Mining Critical to Renewable Energy Tied to Hundreds of Alleged Human Rights Abuses
by Katie Surma (Inside Climate News) A report released Wednesday faults the U.S. and other nations for providing incentives for the
by Katie Surma (Inside Climate News) A report released Wednesday faults the U.S. and other nations for providing incentives for the
by Yasmin Tadjdeh (National Defense) ... In a sprawling study, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, said battlefields of
(National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine/Biobased Diesel Daily) In addition to jet propellant 8 (JP8), the U.S. Army should
(Hawaiian Electric) Microgrid ensures military readiness in an emergency -- During a major outage, the Schofield Generating Station will be
(Clean Technica) ... Congress voted to override the president’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), enacting H.R. 6395,
by Mary Ann Showalter (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) PNNL’s hydrothermal liquefaction shows promise for turning harmful algal blooms into biocrude
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The U.S. Army has a FHL installation and there is an FTL demo, but did
(Army Technology) General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has received a two-year contract from the US Army to develop a prototype high-pressure
(U.S. Department of Energy/NGV Journal) The Energy Department announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Army to collaborate in
(U.S. Department of Energy) In celebration of Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day, the Energy Department announces a memorandum of understanding (MOU)
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In these top 20 projects, we usually say that we are using waste, but really we
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Sierra Energy has created what is billed as “the world’s most efficient gasifier,” FastOx, developed in
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) To date, North America is the most active of all regions in terms of deploying advanced
by Pam Radtke Russell (Engineering News Record) From Seattle to Cape Cod, see what's being done at 18 different locations
by Daniel Orchard-Hays and Laura A. King (U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings Magazine) The U.S. Navy’s initiative could pave the way
by Cathie Anderson (Sacramento Bee) ... Essentially, the company uses a blast furnace to heat metals, glass, ash and organic solids
by Callie Fishburn* (Advanced Biofuels USA) At the January 12th Pew Project-sponsored conference," Power Begins at Home: Assured Energy for
by John Simpson (Engineering 360) A three-year study to evaluate the feasibility of using biodiesel fuel in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
by Marc Heller (E&E Publishing/ClimateWire) ... In California, once home to 66 biomass plants, about 30 remain in business, dashing the
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) The Army has announced the availability of the record of decision (ROD) to lease land
by Robert E. Kozak* (Advanced Biofuels USA) In looking at a way to jump-start this country’s bogged down production of
by Sara Stefanini (Politico) Getting fuel into a war zone can be deadly. One soldier is killed on average for
by Audra Calloway (Picatinny Arsenal; U.S. Army) While people who go to the beach and lakes may think of
by Katie Fletcher (Biomass Magazine) The U.S. Department of Defense has yet to purchase alternative fuels beyond testing and demonstration
by Juliet Eilperin (The Washington Post) President Obama issued an executive order Friday directing federal agencies to adopt stricter building
by Robert E. Kozak* (Advanced Biofuels USA) In looking at ways to jump-start this country’s bogged down production of biomass based
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) After Day 1 at Biofuels Digests’s ABLC which served up depression, aggravation and despair;
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As Gevo reports its 4Q results and adds back some ethanol production, we look at
by David Shaffer (Star Tribune) Gevo Inc., which produces an alternative alcohol in a former ethanol plant in Luverne, Minn.,
by Anna Simet (Biomass Magazine) Lockheed Martin's army of engineers has expanded its expertise to bioenergy and biofuels. ... Besides its own
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In years gone by, it was not too hard to write up a summary of
by Paul Tullis (The New York Times) ...But big drawbacks have prevented the wholesale adoption of trash-to-gas technology in the
by Seth Robson (Stars and Stripes) The drilling boom created by hydraulic fracking has led to an explosion of natural
(FlexFuelUS) The Iowa Army National Guard is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to the deployment of ethanol. More than
by Adam Stone (Defense News) The U.S. Army is testing new power packs that could run on virtually any fuel,
by Andrew DeWitt (The Asia-Pacific Journal) ...The Republicans think they see their chance to throw a wrench in the works.
(NCTechNews) ...In order to comply with and support these directives, Fort Bragg partnered with the Defense Energy Supply Center and
by Tina Casey (CleanTechnica) The U.S. Army is developing high tech steam engines that can run on biofuels, and not just for
Suzanne Goldenberg (The Guardian) Report from Military Advisory Board says US must reduce energy imports over the next decade
by Juliet Eilperin (The Washington Post) ...As the nation’s single biggest energy consumer, the Pentagon has many reasons to
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) Today Phyllis Cuttino, director of Pew’s Clean Energy Program, joined by John Warner, former five-term
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Can synthetic biology capture and utilize CO2 to such an extent that it not only
(CNN Money) Among the many incentives pushing the military to use less oil, reducing the number of casualties it takes
(Clean Technology and Sustainable Industries Organization/PR Newswire) The Clean Technology and Sustainable Industries Organization (CTSI) recognizes the 2011 Top 10 Defense Energy
by Paul McLeary (Aviation Week) The Army says that it wants to drop about $7.1 billion over the next decade on
by Master Sgt. Amaani Lyle (U.S. Air Force) Senior leaders from the Department of Defense, federal agencies, Air Force and
by Senator Mark Udall (Politico) The Pentagon released its first-ever operational energy strategy last month — a plan that could
Energy security and independence are two goals at the heart of the U.S. Military’s investment in clean energy technologies. From
Energy security and independence are two goals at the heart of the U.S. Military’s investment in clean energy technologies. From
by Aaron Hull (Advanced Biofuels USA) The Pew Project on National Security, Energy, and Climate hosted an event titled Leading
by Keith Johnson (The Wall Street Journal) ...The goals of the new strategy are to cut energy demand by forces
(US Army Corps of Engineers) Today, (April 19, 2011) the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) released, for the first
by Bryan Sims (Pacific Biodiesel/Biodiesel Magazine) This month Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie introduced a new oilseed crop research program—the Biodiesel
(Biofuels Center of North Carolina) Retired U.S. Coast Guard veteran Captain Terry Carter has joined the Biofuels Center staff as