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US Navy ‘s move to renewable energy is benefiting surrounding communities

More Renewable Energy For US Navy CleanTechnica December 30th, 2014 by Tina Casey“……… Let’s gear up for the New Year with the Navy’s latest contribution to the US clean energy future.

Earlier this month, the Navy announced a renewable energy plan for seven installations in the Washington, D.C. area, including Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the Washington Navy Yard, and the Naval Academy, Observatory, and Maritime Intelligence Center.

Also included in the renewable energy package are four installations in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Illinois Here’s the attraction of renewable energy as stated by the head of the Navy’s Renewable Energy Program Office:

The Department of the Navy has been aggressively pursuing cost-effective renewable energy that will provide long-term price stability and power diversity…Strategically placed renewable energy can create reliable access to energy for DON installations and provide a myriad of benefits to the surrounding communities.

That thing about benefiting the surrounding communities is not just an add-on, by the way. If you’ve been reading up on your US military clean tech news, you know that community stewardship is part and parcel of military sustainability (for more on that, see our recent interview with Rebecca Rubin, CEO of the sustainability consulting firm Marstel-Day)………….http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/30/more-renewable-energy-for-the-us-navy/

December 31, 2014 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | decentralised, USA