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  • Boeing Wins EPA Award for Energy Efficiency Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Wins EPA Award for Energy Efficiency Efforts

    The Environmental Protection Agency has selected Boeing to receive an award that recognizes the company’s energy conservation efforts. EPA will present the 2017 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award to Boeing at a ceremony scheduled to be held April 26 in Washington, D.C., the company said Friday. The recognition will make Boeing an ENERGY STAR awardee for the seventh […] More

  • BAE Orders Electric Vans for Portsmouth Naval Base in England - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Orders Electric Vans for Portsmouth Naval Base in England

    BAE Systems has ordered Nissan-built electric vans on behalf of the commander of the Portsmouth Naval Base in England to support store transfer, engineering and equipment load-lifting tasks within the installation. The U.K.’s navy will receive this week an initial batch of 48 e-NV200 vans that are designed to help reduce carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 40 percent, BAE said Monday. “Replacing nearly half […] More

  • Honeywell to Help Implement Energy Efficiency Systems at Los Angeles AF Base - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Honeywell to Help Implement Energy Efficiency Systems at Los Angeles AF Base

    The U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Army have partnered with Honeywell to implement renewable energy measures and energy efficiency improvements at Los Angeles Air Force Base as part of a 23-year energy savings performance contract. Honeywell said it will install 3,400 rooftop solar photovoltaic modules designed to generate approximately 1,275 kilowatts of power in four buildings at the military base […] More

  • Purdue Secures Grants for 6 Research Projects on Alternative Energy Sources for Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Purdue Secures Grants for 6 Research Projects on Alternative Energy Sources for Navy

    The U.S. Navy has awarded $2.7 million in grants to six research teams from Purdue University as part of efforts to identify or develop alternative sources of energy to power naval assets. The university said Monday the interdisciplinary teams each received $450,000 under the Navy Enterprise Partnership Teaming with Universities for National Excellence program to support their respective […] More

  • Eaton Joins Program to Help Promote DOE Energy-Efficient Homes Initiative - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Eaton Joins Program to Help Promote DOE Energy-Efficient Homes Initiative

    Eaton has joined iShow‘s NextGen Home Experience program to help promote an Energy Department initiative that seeks to encourage the construction of energy-efficient homes. The company said Friday it will provide Halo light-emitting diode units for the 2017 NextGen First to the Future online television series and supplied Halo Surface LED Downlights for the tiny home project in support of […] More

  • Leidos, Ford Partner on Automobile Factory Energy Savings Project; Jim Moos Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos, Ford Partner on Automobile Factory Energy Savings Project; Jim Moos Comments

    Leidos has signed a $5.7 million contract with Ford Motor Co. to support energy-efficiency initiatives at the car manufacturer’s transmission plant in Livonia, Michigan. The Reston, Virginia-based contractor said Wednesday it will install a new heating, ventilation and air conditioning system at the Livonia factory under the energy savings performance contract. Ford developed a five-year plan in 2012 to reduce operational energy use of each vehicle the company produces worldwide […] More

  • CenturyLink Signs Up for DOE's Better Buildings Initiative; David Meredith Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CenturyLink Signs Up for DOE’s Better Buildings Initiative; David Meredith Comments

    CenturyLink has joined an Energy Department-run program meant to encourage organizations to reduce energy consumption through technology investments and sharing of best practices. The company said Wednesday it aims to cut non-information technology energy use at the company’s U.S.-based data centers by up to 25 percent through 2023 as a program partner under the DOE’s Better Buildings Challenge. “This initiative aligns with CenturyLink’s ongoing efforts to continually improve […] More

  • ICF to Provide Program Implementation Support for Wisconsin Energy Initiative - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ICF to Provide Program Implementation Support for Wisconsin Energy Initiative

    ICF International has landed a $9.2 million contract from Wisconsin utilities to serve as a program implementer for the state’s Focus on Energy program geared to support renewable resources. Under the three-year contract, ICF will help implement Focus on Energy’s residential retailer lighting and appliance activities, the company said Monday. “Focus on Energy must now meet the challenge faced by many […] More

  • EPA Recognizes Boeing for Energy Efficiency Initiatives; Kim Newton Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    EPA Recognizes Boeing for Energy Efficiency Initiatives; Kim Newton Comments

    Boeing has been chosen to receive a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency award for the company’s efforts to integrate energy conservation tools and methods into its business operations. The company said Monday it will accept the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award from the agency during a ceremony that is scheduled to take place in  Washington on April […] More

  • ARPA-E Funds Xerox PARC Mobile App Project for Energy-Saving Travel - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ARPA-E Funds Xerox PARC Mobile App Project for Energy-Saving Travel

    PARC has received funds from the Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy to develop a mobile application model that will cater to individual travelers and drive energy savings in transportation. Under ARPA-E’s Traveler Response Architecture using Novel Signaling for Network Efficiency in Transportation program, the Xerox-owned company said Tuesday it will partner with Virginia Tech Transportation Institute to build […] More