Green Car Congress
JANUARY 26, 2011
To cut down on convoys trucking fuel to forward operating bases, as well as to implement the Department of the Navy’s vision for energy efficiency, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and elements within the US Marine Corps (USMC) have successfully demonstrated their goal to reduce petroleum and energy usage in remote locations in Afghanistan.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 13, 2010
Logistics train in Afghanistan. Aside from its ecological and cost benefits, Conway’s directive to reduce consumption, like the Secretary of the Navy’s “green” initiatives, can extend a Marine unit’s sustainability. Conway has been the catalyst for the Corps’ current work in energy conservation. Source: USMC. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
MAY 25, 2012
Afghanistan). Novozymes, the leading producer of enzymes that turn biomass into biofuels, called the Senate committee’s decision to block DoD’s use of domestically-made renewable energy to power its vehicles a “lost opportunity.”. The bill authorizes $498.0 million more than the President’s request for the base budget of DOD and $301.0
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 15, 2009
The Commandant of the Marine Crops, General Conway said it best during the Marine Corps energy summit a few weeks ago when he described the fully burdened cost of a gallon of gasoline delivered to a piece of equipment in Afghanistan. The Navy is already doing this at China Lake, where on-base systems generate 20 times the load of the base.
Green Cars News
APRIL 26, 2009
The high Mojave Desert may not be the first place you’d look for signs of an American green revolution. The desert base acts as a house for the Army’s premier training centre for troops that will be deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. However, the desert army base there is symbolic of what could become a national trend.
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