May 26th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
In honor of Memorial Day here in the United States (yesterday), rooftop solar power firm SunPower has been offering a $1,000 rebate for current and former members of any arm of the U.S. military who go solar. No word on whether Avengers or Agents of SHIELD can also get the $1,000 discount
August 20th, 2019 | by Michael Barnard
In 2022, new wind energy will get zero financial assistance of any kind and new solar will get very little, while fossil fuels will continue to get $4.6 billion annually in the best possible accounting, $27.4 billion in a reasonable accounting and $649 billion in a full accounting including negative externalities
January 31st, 2015 | by David Pomerantz
Part I of this two-part series asked the question of whether the military should be getting credit for a new solar project [&hellip
January 30th, 2015 | by David Pomerantz
UPDATE: Duke Energy spokesperson Randy Wheeless tweeted that Duke Energy is in fact keeping the renewable energy credits from the [&hellip
April 17th, 2014 | by Sandy Dechert
Originally published on Planetsave. Drones are no longer known as mere weapons of war. At least, that’s how Google, Facebook, [&hellip
April 15th, 2014 | by David L Roberts
Water purification plants around the globe typically are built near a power plant and population centers because of high energy [&hellip
July 17th, 2012 | by Chelsea
Great news on solar power: More eco-friendly military housing is on the horizon. Today, SolarCity announced that three more [&hellip
June 20th, 2012 | by Charis Michelsen
The U.S. military is – perhaps unsurprisingly – one of the driving forces behind alternative fuel sources; after all, not being dependent on potentially hostile foreign countries for vital fuel is a matter of national security. However, in the short term, said alternative fuels are more expensive than standard fossil fuels, and that creates a few problems.
March 19th, 2012 | by Breath on the Wind
The US military is a consumer with different priorities. They make their own assessments and have determined as far back as 2010 that there is likely to be shortages of fuel by 2015. If by one war or embargo or a well placed weather event, supplies of oil are interrupted their tanks, ships, aircraft and supplies will have limited mobility
January 30th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
The Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) and American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) have announced “a partnership to explore how renewable energy can help the [&hellip
January 17th, 2012 | by Susan Kraemer
Seven military bases in California and two in Nevada could produce a hefty 7 GW of power from renewable solar and wind power, according to an extensive study the military commissioned from ICF International. The study found that even though 96% of the surface area of the nine bases is unsuited for solar development because of military use, endangered species and other factors, the solar-compatible area is nevertheless large enough to generate more than 30 times the electricity actually used by the California bases, according to E&E News. Like all federal agencies, the Department of Defense is under an administration mandate to produce clean energy to cut its carbon emissions 28% by 2020, and it has a $4 billion annual energy bill
September 20th, 2011 | by Stephen Lacey
Nobody likes to see $500 million in taxpayer funds lost. But as Congress investigates the loan guarantee given to the now-bankrupt solar manufacturer Solyndra, it’s important to put the failed loan into historical context
February 19th, 2011 | by Tina Casey
The same concentrating solar power systems used for massive utility-scale solar arrays can now be installed practically anywhere – or [&hellip
January 17th, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan
I decided to leave last week’s roundup of cleantech (or related) news that we didn’t already cover on Cleantechnica to [&hellip
October 11th, 2010 | by Zachary Shahan
I’ve been writing about Peak Oil a bit lately, a lot more than I used to. It seems that it’s [&hellip
April 8th, 2010 | by Derek Markham
On Tuesday, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan and Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment Jackalyne Pfannenstiel [&hellip
August 1st, 2009 | by Ariel Schwartz
The Army knows that extensive alternative energy installations are the best way to ensure continuous, reliable electricity production. That’s why [&hellip
April 28th, 2009 | by Tina Casey
The next generation of portable fuel cells is being, almost literally, battle-tested by the U.S. military, which put a portable [&hellip
April 22nd, 2009 | by Tina Casey
Beam me up, Scotty: programmable matter is one step closer to reality. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has [&hellip
April 14th, 2009 | by Tina Casey
An army travels on its stomach, and the U.S. military is no exception. The impact is evident in the packaging, [&hellip
