Installation Energy Innovation

The Department’s fixed installations are a critical element of national security. ESTCP energy resilience projects ensure installations meet the DoD minimum requirement of 14+ days of uninterruptable power for mission-critical loads to defeat threats posed to grid power by increased cyber attacks, physical attacks, and extreme weather outages.

Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center

Resource Conservation

To conduct its mission, the DoD manages over 28 million acres of natural and built infrastructure across a wide variety of ecosystems and geographies around the globe. SERDP and ESTCP support the development of the science, technologies, and methods needed to manage DoD’s installation infrastructure with the goal of maximizing the number of training days and mission readiness.  

Range Sustainability

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances & Aqueous Film-Forming Foam

SERDP and ESTCP have funded more than 250 projects since 2011 addressing the management of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the environment as well as the development of PFAS-free alternatives to legacy aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF). Learn More...

PFAS AFFF

Corrosion & Repair Technologies

The cost of corrosion mitigation and repair to the DoD is estimated at greater than 20B per year. Historically, both mitigation and repair technologies have required hexavalent chromium, and other hazardous or toxic materials. Alternative technologies and materials are required. Learn More...

Corrosion

Installation Restoration

The Installation Restoration Focus Area, in support of DoD’s Defense Environmental Restoration Program, addresses the legacy of past practices while supporting current and emerging testing and training requirements by advancing the knowledge needed to prevent future environmental damage on and around military installations. Learn More...

Installation Restoration

Resilient Water Systems

The provision of clean and reliable water supply is critical to enabling operations on military installations. SERDP and ESTCP are developing and demonstrating technologies that improve water security, reduce waste and ensure sufficient quantity and quality of water to support DoD missions. Learn More...

Water

Munitions Response

SERDP and ESTCP’s Munitions Response focus area develops and demonstrates innovative technologies that can characterize, remediate, and scientifically manage sites affected by military munitions. Learn More...

Munitions Response

Sustainable Energetics

Energetic Materials (EM) are used extensively by the DoD. The production of EM utilizes hazardous materials and produces significant quantities of waste material and air or range emissions during testing and training. Sustainable energetics is the cradle-to-grave process of synthesizing, manufacturing, formulating and using EM in an environmentally acceptable manner. Learn More...

Sustainable Energetics

Emissions & Waste Reduction

DoD operations produce a variety of emissions and are energy and material intensive. Emissions from DoD operations can be reduced. Learn More...

emissions and waste reduction