U.S. Navy’s renewable energy push in Hawaii
Diamond Head, Honolulu, Hawaii, US (source: flickr/ snowpeak, creative commons)
Alexander Richter
21 Kas 2014
US Department of Defence is keen on developing renewable energy sources in order to cut fossil fuels and aiming to move the US closer to energy independence.
Looking at renewable energy, the U.S. Navy also considers geothermal energy for its Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative 2.0.
These actions are aimed at diversifying energy sources and curving the dependancy on fossil fuels. According to Dr. Richard Carlin, head of ONR’s Sea Warfare and Weapons Department. “The studies we’re conducting and technologies we’re developing will not only help the Navy reduce its need for fossil fuels, but also move the country closer to energy independence.” as mentioned on US Department of Defence Science Blog.
The same source details that “Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus has set a goal for the Department of the Navy to produce or procure one gigawatt of renewable energy by December 2015”. The Department of Energy in September signed a memorandum of understanding reaffirming its commitment to alternative energy efforts in Hawaii, dubbed Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative 2.0. At the same time, ONR, as part of the APTEP program, is sponsoring a new study of technologies and power systems.
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