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Photovoltaic cells offer a green source of energy for hydrogen gas generation.

Scientists Develop Solar-Powered, Non-Fossil Fuel ‘Hydrogen Sponge’

Posted on December 15, 2015 by glenn.selby

Researchers at the Navy’s SSC Pacific have developed a solar-powered, non-fossil fuel means of generating, safely storing, and recovering hydrogen gas.
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Changing Military Energy One Solar Cell at a Time

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Yolanda R. Arrington

Find out how the DoD is committed to producing renewable energy.
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‘Solar Ready Vets’ to Prepare Troops for Civilian Careers

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Yolanda R. Arrington

The Obama Administration has launched a program to train 75,000 workers for the renewable energy industry by 2020.
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(U.S. Defense Department graphic illustration by Jessica L. Tozer/Released)

The Navy’s “Renewable Energy Push” in Hawaii

Posted on November 16, 2014 by jtozer

A new website, launched to highlight alternative energy efforts, is fast becoming ground zero for the Navy’s push to develop “green” technologies.
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Posted in Articles, Energy | Tagged APTEP, Asia-Pacific Technology and Education Partnership, bioenergy, Department of Energy, Department of the Navy, geothermal resources, Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative 2.0, microgrid technologies, Navy Ray Mabus, Office of Naval Research, onr, reliable wind, renewable energy, Sea Warfare and Weapons Department, smartgrid, solar | Comments Off

Navy Program ‘Excelerates’ Alternative Energy

Posted on September 19, 2013 by jtozer

As the Department of the Navy (DoN) continues to emphasize the need for energy security, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) today announced it will increase its support for Energy Excelerator, a Hawaii-based program that funds development of new and innovative energy …
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Sunrise To Sunset: Observatory Looks To The Sky

Posted on June 20, 2012 by jtozer

The sun. While it supplies life and energy for the people and plants that call the Earth home, also has the power to seriously disrupt humanity’s way of life. Periodically, the sun releases massive quantities of solar matter and electromagnetic …
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The Surprising Power of a Solar Storm

Posted on April 18, 2012 by jtozer

A key NASA instrument that can directly measure the impact of solar events on the Earth’s upper atmosphere has weighed in on the huge flare that impacted Earth recently. The flare was considered one of the largest solar events in …
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New Solar-Powered Packing Facility Could Change Supply-Demand Paradigm for Afghan Farmers

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Carla Voorhees

Story by Master Gunnery Sgt. Phil Mehringer, Regional Command Southwest MARJEH, Afghanistan — Construction of a new produce packing plant, the Marjeh Fruit and Vegetable Packing Facility, complete with a solar-powered cold storage facility, was recently finished, inspected and is …
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