Commanders Guide to Renewable Energy

Abstract

This revised special report presents the results of Task SEG-008, "Update to Commanders Guide - Renewable Energy Encroachment." In 2011, an initial Commanders Guide was produced through a joint effort the Sustainability Group and the Signature Measurement Standards Group of the RCC. However, since 2011, both the prospects for, and the lessons learned from, renewable energy projects within DoD operational areas have grown substantially. Further, under the RCC, the Sustainability Group and Range Environmental Group merged into one group - the Sustainability and Environmental Group (SEG) - providing a more comprehensive, interdisciplinary capability for addressing potential range-related concerns from renewables. Accordingly, the SEG has prepared this update. Discussed herein are the impacts that renewable energy infrastructure projects (wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, nuclear, etc.) and off-range energy/power transmission have on the member range missions. Also included are tools and strategies for engaging local, state, and Federal agencies, as well as energy developers. Lastly, this guide presents a compendium of research efforts, studies, testing, and other documentation related to impacts of energy infrastructure on military testing and training. The purpose of this report is to provide member ranges with information and tools they can use to ensure renewable energy infrastructure and transmission proposals are mission compatible. It will benefit all Major Range and Test Facility Base (MRTFB) ranges, and in many instances, training ranges as well.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2023
Accession Number
AD1190314

Entities

Organizations

  • 412th Test Wing
  • 96th Test Wing
  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • Naval Air Warfare Center
  • Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division
  • Naval Surface Warfare Center
  • Naval Undersea Warfare Center
  • Pacific Missile Range Facility

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • California
  • Climate Change
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doppler Effect
  • Electric Generators
  • Energy Generators
  • Energy Production
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Habitats
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Training
  • National Security
  • Renewable Energy
  • Solar Energy
  • Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines
  • Warfare
  • Wind Energy
  • Wind Turbines

Readers

  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design