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Publish Date : 29-Feb-2012

A 7 billion draft Request for Proposal (RFP) has been issued by the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center for the use of renewable energy plants for a period of next 30 years.

The construction and operation of the plants will be done through private sector financing by contractors in a series of shared capacity contracts in order to procure reliable, local alternative energy by means of power purchase agreements and other contractual equivalents.

Col. Nello Tortora, commander of the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Centre, Huntsville added, “This could potentially be the largest contract ever awarded by Huntsville Centre. Under this contract, we will be buying energy produced, rather than the equipment to produce it. It will complement the suite of contracts we currently have that allow us to award energy projects and will go a long way toward helping the Army meets its required energy reduction and energy security goals.”

For financing, design, operation and maintenance of plants, the contractors will be responsible. To large and small businesses which include solar, wind, geothermal and biomass technologies, the contract will be awarded.

The contract is aimed at improving large-scale renewable energy projects which use private sector financing.

The project will also help Department of Defense to achieve its goal of using 25% of its total energy from renewable sources by 2025.

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