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US Military moves toward Green Energy (GHG regs wont hurt National Security)

By John J. Kruzel, Department of Defense News, American Forces Press Service “Obama: Energy
Initiatives Seek to Bolster Security” March 31, 2010 http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?
id=58554
Obama delivered his remarks from a podium placed before two paragons of the Pentagon’s environmental
contribution: a modified F-18 fighter jet called the “Green Hornet” that the Navy hopes soon will be the
first aircraft to break the sound barrier on eco-friendly fuel, and a light armored vehicle that Army and
Marine Corps personnel are attempting to power with a mixture of biofuels.
“If there’s any doubt about the leadership that our military is showing, you need only look to this F-18
fighter and the light armored vehicle behind me,” Obama said. “The Air Force is also testing jet engines
using biofuels and had the first successful biofuel-powered test flight just last week.”
Obama praised Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, whose stated goal is to use 50-percent alternative fuel in all
planes, vehicles, and ships by the next decade, and cited the Defense Department’s $2.7 billion investment
in fiscal 2010 to improve energy efficiency.
“Now, the Pentagon isn’t seeking these alternative fuels just to protect our environment; they are pursuing
these homegrown energy sources to protect our national security,” Obama said. “Our military leaders
recognize the security imperative of increasing the use of alternative fuels, decreasing energy use, and
reducing our reliance on imported oil.”

Navy to run on 50% renewables by 2020


Remarks by the Honorable Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy at the “Navy/Agriculture Memorandum of
Understanding Signature Ceremony” Pentagon, Washington, DC, January 21, 2010
http://www.news.navy.mil/navydata/people/secnav/Mabus/Speech/Navy-Agriculture%20MoU%20final
%20-%2021%20Jan%2010%20_3_.pdf
Thank you all for being here to witness the formation of this partnership between the Department of
Agriculture and the Department of the Navy. It is a partnership that will build on our independent strengths
and our mutual experience in renewable energy and biofuel development.
[Same article, Same context]
The military alone uses over 90 percent of the energy consumed by the Federal Government, and the
Federal Government uses about 2 percent of all the energy consumed in America. Changing the Navy’s
pattern of energy consumption and our sources of power, and working with Agriculture to support
renewable energy and biofuel projects around the country, we can and we will have a broad and measurable
impact on the national energy landscape. We are already taking the first steps. Last fall, we conducted an
F/A-18 Hornet jet engine test at Pax River, running on a biofuel blend made from camelina, a plant related
to mustard that can be grown throughout the United States. I do have to admit that I was a newcomer to
camelina, but the F/A-18 engine didn’t know the difference, even when it was put on full afterburner.
Pretty soon, we’ll move beyond these ground tests and conduct flights with our very own Green Hornet.
[See previous card] And we are moving to expand the testing of biofuel blends in our Marine Gas Turbines
that we use in the surface Navy, and to our tactical vehicles, like the one sitting here today. By 2016, we are
going to deploy the Great Green Fleet which is going to be powered entirely by alternative fuels. And by
2020 the Navy and Marine Corps will produce half of all our energy from alternative sources.

Military to have 25% renewables by 2025


Army Technology (News website that focuses on the Army’s technology requirements and companies
working in this field.)“US Army Finds Alternative Energy” 24 Oct 2008 http://www.army-
technology.com/mediapacks/Sites/27/
The US military is already one of the biggest consumers of renewable energy in the world and has set a
goal that 25% of its energy should come from renewable sources by 2025. Technology developed by
companies such as SkyBuilt Power, which has developed a hybrid solar-power and wind-generator system
that fits into a standard shipping container, will help the military to achieve its ambitions.
SkyBuilt Power claims that its system, which can be air dropped to a mountain or desert, can deliver 95%
fuel savings.
The army is also working on big solar projects to reduce energy consumption at its bases in the US. It is
installing a 500MW solar thermal plant in Fort Irwin in the Mojave Desert and purchasing 4,000 small
neighbourhood electric vehicles to replace the SUVs used at its bases.

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