Bye Aerospace StratoAirNet Solar-Electric Aircraft Glides On Pure Sunshine
Bye Aerospace’s StratoAirNet prototype has successfully slapped solar cells on its unmanned aerial glider.
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If Coal Shouts “National Security!” And Nobody Listens, Does It Make A Sound?
The Energy Department’s controversial new grid study evoked a storm of criticism last week from clean energy stakeholders, but if you read it through, the agency actually makes it clear that coal can only swim with today’s energy sharks — natural gas and, increasingly, wind and solar — with the help of new taxpayer subsidies. The economics just don’t work for coal any more.
$12 Million Says Ocean Power Can Compete In The Big Leagues With Wind, Solar
Trump or no Trump, the US Department of Energy is forging ahead with another $12 million in funding for “game-changing” ocean power projects.
3-D Zinc Sponge Could Wipe The Energy Storage Floor With Li-ion Batteries (CleanTechnica Interview)
A team of researchers from the Naval Research Laboratory is on to a new zinc-based alternative to lithium-ion batteries. The new research aims at enabling the Navy to expands its energy storage options. The new zinc battery could also makes its way into the EV market, providing manufacturers with a lighter, less expensive alternative to today’s crop of lithium-ion batteries.
UK Navy Base Launches Electric Fleet With 48 Nissan e-NV200 Combi Electric Vans
The UK’s Royal Navy is launching into the future in a way that values and protects the environment around the world as well as in the UK. Electric fleet purchases are heating up as EVs get more and more competitive, and the Royal Navy is just the latest high-profile example. A fresh electric fleet has been launched at Portsmouth Naval Base, sporting 48 Nissan e-NV200 Combi electric vans via onsite contractors BAE Systems. Defenceonline.co.uk reports:
US Navy Wades In With Another Pitch For Low Cost Renewable Energy
The Trump Administration is no friend to renewable energy, but the US Navy is determined to carve out a safe space for hydrokinetic power.
Why The US Army, Navy, & Military Veterans Love Solar Power & Electric Vehicles
Donald Trump says he wants to create American jobs, but he is cool to the idea of renewable energy, which he claims is “too expensive.” Don’t tell that to the US military, however. Last year, the Navy broke ground on a 4 megawatt (MW) solar array at the Naval Construction Battalion Center in Mississippi and the Army completed a large 30 MW solar array at Fort Benning, Georgia. Many soldiers deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan have seen first hand how human and economic resources are wasted to protect fossil fuel assets. After serving, they are also finding jobs in the solar industry.
With Donald Trump As CiC, US Navy Is Caught In Clean Power Crosshairs
President-elect Donald Trump is not such a big fan of clean power, but the Pentagon sure is. That’s especially true of the US Navy. The Department of the Navy has been leveraging its history of maritime innovation to make the case for transitioning to biofuel, solar energy, wind energy, energy storage, energy efficiency, and any other technological edge that can support its position as the most powerful fighting force on the seven seas — and make its bases more secure and resilient, too.
Donald Trump’s Closing Argument: Reactivate The Philadelphia Navy Yard!
Donald Trump tells supporters he’ll “reactivate” the naval shipyard in Philadelphia, but it’s already really, really active.
US Navy Deploys Green Power Vs. Oil Power in ISIL Battle
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.
