The United State’s Department of Defense has a target of generation 25 percent of its total energy use from renewable sources by 2025. A large part of achieving that goal is to enter into power purchase agreements (known as PPAs) that afford military installations all the benefits and cost-savings...
As part of the Department of Defense (DoD) goal to increase energy security, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced a plan to rev up renewable energy project installed on U.S. military installations.
The Request for Proposal (RFP) went out yesterday, a total of $7 billion in contract capacity...
Operation Free, a national energy independence advocacy campaign run by veterans, wants those who have never served on active duty in the U.S. armed forces (roughly 99.5% of Americans) to be educated on the military’s progress with energy efficiency and renewables.
This “coalition of veterans”...
Memorial Day has been observed in the United States for nearly 150 years, with origins dating back to the Civil War years when Southern women’s groups organized the decoration of soldiers’ graves. It is a national federal holiday observed in remembrance of those who have died in service to...
Over Memorial Day weekend, the blog is featuring posts about how the U.S. military is utilizing renewable energy technology to bring down costs, maximize security, and–most importantly–save lives.
The U.S. Marine Corps depends on modern communication equipment to keep them connected with...
Over Memorial Day weekend, the blog will feature posts about how the U.S. military is utilizing renewable energy technology to bring down costs, maximize security, and–most importantly–save lives.
The United States Army is committed to producing one gigawatt of renewable energy–enough...
Forbes is running a “green tech” series recently focusing on the U.S. Military’s commitment to green technology developments. Early in February, it spotlighted yet another large solar installation to come online at California’s Edwards Air Force Base located 100 miles north of...
In line with the Navy’s plan to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels by 50 percent before 2020, a small but very well known Naval base is undergoing a lot of “greening”: Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, a 45-square-mile US military outpost located on the island of Cuba.
Guantanamo Bay–also...
The Department of Defense is actively looking for ways to decrease its massive dependance on fossil fuels both here in the U.S. and in overseas operations, and it’s asking for help in devising the best course of action.
A series of forums began on January 25th, lead by the Advanced Energy Economy...
Following up on statements he made in this week’s State of the Union address, President Obama’s administration has released more details on clean energy initiatives that the executive branch will undertake in the coming months.
President Obama delivered two speeches on Thursday on the topic...
