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Energy

June 2016

Navy, Marines Pursuing Energy-Saving Projects

By Allyson Versprille
The Navy and Marine Corps are pursuing new energy-efficient capabilities that could help save lives and increase resiliency to adversaries’ attacks on their power grids, a Navy official said.
Emerging Technologies

June 2015

Military Innovation Could Lead to Energy Efficient Technology

By Allyson Versprille
Technological innovations in the defense industry could have the capacity to solve problems posed by climate change, said a former Pentagon official.
Energy

February 2015

Office of Naval Research Promotes Alternative Energy Development, Education in Asia-Pacific

By David Smalley
Security, risk and costs are all factors in Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus’ ambitious energy goals, including a vision for a “great green fleet” for the nation’s defenders.
Energy

February 2015

Defense Should Follow Private Sector’s Energy Efficiency Lead

By Bob Wassman
The private sector offers valuable lessons that can save the Defense Department energy — and thus, money — as it operates its more than 300,000 buildings.
Emerging Technologies

December 2014

Company Developing Hybrid Energy Motorbike For Special Operators

By Valerie Insinna
As the nature of warfare changes, it’s likely special operators will need increasingly stealthy ways to penetrate remote, hard-to-reach locations. The hybrid-powered offroad motorbike is one way the military is doing that.
Energy

November 2014

Navy Center Works to Keep Energetics Industrial Base Moving

By Darrin Krivitsky and Kevin Gessner
Energetics are energy-releasing chemical materials, like explosives, propellants and pyrotechnics. The only organization in the United States that can produce this material is the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head.
Defense Contracting

August 2014

How to Achieve Success With Electrical Microgrids

By Andy Wakefield
Spurred by events like Hurricane Sandy, microgrids — independent, decentralized power systems — are becoming a hot topic.
Energy

April 2014

New Push for Energy Legislation as Congress Takes Up 2015 Defense Bill

By Sandra I. Erwin
Democratic lawmakers are resurrecting legislation in support of Defense Department investments in renewable energy and fuel-saving programs.
Energy

January 2014

Renewable Energy Boom Underway at U.S. Military Bases

By Sandra I. Erwin
Defense Department

December 2013

New Study on Climate Change Raises Stakes for U.S. Military

By Sandra I. Erwin