The Marines And Seals Are Doing It: Clean Energy

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U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus recently gave the rationale behind his service's embrace of clean energy – and it's not because it's trendy. Read more →

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U.S. Military Buying More Portable Renewables

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SkyBuilt announces a $2.1 million subcontractor deal "to provide rapidly deployable renewable power stations" for Naval Air Systems Command's tracking systems. Read more →

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Navy Testing Biofuel In Training Ships

Yard Patrol

The Navy announces the beginning of testing of a biofuel blend in its yard patrol training craft at the Naval Support Activity facility in Annapolis, Md. Read more →

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Navy Tests Mean Green Killing Machine

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The Navy announced they had successfully flown the first unmanned biofuel flight of a MQ-8B Fire Scout at its base near Patuxent River, Maryland. Read more →

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Camp Pendleton Gains Green Barracks

Camp Pendleton LEED barracks

The U.S. Navy reports that it has completed a new green bachelor enlisted quarters at Camp Pendleton that makes use of reclaimed water, solar power and more. Read more →

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U.S. Navy Going Solar In Hawaii

The U.S. Navy has announced its selection of contractors for the development of solar photovoltaic arrays at 11 naval facilities in Hawaii. Read more →

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Biofuel Powers U.S. Military’s Osprey Craft

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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 →

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Navy Missile Test Base Ditching Diesel

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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 →

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U.S. Funds Biofuels For Military, Transport

Three federal departments will invest a total of up to $510 million over the next three years to construct or retrofit biofuel plants and refineries. Read more →

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Navy Monitoring System Powered By Microbes

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The U.S. Navy is developing a new ocean monitoring system that will run off of microbial energy for long term operation and reporting. Read more →

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