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The U.S. Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office’s Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace has decreed “Awardable” status to microgrid gen-set provider Enchanted Rock. The status allows Enchanted Rock’s technologies to be included in the marketplace venue for Department of Defense (D0D) organizations considering on-site projects and solutions in the data, analytics, digital and artificial intelligence/machine learning categories. The company typically deploys generator-sets for microgrids utilizing natural gas and renewable natural gas fuels. Military microgrids are a growing sub-sector in the industry. In the past year, the U.S. Army, New York Air National Guard, Air Force, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Marines have approved, started work or completed microgrid and on-site renewable energy projects. Enchanted Rock offers engineering, installation, operations and maintenance services with projects. The categories or tiers named in the DoD’s Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace include the utility partner model, where the utility owns and operates the asset; integrated resiliency on call, where Enchanted Rock owns and operates the microgrid; Energy Savings Performance Contracts; and System Sale, in which the customer owns the assets and receives grid services revenues while the developer manages the market services. Grid services are taking an increasing role in the value chain case for aggregated distributed energy resources such as microgrids. These can include peak demand response, inertia support, voltage control, virtual power plants and other ancillary services. Solutions which were elevated into the DoD’s Tradewinds Marketplace were assessed and vetted through competitive procedures and competition requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, and statutes, policies and guidance of the Defense Department’s other transaction authorities. To save energy & cost for your business, contact me at https://buff.ly/2EjAMbu. #Reliability #EnergyStorage #EnergyEfficiency #Renewables #EnergyAudit #Procurement #Resilience https://buff.ly/3S0XryE

It is sad to me that the movement towards a just global energy transition involves things like this, tearing apart pre existing systems because of the battle for dominance of the energy market and the energy data management market is so cut throat. My biggest hope is that if governments are going to be investing in clean energy tech only to tear it out shortly later that all those precious metals mined out of the earth go to recycling plants and any investments in storage come from recycled lithium instead of opening up tons of new local mines. The issue of BMS and Cyber security is something our industry needs to take seriously just like the safety while operating these (thermal runaway ect) but I personally hope we as an industry can utilize a mindful eye towards cultural collaboration that can help heal the planet faster because we are running out of time to reverse all the damage to our planet and this sort of thing just slows us down.

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Our updated Energy Assurance Campaign Plan provides a foundation for collaboration, cooperation and innovation in all energy-related fields across the organization. Energy assurance IS mission assurance. It plays a vital role in everything that we do, and managing the energy portfolio appropriately, in alignment with United States Air Force guidance, is key to mission successes. #USAF #readiness #energy #energyassurance #defense

Beam Global Lands $7.4M Deal with U.S. Army for Revolutionary EV Charging Network In a significant move towards enhancing energy sustainability within its fleet, the U.S. Army has awarded Beam Global, a leading provider of innovative infrastructure solutions, a substantial $7.4 million order. The contract, facilitated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Army Material Command (AMC), entails the procurement of 88 EV ARC™ sustainable off-grid charging systems. These cutting-edge charging stations are set to be strategically deployed across 21 locations spanning 16 states. The purchase was executed through the General Services Administration’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Contract Number 47QSWA21D0006, streamlining the federal procurement process and ensuring optimal pricing for the U.S. Army. […] - https://lnkd.in/ddkSVg58 #automotive #evs #ev #electricmobility #emobility #ebikes #fleets #evfleet #evnews #autonews #electricvehicles #electricvehicle #automotiveindustry #automotivejobs #cleantech #cleanenergy #hydrogen #lithium #evbattery #sustainability #climatechange #beamglobal #electricvehicles #emobility #ev #evarc™sustainableoff-gridchargingsystems #evchargingstation #northamerica #usa

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Directly addressing contested logistics requirements, Beacon's maritime products provide the US Navy with edge AI/ML capabilities informed by a constantly evolving real-time operational digital twin. In a recent story from National Defense Magazine, Josh Luckenbaugh interviews our CEO and President as they explain Beacon's contribution digitally transforming US Navy shipboard operations. #GENISYS #energyefficiency #maritimeoperations #defenseinnovation #NavySBIR #digitaltransformation

The United States Department of Defense (DoD) announced at Fort Liberty today, a first-of-its-kind partnership with the Duke Energy Corporation to power five military installations in North and South Carolina with carbon-free electricity. The fie installations are: US Army Fort Liberty, United States Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina, and Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina. As part of this agreement, DoD will be the exclusive purchaser of all output generated by two new solar facilities in South Carolina. Through this action, DoD is delivering on President Joe Biden's goal to power the federal government with 100 percent clean energy by 2030, and to do so in ways that are good for the taxpayer and the American economy. DoD will continue to seek partnership opportunities that enable the agency and other Federal partners to achieve Biden's carbon free electricity goals and build a robust, clean, and domestically based electricity supply chain by 2030. #dod #dukeenergy #solarpower #utilities #energy #energypolicy #dla #carbonfree #supplychain #electricity #infrastructure

Pioneering Sustainable Solutions for Military Installations A Major Step Toward Energy Efficiency The Department of Defense (DOD) has announced a significant investment of over $55 million in federal grants. This funding is earmarked for projects aimed at enhancing energy efficiency and resilience at military bases worldwide. #DODCybersecurityThreatsDefense #DODEnergyEfficiencyProjects #FederalGrantsforMilitaryBases #GlobalMilitaryEnergyResilience #InnovativeMilitaryEnergyTechnologies #JenniferMGranholmonDecarbonization #KathleenHicksonOperationalCapability #MilitaryBaseSustainableSolutions #PentagonEnergyConservation #SustainableMilitaryInstallations

GE Vernova’s Power Conversion business in the UK has been chosen by Team Resolute to supply advanced hybrid propulsion technology for three Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships for the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD). This collaboration underscores the UK’s commitment to enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of its naval operations. Team Resolute is a consortium created by Spanish shipbuilder and defense company Navantia, shipbuilder Harland & Wolff and naval architects BMT to deliver the FSS program, for which Navantia UK, the UK subsidiary of Navantia, is prime contractor. The 216-meter-long ships for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) will be designed with an emphasis on minimizing carbon emissions. Equipped with energy-efficient technologies to decrease power consumption, they will be adaptable to use low-carbon, non-fossil fuels and future sustainable energy sources. GE Vernova’s advanced hybrid-electric propulsion technology will play a pivotal role in realizing these objectives by helping to optimize energy efficiency, power utilization, and power availability for the UK’s new ship class and their multirole missions. Under the contract, GE Vernova will design and manufacture SeaPulse* Active Front-End (AFE) power converters and Power Take-Off/Power Take-In (PTI/PTO) hybrid electric induction motor-generators with resilient shock mounts and flexible coupling and hosing.#military #defense #defence #militaryleak https://lnkd.in/gGVaYikD