DoD Executive Agent Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations and Environment)

1. NDCEENational Defense Center for Environmental Excellence DoD Executive Agent Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations and Environment) TRANSFERRING TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONSSupporting Readiness, Sustainability, and Transformation Follow the Yellow Brick Road Dr. Brad Ashton NDCEE Team Leader, Technology Transfer 29 June 2005 NDCEE is operated by:

2. Topics • Introduction – Our Ultimate Goal • Technology Transfer Overview • The NDCEE Technical Approach • Example Best Practices • Technology Transfer Tools – Technology Roadmapping • Wrap up

3. Our Ultimate Goal: Technology Transfer KEY ARMY ESOH GOAL: DRIVE INNOVATION …The Army will match its capability to innovate and adapt with its need to do so in order to train, equip, sustain, and operate.This requires that we accelerate the transfer of technologies in a timely and cost effective manner to meet current and future requirements.The Army will seek solutions and tools that improve efficiency and reduce cost while protecting human health and the environment …US Army Strategy for the Environment, 2004.

4. Why is Tech Transfer Important? • Drive Technology Implementation - Past R&D investments in DoD technologies have led to the development of a wide variety of new processes, systems, and materials. Yet only a small portion of these innovations successfully make it into operational use. • Demonstrate Responsible Use of Funding - Given tightening R&D budgets, pressure is increasing for clear/ direct returns on the R&D dollar to support our warfighters.  CHALLENGE: It is now more important than ever to improve DoD’s track record for completing successful transfers and achieving sustainability, cost andreadiness benefits.

5. NDCEE Technology Transfer • Technology transfer is a major goal of the NDCEE program and a fundamental aspect of the NDCEE technical approach to all tasks • Technology Transfer Definition: The integrated set of activities necessary to field and operate validated, cost-effective ESOH technologies for DoD installations and weapon systems. • NDCEE’s Technology Transfer Goals are to: • Ensure DOD ESOH stewardship, sustainability and environmental compliance. • Demonstrate quantifiable performance improvements supporting DoD’s war-fighting readiness and operations • Generate economic returns on DoD’s R&D investments • Recent NDCEE Tech Transfer Results • During FY 2004, the NDCEE completed 56 projects, provided 74 technology products and tools to DoD customers, completed 19 dem / vals at DoD installations, and transferred 6 technologies to DoD facilities

6. Example Technology Transfer “Best Practices” - Basic Requirements • Committed Customer and Site – With a High-Priority, Validated ESOH Need • Mature, Appropriate Technology – No substitute for this • Adequate Funding – Specific line items; time phased as needed • Stakeholder Involvement – Early in the transfer process • Transfer Champion – Consistent leader who follows through, accountable for success (select the “right” people at the appropriate levels) • Upfront Transfer Planning – Plan for desired outcome: tech implementation • Operational Testing – Appropriate Dem / Val tests • Effective Communications – Throughout the entire process with all involved • Appropriate Tasking in the SOW • Specify technology transfer as a task purpose • Target a high-priority, validated DoD ESOH need • Identify specific customer site(s) for transfer if tests succeed • Identify specific end-user, stakeholder organization(s) – DoD & non-DoD

7. PROBLEM ASSESSMENT ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION TECHNOLOGY JUSTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION OUTREACH & FOLLOW-UP NDCEE Technical Approach • Analyze customer ESOH needs and solution requirements • Identify potential technology solutions and down-select best alternatives • Plan and conduct demonstration testing and identify training requirements • Prepare the technical and business case for technology investment • Install, optimize and startup the system for operational use, including operator / maintenance personnel training • Prepare, disseminate outreach materials and conduct follow-up visits

8. Technology Transfer and Planning Tools – What is a Technology Roadmap? • A Technology Roadmap is a time-based, sometimes visual description of future capability requirements and possible development pathways for the emerging technologies, activities and resources needed to achieve them on time • Documents future capability targets (E.g. Ft Carson plans to sustain all facility and mobility systems from renewable sources and reduce total water purchased from outside sources by 75%) • Displays candidate technology solution options and development steps along with descriptive data on performance, costs, barriers, drivers, etc • Shows linkages and dependencies between roadmap elements and events • Purpose: To provide a “1 – stop shopping” resource for key long-term planning information to prepare for future actions with built in flexibility for adjustments

9. Simplified Roadmap Framework

10. Technology Roadmap Architecture Performance Parameter Technology Category Technology Project / Alternative Performance Variable Legend: Risk Legend – cost, schedule, and performance Technology Developer

11. Sample Hydrogen Energy Roadmap

12. Sample Roadmap – PV and Buildings Integration

13. Regional / Multi-site Roadmap Framework

14. Example Roadmap Types • Capability targets – Required technical, organizational or information-based capabilities that must be available at a future date. EXAMPLE: Ft. Lewis plans to sustain all activities on post using renewable energy sources and generate all electricity on post by 2025 • Technology alternatives – Technologies that have the potential to help achieve needed capability by the future target date. EXAMPLES: Photovoltaics, bio-fueled micro-turbines, wind turbines. • Acquisition milestones – Specific acquisition events that must be achieved by selected dates to ensure that technologies are available and on line. EXAMPLE: What must be submitted to POM funding by what dates? • Institutional Actions - Specific issues, actions or decisions that must be addressed by selected dates to ensure that all the pieces of the technology and acquisition roadmaps come together. EXAMPLE: Coordination of Ft ____ energy plans with surrounding community energy assessment must be completed by ___. 

15. Technology Roadmap Process Example roadmap development process that can be customized

16. How are Roadmaps Useful? • Applications: • Comprehensive tracking of progress against goals • Identify and manage critical pathways and upcoming events to provide lead time for major actions • Provides strategic framework for individual technology and infrastructure decisions • Conduct contingency / “what if” planning analysis • Benefits: • Provides users with defined pathway options forward • Standardized awareness of key activities, elements • Decision making resource that helps anticipate the nature and timing of necessary choices • Communication mechanism for information sharing & networking • Tool for consensus building

17. Sample Sustainability Programs

18. Going Forward – Our Vision To move beyond planning and talking – to begin and continue: • Installing sustainable technologies in the field and • Producing benefits for DoD installations …