Posts Tagged ‘energy security’

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 …

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 …

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 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 Air Force, Army and Navy each will strive to produce 1 gigawatt of renewable energy to power their installations by 2025, the White House said Wednesday. The services will rely on private sector financing through authorities such as power purchase agreements, enhanced use leasing, energy savings performance contracts and utility energy savings contracts to develop the new sources of clean energy, including solar, wind, biomass and geothermal …

DOD’s campaign to conserve energy, increase its reliance on renewable sources and improve its energy security has the potential to generate “a real energy revolution” for facilities energy technologies, according to a new report. DOD’s Installation Energy Test Bed is funding about 50 demonstration projects led by the private sector, universities and government labs at military installations intended to identify emerging technologies that can cut the military’s facility energy demand and provide distributed energy generation …

One of the primary challenges to the Pentagon meeting its goals for conserving energy and increasing its reliance on renewable sources is streamlining the acquisition process, DOD’s top installations official told the House Armed Services’ Readiness Subcommittee last week. “Our acquisition process is extremely cumbersome; we need to improve that if we want to attract the best private firms …

In a House hearing Thursday largely focused on the merits of the Defense Department’s efforts to develop alternative fuels, the military’s campaign to acquire a greater share of its facility energy from renewable sources also came under fire. Randy Forbes, chairman of the House Armed Services’ Readiness Subcommittee, scheduled the hearing, “What is the Price of Energy Security: from Battlefields to Bases,” to review DOD’s energy priorities …

Fort Hunter Liggett, located in central California, is slated to host four solar systems, one of the primary ways the post is expected to achieve net zero status for energy. The first solar grid, consisting of 4,400 photovoltaic panels, is expected to be completed next month. The one-megawatt system is being built under an $8.4 million contract …