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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · S. 5519 (Introduced in Senate) — To require the Secretary of Defense to enhance the readiness of the Department of Defense to challenges relating to c... · Sec. 8

Sec. 8. Research, development, and demonstration on energy storage, hybrid microgrid, and energy resilience

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The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall carry out research, development, and demonstration of hybrid microgrid systems and electric grid energy storage within the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program of the Department of Defense. Activities carried out under paragraph
(1)shall complement the energy demonstration program required under section 3201(d) of the Energy Act of 2020 ( 42 U.S.C. 17232(d) ) and the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program under section 2901 of title 10, United States Code. In carrying out subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of Defense shall organize activities among multidisciplinary teams to leverage, to the maximum extent practicable, expertise from the Department of Energy, the National Laboratories, institutions of higher education, existing research programs, and the private sector. The multidisciplinary teams organized under paragraph
(1)shall pursue aggressive, milestone-driven, and basic research, development, and demonstration goals to carry out subsection (a)(1). The Secretary of Defense shall provide sufficient resources to the multidisciplinary teams organized under paragraph
(1)to achieve the goals described in paragraph
(2)over a ten-year period. The activities conducted under subsection (a)(1) shall focus on— addressing electrical power intermittency; integrating renewable energy sources into microgrid systems, hybrid microgrid systems, energy storage, grid security, and local generation of zero-carbon fuels; the inspection and structural health monitoring of critical energy infrastructure; materials, electric thermal, electromechanical, and electrochemical systems research; power conversion technologies research; developing and using fuel-efficient engines; additive manufacturing; developing— empirical and science-based industry standards to compare the storage capacity, cycle length and capabilities, and reliability of different types of electricity storage; and validation and testing techniques; other fundamental and applied research critical to widespread deployment of electricity storage; device development that builds on results from research described in paragraphs (4), (5), and (9), including combinations of power electronics, advanced optimizing controls, and energy storage as a general purpose element of the electric grid; micro-scale testing and analysis of storage devices, including test-beds and field trials; microgrid systems and hybrid microgrid systems to increase the resilience of critical infrastructure of the Department of Defense; the potential for energy storage and renewable resources, including wind, solar, and hydropower, to be integrated into microgrid systems or hybrid microgrid systems of installations of the Department of Defense; the capacity of the workforce of the Department of Defense to operate, maintain, and repair a microgrid system or hybrid microgrid system; opportunities to develop the capacity to operate, maintain, and repair a hybrid microgrid system; leveraging existing capacity within local or regional research organizations, such as organizations based at institutions of higher education, to support development of hybrid microgrid systems, including by testing novel components and systems prior to field deployment; electricity storage device safety and reliability, including potential failure modes, mitigation measures, and operational guidelines; standards for performance, control interface, grid interconnection, and interoperability of electricity storage devices; maintaining a public database of energy storage projects, policies, codes, standards, and regulations; and such other criteria as the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, determines appropriate. The activities conducted under subsection (a)(1) shall be carried out in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, including, as appropriate— States; Indian tribes; regional entities and regulators; units of local government; institutions of higher education, including historically Black colleges or universities and other minority-serving institutions; and private sector entities. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until 2034, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the efforts to implement subsection (a)(1), including any strategy developed to implement the activities under such subsection. The report under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex if necessary. Upon submittal of the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish the unclassified portion of the report on an internet website of the Department that is available to the public. The Secretary of Defense may provide technical and financial assistance to States, Indian tribes, units of local government, institutions of higher education, or private sector entities to participate in or use research, development, or demonstration of technology developed under this section. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Defense to carry out this section the following: For fiscal year 2026, $10,000,000. For fiscal year 2027, $25,000,000. For fiscal year 2028, $50,000,000. For fiscal year 2029, $75,000,000. For fiscal year 2030, $125,000,000. For fiscal year 2031, $200,000,000. For each of fiscal years 2032 through 2034, $250,000,000. Nothing in this section authorizes regulatory actions that would duplicate or conflict with regulatory requirements, mandatory standards, or related processes under section 215 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 824o ). To the maximum extent practicable, in carrying out this section, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the use of funds to carry out this section is coordinated with the Secretary of Energy and among different offices within the Grid Modernization Initiative of the Department of Energy and the Energy Grand Storage Challenge of the Department of Energy. In this section: The term historically Black college or university has the meaning given the term part B institution in section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1061(2) ). The term hybrid microgrid system means a stand-alone electrical system that— is comprised of conventional generation and at least one alternative energy resource; and may use grid-scale energy storage. The term microgrid system means a standalone electrical system that uses grid-scale energy storage. The term National Laboratory has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15801 ).
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Sec. 8
Research, development, and demonstration on energy storage, hybrid microgrid, and energy resilience
U.S.C.§ 17232
U.S.C.§ 824o
U.S.C.§ 1061
U.S.C.§ 15801
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