The US Department of Defense has been a main driver of the nation’s transition to renewable energy, but so far its use of biofuel in war machines has been limited to demonstration events and exercises. Now the US Navy is gearing up to deploy its “green” ships and planes operationally.
For this clean energy and transport news roundup, we’ve got stories about a solar install at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, a potential low-income solar settlement, Underwriters Laboratory buys a renewables engineering firm, Indian and Egyptian renewable energy projects, electric car market penetration, a Tesla hearse, a 72 kWh electric utility … [continued]
The US Navy has just demonstrated a new 100 percent biofuel that is “invisible” to pilots, as source-agnostic drop-in replacement for JP-5 petroleum fuel.
The US Navy is moving forward with an unmanned fuel cell sub and has just patented a seawater-to-hydrogen and carbon dioxide system for renewable fuels.
Legislators try to kill US biofuel rule, so US Navy shows off a guided-missile destroyer powered by vegetable oil and beef fat.
Indiana Governor Mike Pence has talked big talk against the Clean Power Plan, but the US Navy has big solar plans of its own for the state.
The US military’s rooftop solar program SolarStrong has roared back to life after almost being killed by Republican leadership in Congress.
A new partnership between the US Navy and four universities aims to spur clean energy innovation and create new pathways for conservation and efficiency.
Obama Administration totally dekes out solar energy obstructors with massive new US Navy solar project, first of many interagency solar projects to come.
US Navy goes steampunk! Naval Academy is collaborating with Drexel University on a new energy storage concept that welds treated yarn with steel wire.
