by Brianna Crandall — March 7, 2014—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on February 20 awarded another 20 base contracts to companies for renewable-energy-related technologies. The contracts for biomass energy (2), solar energy (15), and wind energy (3), are part of a $7 billion large-scale renewable and alternative energy power production Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC).
The base contracts enable third-party-financed renewable energy projects to be developed by the approved companies, and reportedly involve no Army or Department of Defense (DOD) capital or military construction appropriations. The selected companies will be eligible to bid on future renewable energy projects, as renewable energy opportunities at Army installations are assessed and validated.
The Army or DOD will purchase the power from contractors who own, operate, and maintain the generating facilities that move forward. The new contracts will support the Army in meeting its congressionally mandated energy goal of 25% production of energy from renewable sources by 2025, improving the energy security and sustainability of Army installations, explains the Corps.
The companies receiving contracts are listed by technology below:
Solar:
- Ameresco, Inc., Framingham, Mass.
- Chevron Energy Solutions Company, San Francisco, Calif.
- Constellation NewEnergy, Inc., Baltimore, Md.
- Distributed Sun, LLC, Washington, D.C.
- EDF Renewable Energy, San Diego, Calif.
- Energy Ventures, LLC, Rockville, Md.
- First Solar Development, Inc., San Francisco, Calif.
- FLS Energy, Asheville, N.C.
- ABM Government Services, LLC, Hopkinsville, Ky.
- RE IndependenceCO LLC, San Francisco, Calif.
- SunEdison Government Solutions, LLC, Beltsville, Md.
- SunEdison LLC, Beltsville, Md.
- SunWize Technologies, Inc., San Jose, Calif.
- TransGen Energy, Inc., Rockville, Md.
- Victory Renewables, LLC, Juno Beach, Fla.
Wind:
- Ameresco, Inc., Framingham, Mass.
- M. Arthur Gensler, Jr. & Associates, Inc., Dallas, Texas
- Infigen Energy US Development LLC, Dallas, Texas
Biomass:
- Ameresco, Inc., Framingham, Mass.
- Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc., Hampden, N.H.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, working with the Army Energy Initiatives Task Force, previously awarded 59 contracts for solar (23), wind (17), biomass (13), and geothermal (6) technologies. The 21 new contracts bring the total number of contracts awarded to 79 in the four MATOC energy technologies.
