Posts Tagged ‘energy’

On June 13, ADC will host a limited-attendance event for industry to provide feedback, review pending projects and highlight the contribution of the private sector and communities in helping DOD meet its energy requirements. The ADC Energy Partnerships Forum will be held in conjunction with the Joint Army & Air Force Renewable Energy Industry Day taking place the previous day. Both events will be held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va. The ADC Forum will extend the dialogue started the previous day by bringing together key players from the private sector, DOD and communities …

Interest is high among energy developers for the Army’s pending solicitation to develop large-scale renewable energy projects at its installations. The draft request for proposals — to acquire $7 billion worth of electricity over 30 years through a multi-award task order contract — was issued in February and prompted 900 comments …

The House Armed Services Committee wants the Defense Department to consider using direct solar devices such as daylighting systems and light pipe technology to help the military conserve energy and increase its energy security, according to an amendment to the report accompanying the House version of the fiscal 2013 defense authorization bill. Direct solar devices convert sunlight into useable light within a building or other enclosed structure without converting the sunlight into another form of energy …

DOD is using its inventory of 300,000 buildings as a testbed for next-generation technology that can help the military reduce its energy consumption, expand the use of renewable sources and bolster energy security at its installations, the Pentagon’s installations chief told military, federal and industry experts Tuesday at the Military Smart Grids and Microgrids Conference in Arlington, Va. The department is focusing on developing the technology for smart grids and microgrids to produce the biggest breakthroughs, said Dorothy Robyn …

The House Armed Services’ Readiness Subcommittee requests DOD to brief lawmakers on the potential for small nuclear reactors and marine energy technologies to support installations’ power needs, as part of the report language accompanying its section of the fiscal 2013 defense authorization bill that the panel approved Friday. The committee asks DOD to describe any actions it has taken so far to deploy small modular reactors, nuclear power plants manufactured offsite that generate less than 300 megawatts …

As expected, the draft version of the fiscal 2013 defense authorization bill that the House Armed Services’ Readiness Subcommittee is scheduled to mark up today does not include the Pentagon’s request for BRAC rounds in 2013 and 2015. The annual policy bill’s failure to authorize one or more base closure rounds comes as no surprise, as Rep. Buck McKeon, chairman of the committee, and Rep. Randy Forbes, subcommittee chairman, have opposed the request since Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced it in January …

The Defense Department, Navy and developer of a proposed 83-turbine wind farm located near Naval Air Station Kingsville reached agreement last week on a series of actions to mitigate the potential for the project to interfere with flight operations at the installation situated on the Texas Coastal Bend. The deal alleviates the fears of Navy officials about the likelihood that proposed wind farms could affect installations across the state …

The Air Force is on target to generate 1 gigawatt of renewable energy at its installations by 2016, the service said Thursday, confirming a goal first revealed by the White House. Last week, the White House said the Air Force, Army and Navy each would strive to produce 1 gigawatt of renewable energy to power their installations, with the Navy and Army attempting to reach the goal by 2020 …

The Navy took advantage of a service-wide security exercise last month to test the ability of San Diego-area Navy and Marine Corps installations to reduce electrical consumption during a period when power was restricted. NAVFAC Southwest used an area wide energy management system and demand limiting load rolling software at 22 buildings located on Naval Base San Diego, Naval Base Coronado and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar to centrally monitor and control the reduction of electrical consumption …

The Army held a grand opening Wednesday for a 30,000-square-foot facility at the Detroit Arsenal in Warren, Mich., that will help the military develop the next generation of combat vehicles with a green focus. The Ground Systems Power and Energy Lab will offer an unprecedented range of test and validation capabilities for emerging power, energy and mobility technologies at a single facility. The complex will employ about 150 scientists, researchers, engineers and other personnel. Shared access with industry and academia is expected to accelerate the development of emerging energy technologies for both military and civilian vehicles. “The Army’s best and brightest ground vehicle researchers, scientists, engineers and technicians combined with the GSPEL’s unique facilities will enable the Army to innovate tomorrow’s energy solutions,” Jennifer Hitchcock, interim director of the Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, said in a statement.