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NAVADMIN 117/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNOWASHINGTON DC/-/APR// SUBJ/ NAVY 2009 EARTH DAY
MESSAGE//
RMKS/1. ON APRIL 22 THE NAVY AND THE NATION, WILL CELEBRATE EARTH
DAY. THIS YEAR'S THEME IS "PARTNERING FOR THE PLANET."
2. PARTNERING WITH OTHER MILITARY SERVICES, FEDERAL AND STATE
AGENCIES, INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, THE
NAVY IS ACHIEVING REMARKABLE SUCCESS IN PROTECTING AND ENHANCING THE
ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY MANAGEMENT AND CARBON FOOTPRINT REDUCTION. LED
BY TASK FORCE ENERGY, THE NAVY IS TRANSFORMING ENERGY PRODUCTION AND
CONSUMPTION PRACTICES ASHORE, AFLOAT, AND IN THE AIR. MORE EFFICIENT
USE OF FOSSIL FUELS, COUPLED WITH INCREASED RELIANCE ON ALTERNATIVE
ENERGY, WILL MINIMIZE STRATEGIC AND TACTICAL DEPENDENCE ON VOLATILE AND
VULNERABLE ENERGY SOURCES. WE WILL ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE OUR
CARBON FOOTPRINT. WHILE MUCH WORK REMAINS TO BE DONE, IMPRESSIVE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ACHIEVED. THESE INCLUDE:
- GEOTHERMAL. NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION (NAWS) CHINA LAKE, CALIFORNIA,
HAS A 270 MEGAWATT GEOTHERMAL PLANT. DELIVERING AN AVERAGE OF 1.4
MILLION MEGAWATT-HOURS (MWH) OF ELECTRICITY ANNUALLY TO THE CALIFORNIA
ELECTRIC GRID, THIS PLANT IS THE LARGEST RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCER IN
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE THIRD LARGEST GEOTHERMAL ELECTRICITY
PRODUCER IN THE U.S.
- PHOTOVOLTAIC. THE NAVY HAS SOLAR POWER PROJECTS IN NUMEROUS
LOCATIONS. COMMANDER NAVY REGION SOUTHWEST (CNRSW) PHOTOVOLTAIC
SYSTEMS COLLECTIVELY PRODUCE 700 MWH OF ELECTRICITY PER YEAR. COMMANDER
NAVY REGION HAWAII HAS A 309 KW SOLAR ELECTRIC ROOFTOP ON TOP OF FORD
ISLAND'S BUILDING 54. THIS SYSTEM IS THE LARGEST FEDERAL PHOTOVOLTAIC
ARRAY IN HAWAII, COVERING 31,000 SQUARE FEET AND PRODUCING MORE THAN
400 MWH PER YEAR. CONSTRUCTION OF SEVERAL OTHERS AT OUR EAST COAST
BASES WILL BEGIN SHORTLY USING FUNDING RECEIVED FROM THE AMERICAN
RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACTOF 2009.
- WIND. NAVAL BASE GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA HAS FOUR WIND TURBINES WITH A
COMBINED CAPACITY OF 3.8 MEGAWATTS, PRODUCING ENOUGH ELECTRICITY TO
SUPPLY ABOUT 25 PERCENT OF THE PEAK POWER NEEDED TO OPERATE THE BASE.
THE PROJECT REDUCES THE CONSUMPTION OF DIESEL FUEL BY 325,000 GALLONS
PER YEAR, REDUCES AIR POLLUTION BY ELIMINATING SULFUR DIOXIDE, NITROUS
OXIDE, AND GREENHOUSE GASES, AND SAVES THE TAXPAYERS MILLIONS IN
ANNUAL ENERGY COSTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE NAVY HAS THREE WIND TURBINES
ON SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND WITH A COMBINED PRODUCTION CAPABILITY OF 675
KILOWATTS.
- FUEL CONSUMPTION FOR NAVY SHIPS. THE NAVY'S INCENTIVIZED ENERGY
CONSERVATION (I-ENCON) PROGRAM TAKES ADVANTAGE OF "SMART STEAMING"
PRACTICES TO REDUCE SHIP'S FUEL CONSUMPTION. I-ENCON PROVIDES TRAINING
AND REWARDS LEADING FUEL CONSERVERS WITH SPECIAL RECOGNITION AND CASH
INCENTIVES TO COMMANDING OFFICER'S DISCRETIONARY FUNDS. IN ADDITION,
NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND (NAVSEA) HAS INSTALLED STERN FLAPS ON
APPROXIMATELY 100 SURFACE COMBATANTS. STERN FLAPS CREATE AN OPTIMAL
HYDRODYNAMIC PROFILE THAT REDUCES FUEL CONSUMPTION AND ENHANCES
MILITARY CAPABILITY BY INCREASING THE TOP SPEED OF CRUISERS AND
DESTROYERS. OTHER FUEL SAVING EXAMPLES INCLUDE HULL AND PROPELLER
COATINGS THAT REDUCE DRAG, AND TRIM LOOP BOILER CONTROL SYSTEMS THAT
OPTIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY USED TO CREATE STEAM FOR SHIPBOARD
APPLICATIONS.
- TACTICAL VEHICLES. THE NAVY IS LOOKING AT WAYS TO MAKE TACTICAL
VEHICLES MORE FUEL-EFFICIENT. A JOINT GOVERNMENT-INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA
GROUP RECENTLY EVALUATED OVER 100 TECHNOLOGIES FOR CONCEPT VEHICLES
THAT INCORPORATE LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIAL AND FUEL-EFFICIENT DESIGN. THE
ACQUISITION COMMUNITY IS CONSIDERING THESE TECHNOLOGIES FOR FUTURE
VEHICLE PROCUREMENTS. WE ARE ALSO EXPLORING COMPACT, MOBILE FUEL CELL
SYSTEMS TO POWER CRITICAL VEHICLE EQUIPMENT SUCH AS RADIOS, COMPUTERS
AND GPS SYSTEMS SILENTLY AND WITHOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL EMISSIONS
ASSOCIATED WITH CONVENTIONAL POWER SOURCES.
- SHIPBOARD AIR-CONDITIONING (AC). SHIPBOARD AC PLANTS HAVE BEEN MADE
MUCH MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT. CONVERSION KITS IMPROVE THE ENERGY
EFFICIENCY OF AC PLANTS UP TO 15 PERCENT AND AC PLANTS BEING INSTALLED
ON NEW CONSTRUCTION SHIPS ARE 20-35 PERCENT MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT THAN
THE OLDER AC PLANT DESIGNS. NAVY RECEIVED AN EPA CLIMATE PROTECTION
AWARD FOR THESE EFFORTS AND CONTINUES RESEARCH INTO TECHNOLOGIES THAT
WILL FURTHER IMPROVE THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF FUTURE SHIPBOARD AC
PLANTS.
3. LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, WE WILL SOON BE USING THE AMERICAN RECOVERY
AND REINVESTMENT ACT ENERGY FUNDING TO ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT AND
FIELDING OF SYSTEMS TO REDUCE FOSSIL FUEL CONSUMPTION AND OPERATIONAL
VULNERABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH A LAND OR SEA FUEL TETHER. NEW SYSTEMS
UNDER DEVELOPMENT INCLUDE: HYBRID ELECTRIC DRIVES TO POWER SURFACE
COMBATANTS; A MUCH MORE EFFICIENT AND CLEANER F/A-18 ENGINE; NEW
PROTOCOLS FOR FUEL ALTERNATIVES, BOTH SYNTHETIC AND BIOFUELS; OCEAN
THERMAL ENERGY POWER PLANTS; SMART-GRIDS SUPPORTING OUR SHORE
INFRASTRUCTURE; AND POWER EFFICIENCY MODIFICATIONS TO TACTICAL VEHICLES
AND THEIR HVAC AUXILIARIES.
4. OUR NAVY CONTINUES TO BE AN ENVIRONMENTAL LEADER AND STEWARD.
THE NAVY'S PREPOSITIONED OIL SPILL CLEANUP ASSETS ARE A KEY PART OF THE
NATION'S RESPONSE NETWORK, PARTNERING WITH THE U.S. COAST GUARD TO
RESPOND TO OIL SPILL EMERGENCIES WORLDWIDE. WE SPONSOR MORE MARINE
MAMMAL RESEARCH THAN ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD, INVESTING
MORE THAN $100 MILLION OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
OTHER AGENCIES, ACADEMIA AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. EARLIER
THIS MONTH WE COMPLETED THE PHASEOUT OF CHLOROFLUOROCARBON (CFC)
REFRIGERANTS, AN OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCE, ON AIRCRAFT CARRIERS. ON
ANOTHER FRONT, NAVY REGION SOUTHWEST'S WATER CONSERVATION EFFORTS
REDUCED CONSUMPTION 15 PERCENT BETWEEN OCTOBER 2007 AND SEPTEMBER 2008.
FINALLY, SINCE 2005 THE NAVY HAS SUCCESSFULLY PARTNERED WITH DOD,
STATES, COUNTIES, ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND LAND TRUSTS TO SECURE
CONSERVATION EASEMENTS FOR NEARLY 5000 ACRES OF LAND ADJACENT TO NAVY
BASES. THESE EASEMENTS NOT ONLY CONSERVE AND PROTECT NATURAL RESOURCES,
BUT ALSO ENSURE COMPATIBLE USE WITH ON-BASE ACTIVITIES. NAVY'S NON-DOD
PARTNERS HAVE CONTRIBUTED $20 MILLION, OR TWO THIRDS, OF THE TOTAL COST
TO OBTAIN THESE EASEMENETS.
5. ON THIS EARTH DAY, I ENCOURAGE YOUR PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL EARTH
DAY EVENTS, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROACTIVE DAILY ACTIONS TO PROTECT
OUR ENVIRONMENT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS WHILE WE CARRY OUT OUR PRIMARY
MISSION IN DEFENSE OF THE NATION.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY VICE ADMIRAL M. K. LOOSE, N4.//
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