Army Keeps Military Green Push, Embraces Solar, Wind, and Bio-Fuel Power

The Army is follow theAir Force ’s green effortsto cut down their energy expenditure and , presumptively , do n’t see their weapon system budget cut . They will put in solar panels and windmills , while empower in bio - fuel and energy conservation in Qaeda all around the res publica . According to Keith Eastin , adjunct Army secretary for Installations and Environmen , this will be respectable not only for the military , but for all of us :

The Army design to increase efficiency and serve as a exemplar for the armed forces and the nation when it comes to the procedure of our caparison , buildings , and forward operating bases . The Army will use its considerable purchasing power to push green projects that might not otherwise encounter need money .

One of these projects is the installation of a 500 megawatt solar thermal plant in Ft . Irwin , an Army base located in the Mojave Desert . Another , the purchase of 4,000 Small Neighborhood Electric Vehicles exchangeable to thePeapod , which will always outsmart the sport utility vehicle presently in use at these footing . The effort will have to be really serious , as their energy costs have increased a full 40 % during the last seven years , even while they have cut uptake by almost 8 % . According to their latest numbers released this workweek in Washington , D.C. , right now they are spending $ 2 billion on fuel every year . However , most of it go to feeding the generators that power the temporary bases in Iraq and Afghanistan , so no matter how much money they spend on saving vim at rest home , they still will have to fertilize the fiend around the world . [ DODBuzz ]

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