近日，美國海軍為尋求美國五大州海軍水陸戰隊的太陽能電池板安裝和開發簽署了一億美元的合作合同。
    對于美軍來說，使用綠色能源技術已不再是新鮮話題了。而且最近，陸軍在其車輛上也已經開始開發和應用氫燃料電池技術，同時也使用了惠普公司為美軍開發的專用太陽能"Dick Tracy-like" 手表。
    追溯至2002年，美海軍已經開始使用太陽能，當時其在加州的圣迭戈安裝了一個750千瓦的太陽能系統，當時，這被認為是州級別最大的太陽能系統。而該系統每天亦可為935個家庭供電。
    今年1月初，海軍也在夏威夷珍珠港基地安裝了5個太陽能屋頂.目前，海軍正在致力于可再生能源的發展，其斥資1億美元簽署了5個合同分別在科羅拉多州，新墨西哥州，內華達州，猶他州和亞利桑那州的海軍海陸戰隊進行太陽能系統安裝。在這五個合作中，其中一個是無限期不定量供貨合同，允許合作公司開發太陽能電力系統。而該公司是一家為政府和商業客戶提供全球性的管理和技術支持服務的AECOM Technology Corporation。

                     U.S. Navy Pours $100M USD Into Clean Solar Energy
    The U.S. Navy has committed $100 million in contracts for the development and installation of solar arrays at facilities in five U.S. states for both the Navy and Marine Corps.
    The U.S. Armed Forces are not new to the application of greener technology. Recently, the Army has began developing and applying hydrogen fuel cell technology to their vehicles and also has HP developing a "Dick Tracy-like" watch that uses solar panels specifically for the U.S. military.
    The Navy has been using solar power as far back as 2002, when they installed a 750-kilowatt solar system in San Diego, California, which was considered the largest federal solar system.
    The system could power 935 homes during the day. As early as January of this year, the Navy also applied solar energy five rooftops at the Pearl Harbor base in Hawaii.Now, the Navy is taking their dedication to renewable energy a step further by spending $100 million on five contracts that will apply solar arrays to facilities in Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and Arizona for the Navy and the Marine Corps.
    One of the five firms that won contracts for this operation is AECOM Technology Corporation, a global provider of management and technical support services for both government and commercial clients, was selected by the U.S. Navy to fulfill an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, allowing AECOM to develop the solar power systems.