Tag Archives: Solar Panels

Renewable Energy for Kandahar University

Posted on February 5, 2013 by jtozer

Kandahar University, located in western Kandahar City, received 36 pallets of solar panels from a private U.S. company Jan. 8, marking an important day for energy independence in the Kandahar region. The panels, worth nearly $1 million, were donated by …
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Posted in Energy | Tagged Army Civil-Military Operations Center, eco-friendly, energy, energy alternatives, energy self-sustainment, First Solar of Arizona, Kandahar City, Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team, Kandahar University, Maj. Narvaez Stinson, Navy Lt. Jason Gabbard, Solar Panels, solar panels in Afghanistan | Comments Off

White Sands & Solar Panels

Posted on January 30, 2013 by jtozer

The U.S. Army dedicated its largest solar photovoltaic system at White Sands Missile Range in a ceremony led by Brig. Gen. Gwen Bingham, White Sands commander, joined by Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment. …
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Posted in Energy, STEM | Tagged alternative energy, army, Energy and Environment, energy and the environment, energy goals, Energy Savings Performance Contract, enhancing security through energy independence, installations, largest solar photovoltaic system, Net Zero energy, photovoltaic solar power plant, photovoltaic system, saving money by going green, Solar Panels, White Sands, White Sands Missile Range | Comments Off

Solar Panels Deliver New Energy To West Point’s Net Zero Initiative

Posted on January 7, 2013 by jtozer

The installation of solar panels on the roof of the Lichtenberg Tennis Center – 780 panels, to be exact – represents West Point‘s continuing efforts to achieve energy sustainability. Since becoming a Net Zero Energy pilot installation last April, West …
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Posted in Energy, STEM | Tagged Department of Public Works, energy consumption, Energy Savings Performance, geothermal systems, Lichtenberg Tennis Center, micro-hydro power, Net Zero Energy pilot installation, optimal energy efficiency, photovoltaic technology, Solar Panels, U.S. Army Environmental Command, waste-to-energy, West Point | Comments Off

Hatch Stage Field Goes Net Zero Energy

Posted on December 9, 2012 by jtozer

Waste not. It is a common adage that many people have heard throughout life, but Fort Rucker is taking the saying to heart as it implements its first Net Zero energy facility, slated for completion by the end of December. …
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Posted in Energy, STEM | Tagged 51-kilowatt Photovoltaic array, Alabama Power's electrical grid, army, electrical grid, electricity, energy, Fort Rucker, Hatch Stage Field, Net Zero, Solar Panels, US Army, usable electricity | Comments Off

Looking to a Greener Future

Posted on November 11, 2012 by jtozer

Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy & Environment, Katherine Hammack, recently visited military installations in Europe. “The Army in Europe has really made an investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy,” says the Honorable Katherine Hammack. So how …
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Posted in Technology, Videos | Tagged Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Department of Defense, DoD, energy, Energy & Environment, energy efficiency, environment, Europe, going green, greener future, IMCOM, Katherine Hammack, military in Europe, renewable energy, Solar Panels, soldiers, troops | Comments Off

Solar Power for Soldiers

Posted on May 21, 2012 by jtozer

The U.S. Army Reserve officially opens it’s first fully functional solar powered training facility in Illinois. The new Joliet U.S. Army Reserve training center will be home to 600 quartermaster and transportation personnel. The $36 million, 60,000 square foot complex …
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Posted in Energy, Videos | Tagged Army Going Green initiative, Army Reserve, cost-efficient, eco-friendly, energy, environment, environmental impact, going green, green building, harnessing the power of the sun, Illinois, saving cost, saving energy, service member, Solar Panels, soldiers, Technology, training, U.S. Army, USAR, video | Comments Off

Incirlik Solar Panels

Posted on March 17, 2012 by glenn.selby

Another military asset turns to alternative energy to conserve resources and money, while still providing for service member’s basest needs.

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