![USS Nitze’s Supply Department Improves Energy Efficiency]()
Sailors assigned to guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze’s (DDG 94) Supply department are doing their part to improve energy efficiency while underway during the ship’s current deployment. Supply department is leading the battle for energy efficiency while operating at sea. Every day, Sailors on board use some form of paper product. From toilet paper to [...]
The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) hosted the Senate Committee for Energy and Natural Resources and Chair of the Subcommittee on Water and Power, aboard March 12 to discuss Navy and Marine Corps energy initiative programs. The committee members toured exhibits showcasing new green technologies which will help the military conserve energy and [...]
Worldwide communities have shown an increased awareness of the importance of providing an outlook for ending piracy. While reflecting on challenges and learning from failures, communities are taking part in the socio-technological dialogue in which good practice becomes the intellectual backbone for defeating piracy. The French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) is putting down [...]
![USA: PNS Receives Secretary of the Navy’s Energy Award]()
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Wednesday congratulated Capt. Bryant Fuller, commanding officer of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, after the… (seacoastonline) Source: seacoastonline, October 13, 2011;
![USA: Navy’s Energy Efficiency Techval Program Employs Innovative Energy]()
The Navy’s Energy Efficiency Technology Validation (Techval) program completed the retrofit of an entire building with light-emitting diode (LED) lighting at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) Twentynine Palms Aug. 30. After its retrofitting, the Twentynine Palms Officer’s Club, is expected to deliver an energy savings of more than 32,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) [...]
![USA: Secretary of Navy Ray Mabus Addresses Energy Leaders]()
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus delivered thekeynote address at the National Clean Energy Summit 4.0 in Las Vegas Aug. 30. The summit brought together leaders of industry, government, and those specializing in research and development to chart the course for the future of energy in America. Secretary Mabus told attendees that “changing [...]
![USA: Ray Mabus Outlines New Program to Support Energy Initiatives]()
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus outlined a new dedicated energy Masters degree program during a recent speech to students at the Naval Postgraduate School on Aug. 29. The announcement targets both current and future leadership of the Navy and Marine Corps, and is another example of Mabus’ ongoing commitment to improved energy security [...]
![US Navy Signs USD 500 Million Solar Energy Contract]()
Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific awarded a $500 million maximum, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) multiple award contract (MAC) to Island Pacific Energy LLC, Pacific Energy Solutions LLC, and Photon Finance LLC, Aug. 19. The MAC contract will be used for the purchase of reliable, locally generated power from Solar Power Generation Systems (SPGS) at [...]
![USA: Experts at Creative Energy Solutions to Help Navy Develop Minesweeping Technology]()
High-power electronics experts at Creative Energy Solutions in Wilmington, Del., will help U.S. Navy researchers develop minesweeping techno… By John Keller (militaryaerospace) Source: militaryaerospace, August 22, 2011;
![USA: Earl Industries to Present Energy Saving Paper at Annual FMMS]()
On 30 and 31 August, Earl Industries will be exhibiting and presenting at the American Society of Naval Engineers’ annual Fleet Maintenance & Modernization Symposium. At FMMS 2011, located in San Diego this year, Earl Industries representatives from Ship Repair, Precision Manufacturing and Integrated Power & Controls will be exhibiting company’s latest work . On [...]
