Military
Solar Energy Reduces Military Costs, Boosts Security, Saves Lives
16 May 2013POSTED IN Politics and Policy News
In celebration of Armed Services Day, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) today released a first-of-its-kind report detailing how innovative solar technologies are helping the US military meet many of its critical functions – from security and battlefield readiness to cost savings and efficiency.
Solar for 6500 Homes on Military Bases in Hawaii
08 May 2013POSTED IN Applications News
Construction has started on the first phase of a massive solar project by Forest City Military Communities and SolarCity to provide solar electricity to 6500 military family residences at Ohana Military Communities (OMC), which serves Navy Region Hawaii and Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
US Army Dedicates 4MW Solar System
16 January 2013POSTED IN Applications News
The US Army today dedicated its largest solar photovoltaic system at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
Developed in coordination with the US Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, Siemens Government Technologies and Bostonia, the 4MW White Sands Missile Range solar energy system will generate approximately 10 million kWh of clean electricity annually, and provide an estimated annual savings of $930,000.
US Govt Agency Orders Arista Power’s Mobile Renewable Power Station
09 January 2013POSTED IN Applications News
Arista Power has received an order for a Mobile Renewable Power Station (MRPS) and extended support agreement from a US government agency.
The MRPS combines Arista Power’s energy storage, power distribution and patent-pending system controls and intelligence along with energy generation from solar PV to create a complete micro-grid suited for power at remote locations.
SAIC Wins US Army R&D Contract
18 December 2012POSTED IN Business News
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) today announced it has been awarded a contract by the US Army Natick Soldier Research and Development Engineering Center (NSRDEC) to provide concept design, development and fabrication services in support of the Self-Sustaining Living Module (SLiM) project, which includes a solar energy system.
Adopt-A-Solar-Panel Program Helps US Veterans Needing Jobs
12 November 2012POSTED IN Business News
SolarCure has brought together the concepts of solar power and search engine marketing. With its recently introduced Adopt-A-Solar-Panel program, SolarCure simultaneously assists sponsor companies in helping a non-profit organization and increases their search engine ranking via SEO enhanced press releases.
Case Study: Solar on Abandoned Military Sites
11 November 2012POSTED IN Case Studies and Solar Solutions
German solar PV company Gehrlicher Solar has recently completed the construction of a 90 hectare solar park on the grounds of the former Perleberg military airport in Brandenburg, Germany. The expected electricity output at the site runs to an impressive 33,000,000 kWh per year, equating to annual CO2 savings in the region of 32,000 tons when compared to 'conventional' power generation from fossil fuel based sources.
US Air Force Selects Ascent Solar for Flexible PV
05 November 2012POSTED IN Applications News
Ascent Solar Technologies today announced that it has been selected for an US Air Force Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase 2 award to demonstrate a next-generation PV product that builds upon its flexible monolithically integrated copper-indium-gallium-diselenide (CIGS) technology.
Microgrid Solar Wins $2.6m US Army Contract
31 October 2012POSTED IN Applications News
Microgrid Solar has started work on a $2.6 million project that includes solar carports, rooftop solar and wind turbines to be located at Fort Riley in Kansas (US).
US Military Support for Solar Energy
02 October 2012POSTED IN Editors Blogs
In a heated election season, many US voters see solar and renewable energy as a partisan debate. They shouldn’t. Case in point: the US military.
The US Department of Defense, the world’s largest energy consumer, realized early on that renewables decrease US reliance on foreign oil and save taxpayers’ money.
Capacity Crowd at US Renewables RFP Meeting
29 August 2012POSTED IN Politics and Policy News
The US Army and Corps of Engineers achieved a milestone on 22 August when more than 600 interested attendees participated in the pre-proposal conference for the $7 billion Renewable and Alternative Energy Power Production for Department of Defense Installations Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC).
The capacity crowd bodes well for the Defense Department’s ambitious goal to deploy 3GW of renewable energy, including solar, wind, biomass or geothermal, on Army, Navy and Air Force installations by 2025.
Lockheed Martin Integrates Fuel Cells, Solar
08 August 2012POSTED IN Applications News
Lockheed Martin today announced it has secured a contract with the Office of Naval Research for the design and development of solid oxide fuel cell generator set as an alternative to traditional battlefield power generation equipment.
The company’s fuel cell technology will be integrated with solar panels, providing the military with the power needed to perform missions while using less fuel.
SunDial Opens Manufacturing Plant for Portable Solar Batteries
18 July 2012POSTED IN Business News
A ribbon-cutting events takes place today at 1 p.m. (ET) in Rosedale, Maryland (US) for SunDial's new manufacturing plant that will make new mobile solar, battery and diesel lpower systems.
PV Cells Tap Underwater Solar Energy
07 June 2012POSTED IN Applications News
Scientists at the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Electronics Science and Technology Division, are diving into underwater photovoltaic research to develop high bandgap solar cells capable of producing sufficient power to operate electronic sensor systems at depths of 9 meters.
Global Petroleum 2012: DMS Launches Netvision Surveillance Products in Canada
14 May 2012POSTED IN New Products
Digital Management Solutions (DMS) will attend the Global Petroleum Show on 12-14 June 2012 at Calgary's Stampede Park (booth 8147) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. At the show, DMS plans to introduce security solutions that protect against vandalism, promote employee safety and assist with project management.
Principal Solar Releases White Paper on US DoD's Solar Plans
24 April 2012POSTED IN Politics and Policy News
Principal Solar, a renewable energy holding company, today announced the release of its white paper, “Navigating by the Sun: U.S. Department of Defense Takes Aggressive Lead as Early Adopters of Solar Energy.”
PVAmWest 2012: Baker Electric Solar Receives Award from SEIA, SEPA
04 April 2012POSTED IN Applications News
Baker Electric Solar (BES) formally announced today that it has won a Photovoltaic (PV) Project of Distinction Award presented by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) at the PV America West Expo in March 2012 in San Jose, California (US).
Case Study: Tank museum making tracks for solar power
04 April 2012POSTED IN Case Studies and Solar Solutions
Work has recently been completed on a solar installation at The Tank Museum in Dorset, making it the UK's first independently-financed renewable energy project on a Ministry of Defence (MOD) building.
US Army Base Activates Schott Solar PV System
26 March 2012POSTED IN Applications News
Leadership of the US Army’s base at Fort Hood along with Universal Services Fort Hood (USFH), Axium Solar and Schott Solar PV today announced the activation of a 684kW photovoltaic system at the base’s Liberty Village Military Housing.
PVAmWest 2012: Sounding the Solar Battle Cry
20 March 2012POSTED IN Editors Blogs
Solyndra aside, 2011 was a very good year for the $8-billion-a-year solar industry. US solar power production jumped from 887 megawatts (MW) in 2010 to 1,855MW in 2011—that’s a 109% growth rate, making the solar the fastest growing industry in the US, and one that employs 100,000 workers.
“Don’t rest on the success of 2011,” Solar Energy Industry Association President and CEO Rhone Resch (pictured here) told PV America West attendees.
