COLUMBIA, S.C. — Fort Jackson was recognized as a leader in green technology in the Midlands for the installation of hydrogen fuel cells as back-up power in three on-post facilities.
The installation was awarded the 2009 Palmetto Pillar Award for Green Technology Initiatives in a ceremony Aug. 20. The award recognizes a Midlands-area green technology-based project and is presented by the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce Information Technology Council.
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 16, 2009) — The Army will soon be the largest fleet owner of both low-speed electric vehicles and hybrid-electric vehicles.
“That will have significant impact on our fuel consumption at our installations,” said Dr. Kevin T. Geiss, program director for energy security in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and Environment.
Geiss said orders are in now for an additional 800 low-speed electric vehicles, formerly called “neighborhood electric vehicles” by the Army. The purchase is part of a plan to add 4,000 of the LSEVs to the Army over three years. The Army is getting an additional 502 hybrid vehicles for installations as well.
via ‘Beans, bullets and BTUs’ reminds Soldiers of energy security.
HOHENFELS, Germany — Installation Management Command-Europe is providing Europe’s garrisons with more than $150 million in Sustainment, Restoration and Management funds during fiscal year 2009 which will mean environmental, cost and logistical improvements for U.S. Army Garrison Hohenfels that translate into improvements in the quality of life infrastructure for Hohenfels Soldiers, family members and employees.
“In Soldier terms, this means that we in the installation management business will be eliminating some of the backlog of nagging maintenance deficiencies in our barracks and around our communities while simultaneously making some wise capital investments to our infrastructure thus improving sustainability and quality of life,” Diane Devens, director of IMCOM-Europe, said in a press release.
via Hohenfels capital improvements mean cost and environmental savings, more reliable services.
