Aug. 20 2012--Camp Lejeune is in the process of building multiple photovoltaic farms that will give the base the ability to generate up to 10 MW of instant solar energy at any time.
The solar farms are popping up all over the base, as Thomas Burton, Facilities Engineer Manager for Camp Lejeune and the surrounding bases, said they plan to install the energy alternatives "anywhere we can put them" -- on building rooftops, in fields that are not being used for training or other purposes and in canopy-form over parking areas to double as shaded parking.
The most visible farm, by the Camp Lejeune main gate, can be seen right off Lejeune Boulevard; it has the ability to produce .852 MW of instant power, or the capacity to generate enough electricity to power 100 homes over the course of a year.
"The Marine Corps is trying to do a lot of things with clean energy," Burton told The Daily News in a phone interview, adding that the construction of solar farms will lower the Corps' reliance on outside energy sources. read more>>>
No comments:
Post a Comment