MCAS Miramar celebrates Earth Day - Dump trucks empty trash into a pit where the waste will be converted into energy and used on the installation at the landfill on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 10. MCAS Miramar sources 54% of its total energy consumption from on-site renewable energy sources, such as the landfill. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Victor Mincy/Released)
Autonomous vehicle testing begins on MCAS Miramar - Federal, state and local government stakeholders along with industry representatives met to discuss regional and Marine Corps autonomous vehicle proving grounds, to watch autonomous vehicles begin testing, and to tour the installation at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Feb. 21. The representatives came from the San Diego Association of Governments, California Department of Motor Vehicles, California Department of Transportation, California Energy Commission, California Highway Patrol, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSCPAC), Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and MCAS Miramar.
161019-N-AC887-003Col. William Pitman accepts an award from Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus on behalf of Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 19, 2016. The Secretary of the Navy Energy and Water Management Awards recognize those Marines, Sailors and civilian employees whose ingenuity and dedication led the way to achieving energy goals and helped change the way the Services think about and use power. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Sam Shavers) - 161019-N-AC887-003 Col. William Pitman accepts an award from Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus on behalf of Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 19, 2016. The Secretary of the Navy Energy and Water Management Awards recognize those Marines, Sailors and civilian employees whose ingenuity and dedication led the way to achieving energy goals and helped change the way the Services think about and use power. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Sam Shavers)
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 National Energy Action Month, MCAS Miramar promoted energy conservation and informed station residents of what they can do to help. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc Liah Kitchen/Released) - 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 National Energy Action Month, MCAS Miramar promoted energy conservation and informed station residents of what they can do to help. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc Liah Kitchen/Released)
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Camp Pendleton’s Fractal Microgrid provides energy security and energy savings capabilities to critical facilities using renewable energy.Marine Corps Installations – West’s energy policy states that Microgrids are an essential element for sustaining uninterrupted power, empowering the installation to transition seamlessly between various sources of supplied energy and directly support installations facilities and non-tactical vehicles. - CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Camp Pendleton’s Fractal Microgrid provides energy security and energy savings capabilities to critical facilities using renewable energy. Marine Corps Installations – West’s energy policy states that Microgrids are an essential element for sustaining uninterrupted power, empowering the installation to transition seamlessly between various sources of supplied energy and directly support installations facilities and non-tactical vehicles.
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., will the use the microgrid as a back-up power system in the event of an outage. The microgrid uses solar energy and methane gas to keep mission-critical buildings operational. Planning for the project began in 2012 and it is slated for completion in 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Liah Kitchen/Released) - Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., will the use the microgrid as a back-up power system in the event of an outage. The microgrid uses solar energy and methane gas to keep mission-critical buildings operational. Planning for the project began in 2012 and it is slated for completion in 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Liah Kitchen/Released)
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., is recognizing National Energy Action Month by promoting energy conservation in October. MCAS Miramar utilizes multiple energy conservation systems like solar panels, recycled water and a future microgrid project to move closer to becoming a more energy self-sufficient installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jake McClung/Released) - Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., is recognizing National Energy Action Month by promoting energy conservation in October. MCAS Miramar utilizes multiple energy conservation systems like solar panels, recycled water and a future microgrid project to move closer to becoming a more energy self-sufficient installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jake McClung/Released)
Mick Wasco, energy program manager for Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., shows a Korean delegation the Primus Power battery during their visit aboard MCAS Miramar, Feb. 17. A Primus Power battery is a liquid battery used to store energy on the electric grid aboard the installation. The delegation consisted of 14 South Korean citizens and two American citizens. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kimberlyn Adams/Released) - Mick Wasco, energy program manager for Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., shows a Korean delegation the Primus Power battery during their visit aboard MCAS Miramar, Feb. 17. A Primus Power battery is a liquid battery used to store energy on the electric grid aboard the installation. The delegation consisted of 14 South Korean citizens and two American citizens. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kimberlyn Adams/Released)
NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. -- The Honorable Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus hosts a signing ceremony with the Western Area Power Administration and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power at Naval Base Coronado, Aug. 20. The ceremony marked the signing of the largest renewable energy purchase by a federal entity. Patti Wagner, chief executive officer, Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, and Ron Moulton, senior vice president, Western Area Power, acted as representatives of their respective entities.Distinguished guests were invited to sign a solar panel in honor of the agreement. Brig. Gen. Edward D. Banta, Commanding General, Marine Corps Installations West Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, added his signature to the panel.(Photo by Cpl. Asia J. Sorenson/Released) - NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. -- The Honorable Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus hosts a signing ceremony with the Western Area Power Administration and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power at Naval Base Coronado, Aug. 20. The ceremony marked the signing of the largest renewable energy purchase by a federal entity. Patti Wagner, chief executive officer, Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, and Ron Moulton, senior vice president, Western Area Power, acted as representatives of their respective entities. Distinguished guests were invited to sign a solar panel in honor of the agreement. Brig. Gen. Edward D. Banta, Commanding General, Marine Corps Installations West Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, added his signature to the panel. (Photo by Cpl. Asia J. Sorenson/Released)
Gina McCarthy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, congratulates Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California on receiving the 2015 EPA Federal Green Challenge Award for Energy at the public works building on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, May 20. The station received the award because it had the greatest percentage reduction in energy use nationwide in 2014. - Gina McCarthy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, congratulates Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California on receiving the 2015 EPA Federal Green Challenge Award for Energy at the public works building on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, May 20. The station received the award because it had the greatest percentage reduction in energy use nationwide in 2014.