/ Fully burdened costs of fuel Foreign energy sources Environmental concerns Federal and DoD mandates Improved operational capabilities Risk reduction 17 Pilot Installations Evolution of the Hierarchy Drivers for Change Resulted in Creation of Net Zero Programs for Energy, Water, and Waste 4

5 Net Zero Concept Net Zero Energy Definition: The Army defines a Net Zero Energy installation as an installation that reduces overall energy use, maximizes efficiency, implements energy recovery and cogeneration opportunities, and then offsets the remaining demand with the production of renewable energy from onsite sources, such that the Net Zero Energy installation produces as much renewable energy as it uses over the course of a year. Net Zero Water Definition: The Army defines a Net Zero Water installation as an installation that reduces overall water use, regardless of the source; increases efficiency of water equipment; recycles and reuses water, shifting from potable water use to alternative sources as much as possible; and minimizes inter-basin transfers of any type of water, potable or non-potable, such that a Net Zero Water installation recharges as much water back into the aquifer as it withdraws. Net Zero Waste Definition: The Army defines a Net Zero Waste installation as an installation that reduces, reuses, recycles/ composts, and recovers solid waste streams, converting them to resource values, resulting in zero landfill disposal. 5

6 Net Zero Tools and Technologies 1. Inform Decisions Conduct thermal building envelope analysis Energy modeling tools Characterize waste flows 2. Optimize Use Maximize the use of xeriscaping Improve purchasing practices Recycle and compost waste Establish a Qualified Recycling Program 3. Assure Access Conduct energy and water master planning Implement leak detection on the potable water distribution system Maximize water recycling 4. Build Resiliency Pursue alternative financing mechanisms Maximize use of alternate water and energy sources 5. Drive Innovation Reduce energy use through energy management control systems Install purple pipe Repurpose and reuse materials 6

7 Implementation Success The Army has scaled Net Zero to all installations Best Practices Documentation Collaboration Integrated into Training Reporting requirements Measurement and verification of progress Maintain focus on people 7

8 Project Funding Strategies Military Construction (MILCON) Energy Conservation Investment Program (ECIP) Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization (SRM) Third Party Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) Utility Energy Service Contracts (UESC) Enhanced Use Lease (EUL) Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) 8

9 Energy and Sustainability-Informed Army Culture Army Leadership is taking both a top-down and bottom-up approach to become energy secure and sustainable Top Down: The Under Secretary of the Army is the Sr. Sustainability Official Bottom Up: The Net Zero pilot sites are identifying themselves for participation There is increased awareness of how energy security and sustainability objectives cut across the entire Army Enterprise The Power Is In Your Hands campaign has the goal of making every soldier an energy manager Each installation s energy manager serves the Garrison Commander as the installation's energy champion in all phases of planning and executing viable energy programs Sustainability-informed decision-making is being incorporated into schoolhouse curricula The Army is embracing sustainability because it is critical to our mission success The rate of sustainability-based change within the Army is accelerating Creative financing, through collaboration, is often necessary to achieve long-term energy and sustainability goals 9

10 Net Zero Supports ES 2 Strategy Mandates enable but do not drive Army efforts Energy and sustainability initiatives support mission effectiveness We must break stovepipes energy security and sustainability concerns are vital to all we do ZeroBase Hybrid Power System Shower water reuse system In-Vessel Composting 10

11 The Net Zero initiative is a force multiplier enabling the Army to appropriately steward available resources, manage costs and provide Soldiers, families and civilians with a sustainable future. Honorable Katherine Hammack Thank You Ms. Kristine Kingery Director, Army Energy Security and Sustainability Policy Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army Installations, Energy and Environment kristine.m.kingery.civ@mail.mil 11

12 Working With the Army ASA(IE&E): ACSIM: USACE: Renewable Energy on Army Lands Large Scale Renewable Energy Projects (>10MW): Siting Clearinghouse: Science and Technology Army Acquisition Business Website: Base Camp Integration Laboratory: Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center: Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center: National Defense Center for Energy and Environment: Network Integration Evaluation: Rapid Equipping Force: Facilities Energy Innovation Net Zero: Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) & Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP): Vehicle Innovation Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center: Aviation & Missile Research, Development & Engineering Center: Small Businesses Army Small Business Innovation Research Program: 12