http://www.environmentalleader.com The Executive's Daily Green Briefing Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:47:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/26/arpa-e-deserves-support/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/26/arpa-e-deserves-support/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:59:36 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=24121 In October 1957, at the height of Cold War passion, the U.S. scientific and military establishment watched as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik into orbit. Surprised, and stung at being beaten into space, the U.S. government responded in several ways, one of which was to create, within a matter of months, the Advanced Research [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/26/arpa-e-deserves-support/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/14/largest-defense-solar-facility-may-get-bigger/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/14/largest-defense-solar-facility-may-get-bigger/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:51:04 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=23764 Previously announced as having 500 megawatts in capacity, the Fort Irwin solar facility may end up double that size. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers selected Clark Energy Group, an affiliate of Clark Realty Capital, to develop the solar power project in the Department of Defense at Fort Irwin, which is in California. Acciona Solar Power [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/14/largest-defense-solar-facility-may-get-bigger/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/10/it-plays-a-role-in-net-zero-buildings/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/10/it-plays-a-role-in-net-zero-buildings/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:01:59 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=23430 Colin G. Harrison, Director of Corporate Strategy for IBM, discusses how information technology can help buildings achieve a net-zero carbon status, speaking at the Oct. 7-8 meeting, “Innovation 2009: The Net-Zero Energy Buildings Conference II: Technologies, Materials, and Systems for Getting to Zero.” Also at the meeting, which was presented by McGraw Hill Construction, Helmut Jahn, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/10/it-plays-a-role-in-net-zero-buildings/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/29/nevada-national-guard-adding-3-4-mw-solar-ppa/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/29/nevada-national-guard-adding-3-4-mw-solar-ppa/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:48:03 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=21713 Solar parking lot structures will add electricity at three Nevada Army National Guard sites. The structures will begin construction in November and should be operational by next June, according to a press release. The solar photovoltaic installations, which have a total capacity of 3.4 megawatts, are being installed by Sierra Solar I. The installation is a power [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/29/nevada-national-guard-adding-3-4-mw-solar-ppa/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/04/fort-dix-to-save-12m-annually-with-solar-energy-upgrades/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/04/fort-dix-to-save-12m-annually-with-solar-energy-upgrades/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:27:58 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=20694 Honeywell has installed two solar arrays at Fort Dix, N.J., together with a variety of energy-efficient facility and infrastructure upgrades, to help the training and mobilization center for the U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard meet federal efficiency and renewable energy mandates. Fort Dix expects an energy savings of $1.2 million annually over the next 20 [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/04/fort-dix-to-save-12m-annually-with-solar-energy-upgrades/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/06/northrop-grumman-saves-2m-in-energy-at-one-ca-facility/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/06/northrop-grumman-saves-2m-in-energy-at-one-ca-facility/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:20:08 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=19297 Northrop Grumman is using its Redondo Beach, Calif., facility and its more than $2 million in electricity savings as a model for future energy upgrades. In advance of federal emissions tracking requirements, the firm is establishing a data collection process and software system to monitor emissions beginning in 2009. As for 2008, the company did not [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/06/northrop-grumman-saves-2m-in-energy-at-one-ca-facility/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/31/clark-energy-inks-deal-for-largest-dod-solar-project/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/31/clark-energy-inks-deal-for-largest-dod-solar-project/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:35:29 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=19013 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has selected Clark Energy Group, an affiliate of Clark Realty Capital, to develop the largest solar power project in the Department of Defense (DoD) at Fort Irwin, California. Acciona Solar Power also will partner with Clark Energy to construct and manage the Fort Irwin Solar Energy EUL project. The proposed [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/31/clark-energy-inks-deal-for-largest-dod-solar-project/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/29/military-project-earns-leed-platinum-status/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/29/military-project-earns-leed-platinum-status/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:08:56 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=18808 A Virginia military base’s community center has achieved a 70 percent reduction in energy costs and 43 percent water savings, compared to other similar buildings. The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded Fort Belvoir’s Fairfax Village Neighborhood Center as the first military project ever to achieve a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-New Construction Platinum certification, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/29/military-project-earns-leed-platinum-status/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/20/army-bases-adopt-ghg-management-system/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/20/army-bases-adopt-ghg-management-system/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:16:52 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=18404 A greenhouse gas reporting and management software system is being rolled out to an additional 11 bases, as part of the military’s general move to lessen its environmental impact. The Internet-based system, a product of Enviance, has been in place at Fort Carson in Colorado since June of 2008. Now it is being adopted at 11 [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/20/army-bases-adopt-ghg-management-system/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/09/ge-to-showcase-smart-grid-at-us-military-base/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/09/ge-to-showcase-smart-grid-at-us-military-base/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:34:13 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=17724 Aimed at increasing energy security, energy efficiency and cleaner alternative energy at U.S. military bases, GE has been awarded $2 million in Federal stimulus funding from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for a smart microgrid demonstration project at the world’s largest Marine Corps Base, Twentynine Palms Base, in California. The project is also designed [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/09/ge-to-showcase-smart-grid-at-us-military-base/feed/ 0