Story by Samantha Tyler | U.S. Army Materiel Command | 09.06.2024
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – As the Army moves toward achieving energy efficiency goals, Redstone Arsenal is ahead of the curve, making progress while drawing international attention. Two Brazilian army engineering officers recently visited the installation and met with U.S. Army Garrison – Redstone Arsenal leaders and Directorate of Public Works experts to learn about what powers the......
Story by Michael Strasser | Fort Drum Garrison Public Affairs | 05.09.2023
Fort Drum experienced a major blackout this morning when, at approximately 4 a.m., all commercial power temporarily was shut off. The total darkness was intended to shed light on Fort Drum’s energy resilience readiness....
Story by Cynthia McIntyre | Fort Hunter Liggett Public Affairs Office | 07.16.2021
Fort Hunter Liggett was the only Army installation selected to participate in a Department of Defense-wide White House Virtual Tour, hosted by Andrew Mayock, Federal Chief Sustainability Officer for the White House Council on Environmental Quality, July 2, 2021....
Story by Cynthia McIntyre | Fort Hunter Liggett Public Affairs Office | 05.27.2021
Fort Hunter Liggett conducted a groundbreaking ceremony May 27, 2021 to build a $21.6 million electrical microgrid, which will make it the first Army installation to achieve Net Zero for critical operations. That means it will be capable of generating and distributing electricity for 14-days of energy resiliency. It is an important first step in scaling this type of energy self-sufficiency......
Story by denise emsley | Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Hawaii | 10.19.2020
Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), Hawaii, is soliciting innovative proposals from third-party developers to increase installation energy resilience at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) on the island of Oahu....
Story by Eric Pilgrim | Fort Knox | 10.24.2018
Congressional, Army and Fort Knox leaders are calling the installation's energy resilience test on Oct. 24 a huge success. Prior to this most recent test, Fort Knox engineers had performed several smaller shutdown tests to the post's individual substations. A handful of other installations have also attempted smaller shutdowns. For the Oct. 24 test, the plan was for Fort Knox energy provider......
Story by Holly Jordan | Air Force Research Laboratory | 03.07.2017
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory is leading the way for resilient, cleaner, and cost-competitive energy solutions for military installations....