Energy & Sustainability Fund:
National Renewable Energy Lab Analysis
Stephanie Meyn, Aviation Environmental
Elizabeth Leavitt, Engineering, Environment & Sustainability
Item No. 8j_supp
Meeting Date: December 15 2020
Action Requested
Authorization for the Executive Director to commit previously
approved Energy and Sustainability Center of Expertise funds to
analyze energy and technology alternatives for both aviation and
maritime facilities in the amount of $127,000
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Outline
• Overview of National Renewable Energy Laboratory expertise
• The benefits of a joint maritime-aviation approach
• Why this effort is needed in 2021
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Overview of NREL
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• Sought-after for innovative
energy & technology
• Cost-effective
• Does not compete with
consultants
• Long history of
partnerships with other
ports and complex
campuses
Joint Maritime-Aviation Approach
• Support for energy and technology analysis for projects such
as:
– Reducing or eliminating demand for natural gas in large campuses
and buildings
– Evaluate opportunities for distributed energy, storage, and microgrids
in maritime applications
– Evaluate maritime shore power distribution and optimization
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Effort in 2021
• The planning horizon for capital projects is long, and energy
supply work must be done in advance of traditional project-
footprint level planning
• Without this research in 2021, the airport’s central utility plant
expansion may not be able to meet Century Agenda goal
• NREL expertise needed in first (2021) of the two-year Seattle
Waterfront Clean Energy Strategic Planning effort.
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Project Cost & Schedule
• Total project cost $150,000. Energy & Sustainability Fund =
$127,000 and Environmental Center of Expertise = $23,000
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Project Step
Estimated Completion
Scope Definition
12/31/2020
Commission Authorization to Enter into MOU
2/16/2021
Agreement with NREL signed
2/17/2021
Data Gathering
3/31/2021
Evaluation of Alternatives & Technologies
11/30/2021
Final Recommendations
12/31/2021
