GOP Takes Aim At US Navy’s Great Green Fleet
The U.S. Navy plans to demo its "Great Green Fleet" in a big maritime exercise this summer, but Republicans in Congress want to turn off the biofuel spigot. Read more →
by Pete Danko
Geothermal Helps US Navy Sub Base Grab LEED
The SUBASE Marine Learning Center at the Naval Submarine Base New London takes LEED Silver for various green features, including its geothermal system. Read more →
Navy’s Hawaii Ocean Energy Plans Taking Shape
The Navy, working with the U.S. Department of Energy, will pick three ocean energy power developers to occupy Wave Energy Test Site moorings at Kaneohe Bay. Read more →
by Leah Jones
US Navy Robotics Developers Get New Playground
The U.S. Navy opens a lab that models a number of Earth’s ecosystems, allowing scientists to test their robotics in a range of conditions. Read more →
US Navy Center In Arizona Earns Its Platinum Stars
Yes, the U.S. Navy does operate in Arizona, and now it has a LEED Platinum facility there, at a base near Phoenix. Read more →
US Navy Adding Biobutanol To Alt-Fuel Repertoire
Biobutanol, produced from non-food feedstocks like woody biomass, appears to be joining biofuels derived from algae and coooking grease for the U.S. military. Read more →
Smart LED Lamp Gets Thumbs-Up From Navy
Energy Focus says its IntelliTube LED lamp has been approved as a replacement for fluorescent tube lamps on the U.S. Navy fleet. Read more →
Gitmo Gits Solar, So Navy Uses Less Diesel
A 300-kilowatt solar array at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base will power a new fitness center and help the U.S. Navy trim its use of diesel at the Cuban outpost. Read more →
Yo, Newt: Navy Sails 1,200 Miles On Algae Biofuel
The USS Ford sails from its homeport in Everett, Wash., to San Diego using 25,000 gallons of Solazyme's algae-based fuel blended 50-50 with military diesel. Read more →
by Pete Danko
Navy Tech, Comms Center Supersizes Solar
SolarWorld panels give the U.S. Navy a 1.3-megawatt photovoltaic system at its Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command complex in San Diego. Read more →
by Lauren Craig
