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Texas Engineering Experiment Station Texas Center for Applied Technology Skip Mills – Director, San Antonio Operations [email protected] Dean Schneider, Ph. D. , P.E. – Asst. Director, San Antonio Operations [email protected] Susan Stuver, Ph. D. – Environmental Lab, Manager [email protected] Mike Martin, C.E.M. - Energy and Automation Lab, Manager [email protected] 1 State Agencies Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) Texas AgriLife Research Texas AgriLife Extension Service Texas Forest Service Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab Universities Health Science Center Texas A&M University College Station Texas A&M Health Center Galveston Qatar Prairie View A&M University Tarleton State University Texas A&M International University Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Texas A&M University-Kingsville Texas A&M University-Commerce Texas A&M University-Texarkana Texas A&M University-Central Texas Texas A&M University-San Antonio Texas Center for Applied Technology Mission Statement Providing quality research and practical engineering solutions to critical state and national needs. Mission: To expand the research / technical expertise of The Texas A&M University System, To establish partnerships / alliances with the Engineering Programs, industry, government agencies and other universities to promote the economic development of the State of Texas and the Nation and, To bring together under the TAMUS umbrella a unique mix of academia, industry, federal and military expertise to achieve solutions to real-world problems. 3 Texas Center for Applied Technology Aerospace, Manufacturing, & Systems Engineering Computing & Information Technology Core Competencies / Technologies: Core Competencies / Technologies: Core Competencies / Technologies: Energy: Alternative / Renewables Energy and Water Assessments, Smart Grid, anticipated fault evaluations Environmental: Compliance, Pollution, Prevention, Permitting, Restoration, Impact Analysis, etc. EMS (14001/18001) and Sustainability planning and workshops Technology Insertion for Operations/Maintenance Process Flow Improvement Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma Work Methods & Measurements Planning & Inventory Control Facility Layout Environmental & Safety Issues Modeling & Simulation Training Systems Command and Control Systems Data Visualization Technologies Networking Agent Technology Energy and Environmental Sustainability Application Domain • • • • 4 Energy and Environmental Sustainability Medical/Health Care Systems Operational Reliability Manufacturing Competitiveness Modeling and Simulation to Support Training in all Focus Areas • Technology Insertion: - Preparedness (Military and Civilian) - Aging Infrastructure - Alternative Energy - Medical/Health Care Systems Texas Center for Applied Technology San Antonio Operations 5 Energy Environmental Special Projects Audits Measurements and Verification Distributive Generation Alternative/Renewables Smart Grid / Fault anticipation Air and Water Quality 140001/18001 EMS Compliance & Pollution Prevention Entomology NEPA Impact Analysis Ecological Risk Analysis Non-lethal Weapons Studies BRAC support Technology Transfer Public Health State Energy Cons. Office Dept. of Defense TX Com. Env. Quality Army Env. Command Brooks City-Base Marine & Naval Health Community EmPOWERment through Transformational iGRIDs Transformational Change Agent Attributes Is Trans-disciplinary Is Trans-institutional Leverages Resources Creates Synergy Integrates Baseline Vision DRIVERS OUTCOMES iGRID (Pushing Us) (Pulling Us) (Intelligent Grid) Social Value Economic Value Environmental Value Site Virtual Site Physical Site Tech Insertion New Technology (From Us & Others) Existing Technology (From Us & Others) Mission Verde Center Sustainability One-Stop Center 7 • Focal point for the local community, local and regional green jobs training, science and sustainability education, and green businesses • Physical location to build practical and validated techniques and applications for dwellings, neighborhoods and communities with the city, state and country • Living Laboratory that engages local workforce, businesses, community and students by positioning sustainable energy and water infrastructure projects on site Selected Accomplishments - Remediation Ecological Risk Tool A peer reviewed modeling tool that provides a quick and accurate assessment of ecological risk for wildlife and plants by utilizing default Protective Concentration Levels (PCLs) for ecological receptors. Quickly determines when a full ecological risk assessment is required thereby saving thousands of dollars by reducing the need for full risk assessment Accomplishments – Sustainable Growth Karst Management Plan East Campus Development at UTSA Environmental Assessment uncovered endangered species Circurina madla and Rhodini exilis USFWS wanted to designate entire east campus as critical habitat. TEES Karst Management Plan utilized GPS and GIS to develop an easement that protected endangered species while still allowing land development to continue. Accomplishments – Education Enrichment Increase interest in sciences and engineering Prepare high school students for college Improve standardized test scores and GPA’s Improve our communities Energy Assessments • • • 11 Facility assessment/data analysis that provides the owner numerous options in the conduct of their energy or water-savings programs - Building system/component optimization - Appropriate energy and water conservation M & O procedures or routines - Energy conservation measures and projects - Energy saving calculations, pay-back estimations - Strategies to implement the measures Specification/design review, 3rd party oversight of projects - Validation of measures - Appropriate measurement and verification protocols Introduction of new high efficiency technologies - Distributed energy generation - New materials - Alternative energy integration Texas Center for Applied Technology Energy and Environmental Incorporate knowledge/technology into industry applications (rapidly adjustable technology transfer) Energy Storage Evaluation Fuel Cell Evaluation Solar Thermal Evaluation Wind Energy Education Cool Roof Evaluation 12 Advanced Water Desalination Pilot Project (Laredo) • Texas A&M Engineering licensed new high efficiency compression and heat exchanger technologies • TCAT working with licensee to build, install, and operate pilot plant for City of Laredo to demonstrate commercial viability - Funded by City of Laredo - Will provide 100,000 gal/day potable water from brackish ground water - Economic expectation: $2/thousand gallons (Reverse Osmosis is $4-5/thousand gallons) 13 Temporary Hybrid Micro-grid Systems 14 • Some Colonias along Texas-Mexico are without basic services (including electric power) • TCAT funded by SECO to integrate existing high efficiency storage technology to solve near term temporary needs for electric service • Currently serving ~40 families in the La Presa colonia south of Laredo • Pay-as-you-go at $0.25/kWh