Green Options » dod http://greenoptions.com/tag/dod Posts tagged 'dod' Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:27:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Army Going Solar With 500 MW of Solar Power in Mojave Desert http://cleantechnica.com/2009/08/01/army-going-solar-with-500-mw-of-solar-power-in-mojave-desert/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/08/01/army-going-solar-with-500-mw-of-solar-power-in-mojave-desert/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:27:01 +0000 Ariel Schwartz http://cleantechnica.com/2009/08/01/army-going-solar-with-500-mw-of-solar-power-in-mojave-desert/

The Army knows that extensive alternative energy installations are the best way to ensure continuous, reliable electricity production. That’s why the military organization is building the Department of Defense’s largest ever solar project at the Fort Irwin Base in California’s Mojave Desert.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2009/08/01/army-going-solar-with-500-mw-of-solar-power-in-mojave-desert/feed/ Air Force Drops Plans For Liquid Coal Plant http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/02/03/air-force-drops-plans-for-liquid-coal-plant/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/02/03/air-force-drops-plans-for-liquid-coal-plant/#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:58:32 +0000 Jerry James Stone http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/02/03/air-force-drops-plans-for-liquid-coal-plant/ coal in hand

The Air Force has abandoned its plans for building a coal-to-liquid plant to produce aircraft fuel. While the plan would have reduced foreign dependence, all those emissions would have kinda sucked.

In an effort to certify that all aircraft can use a 50-50 blend by 2011, the Air Force is currently purchasing fuel made by coal from Sasol of South Africa. Gary Strasburg, an Air Force spokesman, said that the B1, B52 and C-17 have all been certified to run on a coal-mix blend. The F-15, F-22, C-5 and KC-135 have all used the blend too.

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]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/02/03/air-force-drops-plans-for-liquid-coal-plant/feed/ Pentagon to Get Over 4,000 LED Fixtures http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/10/pentagon-to-get-over-4000-led-fixtures/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/10/pentagon-to-get-over-4000-led-fixtures/#comments Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:01:14 +0000 Jerry James Stone http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/10/pentagon-to-get-over-4000-led-fixtures/

Cree Inc. will be fitting Wedge 5 of the Pentagon with over 4,000 LED light fixtures.The U.S. Department of Energy said that LED lighting saved the country about 8.7 trillion watt hours in 2007. This is out of the 765 trillion watt hours used for lighting in the United States.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/10/pentagon-to-get-over-4000-led-fixtures/feed/ Flexible OLED Wrist Display Unveiled at CES http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/09/flexible-oled-wrist-display-unveiled-at-ces/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/09/flexible-oled-wrist-display-unveiled-at-ces/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:27:25 +0000 Ariel Schwartz http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/09/flexible-oled-wrist-display-unveiled-at-ces/

OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) technology is still new, but the Universal Display Corporation has already developed a flexible OLED wristband prototype. The prototype, which is supported by the US Department of Defense, is currently on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

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