SolarStrong DOE Loan Focuses On Rooftop Solar

SolarStrong rooftop solar for military bases, Solar City

The Obama administration supports a $344 million loan package that could help SolarCity install rooftop solar at 124 U.S. military bases. Read more →

Biofuel Powers U.S. Military’s Osprey Craft

MV-22 Osprey, Biofuels, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps.

The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps say they've successfully tested a biofuel mixture on the MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. Read more →

Hydrogen Fueling Coming To Pearl Harbor

hydrogen fueling at Pearl Harbor

Proton OnSite will deliver a hydrogen generator to the historic Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) facility outside Honolulu, Hawaii. Read more →

Navy Missile Test Base Ditching Diesel

energy-storage system for San Nicolas Island, U.S. Navy

The U.S. Navy hopes a new energy management and storage system from ZBB Energy will help it use less diesel and more renewables at San Nicolas Island. Read more →

Army Looks To Private Sector On Renewables

The U.S. Army announces a new central managing office that will work with developers on big renewable-energy projects. Read more →

Wearable Solar Could Power Aussie Soldiers

wearable light-weight solar panels, Australia military

An Australian university says wearable, lightweight solar panels could reduce the need for soldiers to carry heavy batteries to power their electronic devices. Read more →

Cleantech Gets Marines Vetting In Desert

ExFOB 2011, military renewable energy

Thirteen vendors show of their solar and fuel-efficiency wares at 'ExFOB 2011' as the U.S. military looks to enhance safety and readiness with renewables. Read more →

Army Green Logistics Center Nearly Done

Via U.S. Army

The new distribution center located in Germany will have a variety of energy saving features including solar panels, radiant flooring, skylights and biomass heat. Read more →

‘Solar for Soldiers’ Helps Clean Energy Fight

Solar for Soldiers, Flanagan's Dublin solar installation

A new program helps train and employ former U.S. soldiers in clean energy fields, and the first Solar for Soldiers project has been completed in Ohio. Read more →

U.S. Army Buys Fuel Efficient Technology

Abrams M1 Tank, U.S. Army

The U.S. Army has awarded an auxiliary power unit company in Florida a $1.4 million contract to upgrade select combat vehicles to be more fuel efficient. Read more →