JBSA Sustainable Energy
Innovation Center
Sept 8, 2010
FT. SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS
Purpose of Meeting
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 Review the concept of a JBSA Sustainable
Energy Innovation Center: mission, roles &
operations
 Include input and advice from stakeholders
and participants
 Determine follow-on actions
Background of Concept
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 JBSA Energy Workshop June 9 reviewed AF energy goals
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and objectives as well as current and proposed actions for
JBSA.
JBSA’ s combined energy use makes JBSA CPS’s largest
single customer and one of DOD largest energy users.
Community resources can contribute to help JBSA
accelerate achievement of goals.
Improved communication can help define requirements
and identify solutions to AF issues.
Concept of a focused Innovation Center/Information
Clearinghouse suggested by attendees to support JBSA
requirements.
Recent reviews and studies by groups such as Center for
Naval Analysis (CNA) suggest formation of DOD
Operational Innovation Center.
CNA Military Advisory Board
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 CNA is a Federally Funded Research and
Development Center (FFRDC) for the Navy and
Marine Corps. The Center also provides research
and analyses services to other military and
government agencies to help improve the
efficiency and effectiveness of U.S. national
defense efforts.
 A recent report of the CNA Military Advisory
Board explored role of DOD in supporting
innovation and commercialization of renewable
energy for national security and American
competitiveness.
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Powering America’s Economy : Energy Innovation at the
Crossroads on National Security Challenges July 2010.
CNA Recommendations
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 U. S. Government should take bold and aggressive
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action to support clean energy technology
innovation….
DOD and DOE should more closely align energy
related research and development activities….
The DOD should partner with private sector
innovators and establish an Operational Energy
Innovation Center.
DOD should require widespread sharing of energy
information in its research and development
enterprise.
The DOD should include acquiring clean energy
technologies as a priority in its installation
acquisition strategy.
CNA
Operational Energy Innovation Center
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 Receive input from all innovators even the
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smallest
Cultivate partnerships
Collaborate with DOE
Consider DOE Innovation Hub Model
Could be funded through a competitive
Operational Energy Innovation Fund
Given
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 The challenges and opportunities for
collaboration and innovation in sustainable
energy for JBSA presented at the June 9
Workshop.
 The results of the CNA report and other
recent DOD directives and guidance.
 San Antonio and Texas have a number of
energy innovative organizations including
the business, academic, research and local
government activities available to support
collaboration.
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The San Antonio Community and JBSA
should consider establishing a JBSA
Sustainable Energy Innovation Center to
meet the DOD challenges and take advantage
of the funding and opportunity to capitalize
on the new energy initiatives
JBSA Center Activities
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 Demonstrate solutions for achieving energy improvement
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goals for JBSA
Accelerate assessment and implementation of new
technologies that foster JBSA energy goals
Provide clearinghouse for evaluating new technology and
methods and their effectiveness and limitations
Maintain a searchable database of ideas, technologies and
solutions for JBSA to accelerate adoption
Solutions will address all aspects of the efficient supply,
storage, transmission, management and use of energy.
Focused on military installations. Lessons learned from the
military and the community will be shared, which will
leverage activities and accelerate adoption of the best
available solutions
Innovation Center Connectivity
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Organization
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 The JBSA Center would be a project of the DTI (Defense
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Transformation Institute), a single member LLC of the Texas
Research and Technology Foundation.
The initial agreement would be by MOU between JBSA and DTI.
Subsequent agreements could include Cooperative Research and
Development Agreement, Partnership Intermediary Agreement
or other agreement forms.
DTI would establish agreements with other local and national
innovation collaborators by a variety of agreement forms.
DTI would establish an advisory board to provide guidance,
oversight and advice to DTI and JBSA.
The JBSA Center would be governed by a management
committee that will be made up of designees from JBSA and
AETC leadership and DTI representatives to coordinate the
scope of priorities and work to be performed.
JBSA / DTI Innovation Center
JBSA
DTI
Partners
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CoSA
TEES
UTSA
CPS
LAFB, FSH, RAFB,
Camp Bullis
INNOVATION CENTER
State of TEXAS
SwRI
Businesses
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San Antonio Research Collaborators
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 Texas Center for Applied Technology(TCAT)/Texas
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Engineering Experiment Station -- TAMUS
UTSA Sustainable Energy Research Institute(SERI)
San Antonio Water System
Southwest Research Institute
CPS Energy
Others
Community’s Sustainable Efforts
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CoSA’s Mission Verde initiatives
MVC
TEES - Energy Regional Innovation Cluster
UTSA’ s SERI
SwRI
Alamo Colleges
CPS new solar project and windtricity
SAWS methane plant
Build San Antonio Green (BSAG)
Solar SA
Southwest Sustainability Alliance
Mission Verde Center
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DTI Supporting Organizations
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 HQ AETC
 HQ Army Installation Management Command
 AFCEE
 USAA
 Valero
 Rackspace
 Zachry Holdings
 HEB
 Texas Military Preparedness Commission
 State Agencies
Leveraging San Antonio Outcomes
JBSA as the Innovation Center’s Partner
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 Value proposition for JBSA
 Access to internationally-known sustainability experts to
assist JBSA in its energy sustainability challenges
 Exposure to new R&DDD
 Provide and gain feedback in the R&DDD loop, thus creating
products/processes that have immediate impact
 Value proposition for San Antonio and Innovation
Center
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Actual deployment bed to insert new technologies/processes
Validation of new products/processes by measurement and
verification (quantitative, behavioral)
Open forum to discuss sustainability, especially based on
lessons learned
Suggested Early Stage Work Plan
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• Hold series of working meetings with JBSA
to learn requirements
• Set up clearinghouse and communications
systems(web site ?)
• Develop the searchable database
• Hold series of workshops
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Bring lessons-learned to JBSA
Presentation of regional assets and ideas
(magazine)
Vendors showcase (sourced Nationally)
Create the Center in Phases
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Formalize concept with JBSA/DTI MOU
Utilize existing regional capabilities for a no-cost start
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Leverage current regional assets for a quick start
 Mission Verde Center – Training/Demonstration/Evaluation of
sustainable technology, A&M’s Sustainable Urban Center for the
Advancement of San Antonio (SU CASA)
 UTSA’s Texas Sustainable Energy Research Institute
 CPS Energy – Blue Wing Solar
 San Antonio Water Systems – Dos Rios Water Recycling Center
Biogas recycling
 Southwest Research Institute - Smart Grid communication
 Build San Antonio Green (BSAG) – residential sustainable
building thru Builders Assn.
 Solar San Antonio
 San Antonio Clean Tech Forum
Input and Advice
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 Comments ??