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RESEARCH ARTICLE: Determination of Solar Energy Transition Potential of Department of Defense Facilities and Nontactical Vehicles: An Application of Multicriteria Decision Theory Modeling and Simulation Approaches

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2011

Ariel S. Castillo  and
Jonathan P. Deason
Ariel S. Castillo*
Affiliation:
Environmental and Energy Management Program, School of Engineering and Applied Science, George Washington University, Washington, DC
Jonathan P. Deason
Affiliation:
Environmental and Energy Management Program, School of Engineering and Applied Science, George Washington University, Washington, DC
*
Ariel S. Castillo, 3022 Steven Martin Drive, Fairfax, VA 22031; (phone) 703-272-3150; (e-mail) [email protected]
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Abstract

The United States (US) Department of Defense (DoD) offers a great opportunity to implement solar energy solutions across its US bases. It is the single largest energy consumer in the federal government and has sufficient land requirements to implement solar energy solutions. By implementing solar energy solutions across its bases in the US, the DoD will be able to realize benefits such as meeting federal policies and mandates, reducing energy intensity from fossil fuel resources (including foreign oil), reducing carbon dioxide emissions, and improving national security and mission readiness. This report describes the current DoD energy landscape for its facilities and nontactical (fleet) vehicles, DoD benefits of implementing solar energy technologies, and research methods and results that will help realize these benefits through the development of a decision model that will augment the implementation of solar energy technologies on DoD bases.

Environmental Practice 13:1–13 (2011)

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Environmental Practice , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , September 2011 , pp. 171 - 183
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Copyright © National Association of Environmental Professionals 2011

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