U'S' Coast Guard Part 1

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U.S. Coast Guard Part 1

• Facility Energy Systems
• Biomass Heating
• Mr. Bob Deering
• Civil Engineering Unit Juneau

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CEU Juneau

• One of six CEUs
• Shore Facility Engineering, Environmental, and
  Energy Support
• All USCG units in Alaska

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Coast Guard History

• Established in 1790 as Revenue Cutter Service
• Department of Treasury
• Merged with Life-Saving Service
• Merged with Lighthouse Service
• Merged with Bureau of Marine Inspection
  Navigation
• Department of Transportation
• Department of Homeland Security

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Missions

• Search and Rescue
• Aids to Navigation
• Living Marine Resources (fisheries)
• Marine Safety
• Marine Environmental Protection (oil spills)
• Ports, Waterways, and Coastal security
• Ice Operations
• Drug Interdiction
• Defense Readiness
• Migrant Interdiction
• Other Law Enforcement

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Units/assets/workforce

• 42,000 Active Duty
• 7,700 civilians
• 2,000 cutters/boats/aircraft
• 1,000 shore facilities

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Energy program

• USCG program in its infancyconsists of two
  people
• Enhanced interest from the top
• Strong grassroots demand
• Model agency potential

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Energy Intensity

• Example Sitka

Example Kodiak
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Four facilities

• Sitka/Japonski Island
• Ketchikan
• Kodiak
• Juneau

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AIRSTA Sitka
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AIRSTA Sitka Electric Vehicle
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Japonski Island
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BSU Ketchikan
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BSU Kodiak
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Station Juneau
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STA Juneau Wind TurbinesSpring - 2010
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Fuel Requirements
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Price Points

• Fuel Oil - 2.50/gallon
• 56,000 BTU/
• 0.06/KWH
• Pellets - 300/ton breaks even
• Chips - 140/ green ton (50 MC) breaks even
• Fuel escalation
• Finance costs/profit OM

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Project goals

• Cost effective
• Competition
• Reliable/supportable
• Proven, mainstream technology
• Low risk/redundancy
• Renewable energy/Reduced Carbon
• Financing/Outsource potential
• Meet Federal Goals

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Possible alternatives