FortZED is a set of active projects and initiatives, funded by the Department of Energy and created by public-private partnerships, which uses Smart Grid and renewable energy technologies to achieve local power generation and energy demand management. The EECL is participating in both the demonstration and research portions of the FortZED project. Distributable generators capable of producing approximately 2 MW of electricity will be located at the lab. The EECL will conduct significant research on plug-in, hybrid-electric vehicles (PHEVs) and will house three network-controlled connection points for charging and discharging PHEVs to test "Vehicle-to-Grid" (V2G) technology. A fuel cell will also be integrated into the lab. Finally, the EECL will develop an "Organic Rankine Cycle" generator powered by waste heat from other generators - a technology that could potentially improve the efficiency of generatorsby 5-8%.

An exhaust after treatment 3-way catalyst system simultaneously reduces NO_x, HC, and CO with an air/fuel ratio at or close to stoichiometric. This important emissions reduction technology is commonly used in industrial natural gas and automotive gasoline engines. Sponsored by Emerachem.