Energy Efficiency

Steve Rowley, Fort Drum's energy manager, received a career exceptional service award Oct. 23 from the Federal Energy Management Program in Washington, D.C., and was the recipient of a Secretary of the Army Ene More

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Australian Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water, Penny Wong

Two airmen take a break next to a "Yellow Shingle" oak tree April 19, 2011, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. As part of supporting Arbor Day and a sustainable environment, officials at McConnell AFB regularly More

Michael Miller, a 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron Energy Management Control Systems operator, evaluates one of three EMCS at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., on Aug. 31, 2011. He was awarded the U.S. Federal Energ More

Solar panels used to collect energy emitted by the sun sit atop HESCO barriers at Patrol Base Boldak, Helmand province, Sept. 30. Boldak is an “Experimental Forward Operating Base” (ExFOB) that is used to imple More

The Savannah district completed a $15.6 million dormitory at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., that received LEED Gold achievement from the Green Building Certification Institute in FY 2011. The dormitory includes a g More

Mike Wilson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District deputy for Project Management, welcomes attendees and special guests to the groundbreaking ceremony for the Cheatham Lake Resource Manager's Office a More

The Honorable Katherine Hammack, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment, (left) and J.C. King, UXO, (right) Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment, Sa More

U.S. Soldiers with the 990th Engineer Company, U.S. Army Reserve spent their annual training performing an LED-lighting (light-emitting diodes) retrofit at the Maj. Gen. William S. Stryker Army Reserve Center i More

While all new permanent facilities constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District require Leadership in Energy & Environment Design (LEED) Silver certification standards to be incorporated i More

Col. James Caley speaks to Marines and sailors with III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations Pacific to discuss the importance of saving energy in the workplace and at home during an intera More

Tech. Sgt. Brian, 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing commanders action group NCO in charge, performs barbell curls April 13, 2015, at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. Having a regular fitness regimen is an effe More

Steven Crawford, a hydropower trainee, from the Old Hickory power plant, talks to the Federal Utility Partnership Working Group on how water passes through generating units using a gravity-fed system at Old Hi More

Assistant Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Dennis V. McGinn, Energy, Installations and Environment, listens to an I&E command brief given by Fred Broome, director, Installation and Environment Division, Mar More

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Forward Operating Base of the Future demonstration focuses on alternative energy sources such as smart controllers, microgrids, advanced batteries and sola More

160406-N-MD297-004 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 6, 2016) - Operations Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Thomas replaces a fluorescent light bulb with a more energy efficient LED light bulb in a passageway aboard the Arl More

October is Energy Action Month. The U.S. Army Reserve is encouraging Soldiers, Civilians and Families to save energy to support mission requirements.

Solar panels provide clean and renewable energy for Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., as part of a Corps-wide initiative to decrease reliance on the electric grid. In recognition of October being Nation More

In fiscal year 2016, the Army Reserve reduced its energy use intensity by 17.9 percent, a reduction that saved $6.7 million.

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- A next generation F-35 coatings application booth at Hill Air Force Base is set to become initially operational by October 2017. The state-of-the-art coatings booth project, led by More

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Georgia – A maintainer removes an air inlet on the underside of the wing of a C-5M Super Galaxy Transport Aircraft during a periodic maintenance cycle. The Air Force Research Laboratory’s More

Dmitrii Cordero Mojica, Fort Buchanan's Resource Efficiency Manager, trains Building Energy Monitors on the Installation. Photo by Jonelle Kimbrough, Army Reserve Sustainability Programs.

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Researchers at the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, have demonstrated the ability to print solar cells on three-dimensional surface More

The Federal Energy Management Program honored Greg Vallery, the Director of Public Works at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, with its inaugural FEDS Spotlight Award. Vallery was lauded for his efforts to conser More

With spring weather here, the heating season has officially ended. The Directorate of Public Works started shutting off building heating systems April 15 but the process is slower than normal due to COVID-19 an More

Solar panels used to collect energy emitted by the sun sit in the corner of Patrol Base Boldak, Helmand province, Sept. 30. Boldak is an “Experimental Forward Operating Base” (ExFOB) that is used to implement t More

Cheatham County Mayor David McCullough speaks to attendees at the Cheatham Lake Groundbreaking June 18, 2012 about the tragedy of the May flood and how resilient the county has been since then. The May 2010 flo More

Nearly three-dozen soldiers from the Army Reserve’s 990th Engineer Company spent their annual training performing an LED-lighting retrofit at the Maj. Gen. William S. Stryker Army Reserve Center in Trenton, N.J More

U.S. Navy Capt. Michael Monreal, left, speaks to Marines and sailors with III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations Pacific to discuss the importance of saving energy in the work place and More

Nicholas Pilcher, a hydropower trainee, from the Old Hickory power plant, briefs the Federal Utility Partnership Working Group about safety precautions and the process of how a generator works at the Old Hickor More

Assistant Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Dennis V. McGinn (right), Energy, Installations and Environment, tours the ground source heat pump project area with Charles W. Hammock Jr., vice president, Andrew More

Remember that devices such as televisions, computers and DVD players can still use energy when turned off, plug these devices into a power strip and turn the power strip off to avoid excess usage. (U.S. Air For More

The Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Memorial Golf Course aboard MCAS Miramar, Calif., uses reclaimed water from station’s irrigation systems to decrease water usage aboard the installation. In recognition of O More

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Georgia – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Advanced Power Technology Office is in the process of testing a new, lightweight composite RAM Air Inlet system (right) for the C-5M Super Ga More

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Dr. Santanu Bag, a project scientist at the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, is exploring cost-efficient manufacturing of solar cel More

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Georgia – Another energy efficiency project managed by the award-winning Air Force Research Energy and Environment Team focused on the development and testing of a new, lightweight compos More

Steve Rowley, Fort Drum energy manager, receives a Secretary of the Army Energy and Water Management award for exceptional service from Jordan Gillis, acting assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, E More

Centralized heat plants, such as this one at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., were closed as part of a 12-year initiative to save energy in Air Mobility Command. The last plant closed in 2011, and AMC is centra More

The power distribution and storage capability of the Ground Renewable Expeditionary Energy is enclosed by HESCO barriers at Patrol Base Boldak, Helmand province, Sept. 30. Boldak is an “Experimental Forward Ope More

Cheatham Lake Resource Manager Larry Nash recalls the events of a flash flood May 2, 2010 that submerged the Cheatham Lake Resource Manager's Office and Lock Operations Center during a groundbreaking Ceremony J More

U.S. Army Spc. James Burch and his fellow Soldiers with the 990th Engineer Company, U.S. Army Reserve spent their annual training performing an LED-lighting (light-emitting diodes) retrofit at the Maj. Gen. Wil More

1st Lt. Stephen Stavish, left, and 1st Lt. James Patterson, right, observe and discuss the use of a solar panel after an energy efficiency briefing Feb. 26 outside the Camp Foster Theater on Okinawa. The panel More

Steven Crawford, a hydropower trainee from the Old Hickory power plant, fields a question from Kazi Mamun, from the Eaton Corporation, on how the control room works to a group from the Federal Utility Partnersh More

Assistant Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Dennis V. McGinn (center), Energy, Installations and Environment, tours the ground source heat pump project area with Charles W. Hammock Jr., vice president, Andre More

The Miramar Landfill located in San Diego, Calif., produces methane gas which is converted into energy to power the microgrid aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. In recognition of October being Nati More

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Georgia – The RAM Air Inlet is located beneath the wing of an aircraft where it takes in outside air to feed cooling systems during flight. The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Advanced Po More

Cheatham Lake Resource Manager Larry Nash recalls the events of a flash flood May 2, 2010 that submerged the Cheatham Lake Resource Manager's Office and Lock Operations Center during a groundbreaking Ceremony J More

1st Lt. Catherine Nuar, left, and 1st Lt. Rachel Cline, right, have a discussion while observing an energy-efficient advanced power system after an energy efficiency briefing Feb. 26 outside the Camp Foster Th More

A group of the country’s top power brokers, attending their 2015 spring conference for the Federal Utility Partnership Working Group, toured the Old Hickory power plant, Lock and Dam today.

Assistant Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Dennis V. McGinn (center), Energy, Installations and Environment, tours the ground source heat pump project area with Charles W. Hammock Jr., vice president, Andre More

Bill Orange, former Cheatham County Mayor, recounts the damage caused by the May 2010 flood during a groundbreaking event for the new Resource Manager's Office and Lock Operations Building at Cheatham Lake June More

Assistant Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Dennis V. McGinn (right), Energy, Installations and Environment, tours the landfill gas-to-energy project with Fred Broome, director, Installation and Environment More

Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, discusses the design and functionality of the planned Resource Manager's Office and Lock Operations Center during the groundb More

Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, discusses the design and functionality of the planned Resource Manager's Office and Lock Operations Center during the groundb More

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, middle ground left, gives remarks at a renewable energy conference in Prague, Czech Republic, Sept. 20, 2012. Mabus met with senior U.S. and Czech military and civilian official More

Every existing display case light (left) will be replaced with LED lights (right) in the South Dakota Air and Space Museum in Box Elder, S.D., Feb. 26, 2013. All other light fixtures in the SDASM will also be c More

(Left to right) Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander; Larry Nash, Cheatham Lake resource manager; Cheatham County Mayor David McCullough; and Billie Boyd, Cheatham More

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, background, gives remarks at a renewable energy conference in Prague, Czech Republic, Sept. 20, 2012. Mabus met with senior U.S. and Czech military and civilian officials to dis More

Forced air unit heaters (left) in the South Dakota Air and Space Museum are being replaced with infrared heaters (right) during a renovation project by Montana-Dakota Utilities, Co., in Box Elder, S.D., Feb. 26 More

(Left to right) Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander; Larry Nash, Cheatham Lake resource manager; Cheatham County Mayor David McCullough; and Billie Boyd, Cheatham More

Solar panels provide clean and renewable energy for Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., as part of a Corps-wide initiative to decrease reliance on the electric grid. In recognition of October being Nation More

Complete assignment is listed as: Subject: Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and National Park Service Director Fran Mainella meeting at Main Interior] with T.J. Struhs, [research and policy specialist on energy effi More

Complete assignment is listed as: Subject: Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and National Park Service Director Fran Mainella meeting at Main Interior] with T.J. Struhs, [research and policy specialist on energy effi More

Complete assignment is listed as: Subject: Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and National Park Service Director Fran Mainella meeting at Main Interior] with T.J. Struhs, [research and policy specialist on energy effi More

Complete assignment is listed as: Subject: Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and National Park Service Director Fran Mainella meeting at Main Interior] with T.J. Struhs, [research and policy specialist on energy effi More

Complete assignment is listed as: Subject: Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and National Park Service Director Fran Mainella meeting at Main Interior] with T.J. Struhs, [research and policy specialist on energy effi More

Complete assignment is listed as: Subject: Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and National Park Service Director Fran Mainella meeting at Main Interior] with T.J. Struhs, [research and policy specialist on energy effi More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 12/3/2013 [Gathering of HUD, Department of Energy, White House, and other officials to announce expansion of the President's] Better Buildings Challenge More