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An Environmental & Budgetary Defense Of The F-35

December 3, 2024 admin air force (usaf), autonomous vehicles, Aviation, clean transport, elon musk, energy efficiency, Military, u.s. military, us air force

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2024 04:59:55 +0000

In recent posts to his social media site, Elon Musk took aim at a tough target: the Lockheed-Martin F-35 Lightning II. Not only is it stealthy (something Musk claims to have a workaround for), but he also thinks it’s a monetary boondoggle that his unofficial “government agency” should try to get … [continued]

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Tear It Down or Start It Back Up? Plant Owners Weigh Options Around Retired Reactors

November 20, 2024 admin Business, crystal river, data centers, decommissioning, decon, dry cask, duane arnold, Florida, fort greely, fukushima, holtec, Illinois, Iowa, microsoft, Military, news, NRC, Nuclear, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, palisades, Pennsylvania, plant vogtle, power, radioactive waste, restart, three mile island, zion nuclear power plant

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:58:06 +0000

Nuclear power plants are still being dismantled, and the business of decommissioning remains strong, but the need for more baseload power and emissions-free generation has some companies ready to restart idled

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Why The Pentagon Struggles With The Dark Side of Electric Aviation

November 7, 2024 admin Aviation, clean transport, DRONES, Electric vehicles, evtol, Military, US military, vtol

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:26:57 +0000

It’s easy to think that electric aviation is something that’s happening tomorrow. Air taxis, eVTOL craft, rescue pods, aerial ambulances, and such are coming in the near future. Full-on cargo and passenger airliners might happen later when battery technology improves, but, as I’ve explained before, electric aviation is already here! … [continued]

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Project Pele, DOD’s HTGR Mobile Nuclear Microreactor, Breaks Ground

September 25, 2024 admin bwxt technologies, citrc, dod, energy security, generation iv nuclear reactor, htgr, inl, microreactor, milestone, Military, Nuclear, power, project pele, resilience, sco, Technology, triso

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 13:36:44 +0000

Groundbreaking has kicked off at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), where Project Pele—the Department of Defense’s (DOD’s) full-scale transportable microreactor prototype—will be placed for testing in 2026. When operational, the reactor […]

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Myanmar Gas-Fired Plant Shut Down Amid Civil Unrest

August 12, 2024 admin burman, Gas, International, Japan, mandalay, Military, Militias, Myanmar, myingyan, natural gas, news, power, sembcorp, Singapore, unicharm

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2024 18:55:33 +0000

Civil unrest in Myanmar has led Singapore-based Sembcorp Industries to at least temporarily shut down operation of the 225-MW Sembcorp Myingyan natural gas-fired power plant in Mandalay. Sembcorp, part of […]

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Husker Engineers Earn Grant To Protect Military Bases Against EV-Based Attacks

June 25, 2023 admin cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Military, u.s. military, university of nebraska, US Army

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2023 20:10:09 +0000

DOD project to address specific threats posed by electric vehicles

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How Can A Former Military Base & Superfund Site Move Toward Sustainability?

June 13, 2023 admin buildings, cape cod, groundwater, Massachusetts, Military, superfund sites, us air force, waste reduction, Water

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2023 20:35:00 +0000

A lead local conservationist says rethinking the use of the former Otis Air Force Base provides a generational opportunity to solve a series of difficult economic and environmental challenges.

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Solar-Panel “Clustering” Coming to Scores of Army Homes on Hawaii

May 23, 2023 admin army (us), batteries, clean power, community solar, Energy Storage, Hawaii, lithium-ion batteries, Military, rooftop solar, Solar energy, u.s. military, US Army

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Sun, 21 May 2023 16:20:50 +0000

Hawaii is known for many things, like its beautiful beaches, tropical forests, clear blue waters, and plentiful sunshine throughout the year. It is one of the most visited places on earth, with nearly 9.2 million people visiting the Aloha State just in 2022 alone. Hawaii is also a popular destination for retired military personnel to […]

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Energy Insecurity

March 16, 2023 admin Australia, clean power, energy security, EU, Europe, GERMANY, Military, military solar, Solar energy, solar power plants, uk, Ukraine

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2023 18:24:24 +0000

One of the lessons that countries are learning from the current war in Ukraine is that centralised power generation creates energy vulnerability, and therefore energy insecurity. In a despicable move against the civilians of Ukraine, Russia has targeted energy infrastructure. Wars have been fought over access to energy sources for centuries, and energy generation can […]