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Military Fuel Use Up 175% Since Vietnam

Posted by Environmental Leader on 11/11/2009

On a per-soldier basis, the amount of fuel used by the U.S. military in combat operation is up 175 percent since the Vietnam War, according to new analysis by Deloitte.While today’s soldier consumes about 22 gallons of fuel per day, that amount is projected to grow 1.5 percent a year throug ...

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USS New York battleship: The $1 billion battleship built with steel from the Twin Towers

Posted by AditiJ on 04/11/2009

It was a proud moment for the US Navy to see its new recycled battleship sail into New York harbor this week. The USS New York built using steel from the World Trade Center weighs some 25,000 tons and cost the Navy $1 billion. The 648-foot-long ship..

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U.S Navy developing sustainable biocide to keep barnacles at bay

Posted by AditiJ on 08/08/2009

The U.S. Navy is on its way to discover safe and sustainable biocides to facilitate easy and efficient transportation. Algae, barnacles and other aquatic biofilm hinder the ships expedition by trimming down the fuel efficiency by up to 40%. In...

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Navy Orders $100M in Solary Energy Systems

Posted by Environmental Leader on 01/07/2009

Atlantic Contingency Constructors in Norfolk, Va., received 3 task orders totaling up $100 million to install solar energy systems at U.S. Navy shore facilities in the United States, DID reports.The task orders were awarded under a Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic multiple-award glo ...

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Navy Ships Could Save 87% In Lighting Costs With Conversion

Posted by Environmental Leader on 01/06/2009

By converting to LED and HID lighting systems, Navy ships could save 87 percent of the electricity used on existing lighting systems, according to a new study on lighting retrofits funded through DARPA under the HEDLight (High Efficiency Distributed Lighting) program.The savings would add up ove ...

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