Identifying new technologies that save energy and reduce costs to the Federal sector: The new technology demonstration program
In the operation of over 500,000 buildings and facilities at over 8,000 sites, the Federal government is the largest consumer of energy in the United States, with annual consumption exceeding 400 trillion Btu (site energy) at a cost of $3.7 billion. In addition, the Federal government is the largest customer in the world for supplies and equipment, spending over $70 billion/year of which energy-related products account for $10-20 billion. However, many in both the public and private sectors feel that the Federal government is slow to adopt and apply new, cost effective, energy efficient, commercially proven technologies. In 1990 the New Technology Demonstration Program (formerly the Test Bed Demonstration Program) was initiated by the U.S. Department of Energy`s Office (DOE`s) of Federal Energy Management Programs with the purpose of accelerating the introduction of new technologies into the Federal sector. The program has since expanded into a multi-laboratory collaborative effort that evaluates new technologies and shares the results with the Federal design and procurement communities. These evaluations are performed on a collaborative basis which typically includes technology manufacturers, Federal facilities, utilities, trade associations, research institutes, and other in partnership with DOE. The end result is a range of effective technology transfer tools that provide operations and performance data on new technologies to Federal designers, building managers, and procurement officials. These tools assist in accelerating a technology`s Federal application and realizing reductions in energy consumption and costs.
- OSTI ID:
- 227079
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-951173-; TRN: 96:000139-0043
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 18. world energy engineering congress, Atlanta, GA (United States), 8-10 Nov 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Vision 2001: Energy & environmental engineering; PB: 638 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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