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EPA recognizes DoD bases for energy savings
Gary McNeil, a co-manager of EPA's Combined Heat and Power Program, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss an award for energy savings earned by two military bases.
Tags: technology , green government , Gary McNeil , EPA , DoD , military bases , In Depth , Francis Rose
Report: DoD bases potential hotbeds for solar development
A new Defense Department report finds solar-power development on military bases and installations in the Western United States could generate as much solar energy as seven nuclear power plants. By working with private industry and renting out unused land on bases to serve as energy testbeds, the department could reap as much as $100 in revenue and reduced energy costs and rent payments. DoD spends $4 billion a year on energy costs.
Tags: DoD , electric grid , technology , Federal Drive , DoD Report , Katherine Hammack , Energy , solar power , ICF International , Army ,
Army to meet renewable energy goals through predictability
The Energy Initiatives Task Force held its first industry day to explain how it wants to get green energy projects built on installations. The Army must receive 25 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2025. The task force will develop an acquisition strategy and a new multiple-award contract over the next year.
Tags: DoD , Richard Kidd , John Lushetsky , Katherine Hammack , green government , Army , Army Energy Initiatives Task Force , industry , contracting , Jason Miller
Friday morning federal headlines - Nov. 4
The Morning Federal Newscast is a daily compilation of the stories you hear Federal Drive hosts Tom Temin and Amy Morris discuss throughout the show each day. The Newscast is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com users more information about the stories you hear on the air.
Tags: Federal Drive , Federal Drive newscast , Tom Temin , Amy Morris , federal headlines , OPM , USAJobs , Army , Air Force
GAO: DoD needs to use more renewable energy
Brian Lepore, director of Defense Infrastructure Issues at GAO, explains.
Tags: management , technology , DoD , GAO , Brian Lepore , going green ,
Salazar lays out goals for Interior
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar tells Federal News Radio in an exclusive interview that his department will play a key role in creating jobs and developing new sources of energy in America.
Tags: mngt , Ken Salazar , Interior Department , stimulus , Exclusives , infrastructure
Plans for renewable energy production go forward
Tags: technology , Maureen Bornholdt , Department of the Interior , Minerals Management Service
Green government already shining in Denver
President Obama was in Denver Tuesday to sign The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, known to most of us as the stimulus bill. That bill includes money for alternative energy, but federal buildings at the Denver Federal Center (DFC) are already using alternative energy
Tags: tech , mngt , green government , Douglas Porter , Denver Federal Solar Park , solar energy ,
DoD, Energy to fund new hybrid energy research
The Defense and Energy departments will team up on a pair of multimillion dollar research projects. The goal is to give the military access to secure, reliable renewable energy, both in deployed units and on military bases.
Tags: DoD , DoE , ARPA-E , Ray Mabus , Quadrennial Defense Review , Navy , energy efficiency , DoD budget , Mike McCord , Jared Serbu
Groups hope to turn floating ocean trash into fuel
Beginning later this year, Project Kaisei will collect debris from the ocean which Covanta Energy will use to test a new waste-to-fuel technology.
Tags: Great Pacific Garbage Patch , trash , renewable fuel , fuel , Covanta Energy , Project Kaisei , Clinton Global Initiative , Bill Clinton , Michelle Basch ,
