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ProgramsA hallmark of ASERTTI is member collaboration to achieve shared goals. ASERTTI is engaged in a number of partnership programs ranging from individual projects, to national cost-share programs. Following are brief descriptions and links to additional information for these activities. ASERTTI Digester Performance PartnershipStandardizing Evaluations of Performance of Systems Used by Livestock Producers for Biogas Production and UtilizationEPA estimates that there are about 180 anaerobic digestion systems for livestock manures either in operation or in some stage of planning or construction in the United States. And each year millions of dollars are invested by states, farmers, and the federal government. While many digesters are demonstrating the technical difficulties experienced with this technology in the early 1980s have been resolved, some challenges remain. As a result, livestock producers remain reluctant to make the significant financial investment needed because of uncertainty about performance and cost. Under the ASERTTI Digester project, participating members and AgStar are working to achieve a generally accepted methodology for assessing the performance and financial viability of digesters, allowing livestock producers and public and private investors to make fully informed decisions. Detailed information about the project including the initial draft protocols are available by clicking here. STAC PartnershipState Technologies Advancement Collaborative – STACAlthough new funding for the STAC program is not available, the many cost-shared state-federal-private advanced energy projects spawned by the program are underway and producing results. The web site for the STAC program can be accessed by clicking here. In addition, STAC projects led by ASERTTI members are highlighted below with links to additional information.
School Technical Assistance ProgramThe goal of making the learning environment for our nation's children one that supports education, rather than one that detracts from it through uncomfortable and unhealthy classroom environments and needlessly high energy costs, is successfully addressed by the different facets of the ASERTTI Energy and Environment in Schools Technical Assistance Program supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and ASERTTI Members. This initiative builds on the results of four state-based technology transfer and demonstration projects conducted over the past several years, and aims to highlight the need for energy and environmental improvements in schools.
ASERTTI National DG/CHP Performance and Testing ProgramThe purpose of the ASERTTI DG/CHP Program is to remove a barrier to the increased use of distributed generation technologies - namely, the unavailability of uniform and documented information on the electrical, environmental, and mechanical performance of distributed generation (DG) and distributed generation/combined heat and power (DG/CHP) systems. The goal was to establish nationally accepted laboratory and field performance testing protocols for DG systems, including those used in CHP applications. The performance data collected under the protocols are available through a national, Web-accessible database.
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