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Campaign - "Big Guns"
Another future campaign for the Model Shipwrights community has been approved. The "Big Guns" campaign will also cross over site borders and include any gun bigger than 8”, be it fact or fiction. If this interest you, sign up here.
Solazyme Signs U.S. Department of Defense Contract to Develop Navy Fuels from Algae
Source: Solazyme, Inc.
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. --- Solazyme, Inc., the renewable oil production company and leader in algal synthetic biology, has been selected by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to research, develop, and demonstrate commercial scale production of algae-derived advanced biofuel that meets the United States Navy’s rigorous specifications for military tactical platforms.
Solazyme will utilize its innovative large-scale algal oil production process to provide renewable F-76 Naval Distillate fuel for testing and fuel certification to demonstrate it meets all military specifications and functional requirements.
The contract will further advance research and development on large scale advanced biofuel production from algae. It includes both R&D and fuel delivery components and calls for delivery of over 20,000 gallons of SoladieselF-76 Renewable Naval Distillate fuel to the Navy for compatibility testing over the next year. F-76 Naval Distillate is similar to diesel fuel and is the primary shipboard fuel used by the Navy.
“The fuels made with our algal technology reduce greenhouse gas emissions by over 85% versus standard petroleum based fuels,” said Jonathan Wolfson, Solazyme’s CEO. “We are honored to be working with the U.S. Navy to develop one of the world’s newest and cleanest fuels.”
“The Navy, the Defense Energy Support Center, the Defense Logistics Agency and the entire Department of Defense, have taken a true leadership position in moving forward to utilize clean and renewable oil production technology to address both the national energy security needs of our country and the environmental challenges facing our planet,” Wolfson added.
Solazyme’s technology will help the DoD reduce its carbon footprint, combat global climate change and lead in the development of clean and renewable energy sources. Reducing our dependence on foreign oil is a national security imperative, and Solazyme’s technology focuses on producing an abundant, domestic and renewable source for oil and fuels. Solazyme has already produced Soladiesel®F-76 that has been delivered to the Department of Defense for initial testing and has met the Navy’s F-76 specification. This program will lead to the eventual certification of SoladieselF-76 Naval distillate for commercial sale to the U.S. Military.
Navantia Lays Keel for Second Maritime Action Ship
Source: Navantia
This type of boat, which will have a range of 8,000 nautical miles and will have a top speed of 20.5 knots, is intended for the protection and control of maritime space.
In Puerto Real yesterday [Sept. 2] our company laid the keel for the second of four BAM Maritime Action Ships for the Spanish Navy. The event was chaired by the Director of the San Fernando-Puerto Real shipyard, Fernando Miguélez, and Vice-Admirals Jose Manuel Sanjurjo, Head of Logistic Support (AJAL), and Angel Pita Rodrigo, Head of Logistic Support in the Bay of Cadiz (AJALDIZ ).
Navantia and the Spanish Navy signed on 31 July 2006 an order for the four BAM ships, whose construction will involve 3,130,000 hours of work, 270,000 of them in engineering.
The main technical characteristics of these ships are:
- Length overall: 93.90 m
- Maximum Beam: 14.20 m
- Height to Flight Deck: 7.2 m
- Full load displacement: 2,575 t
- Draft: 4.4 m
- Maximum speed: 20.5 kts
- Range (at 15 knots): 8,000 nautical miles
- Crew: 35
- Additional capacity: 35 passengers.
The BAM can perform the following missions: support for the defense and security forces for control of the seas; maritime rescue, protection and control of maritime traffic, environmental protection and pollution control.
After the keel-laying, the navy representatives of the Navy paid a visit to the combat supply ship "Cantabria" that the shipyard is building for the Spanish navy.
Task Force 1
Today’s website is the Task Force 1. This website is a virtual tour of visits to America's memorial fleet by Steven F. Schar. Enjoy.
This Day in U.S. Naval History
1776 - John Paul Jones sails into Canso Bay, Nova Scotia, and attacks British fishing fleet.
1943 - U.S. destroyers and landing craft land Australian troops at Finschhafen, New Guinea.
1989 - After Hurricane Hugo, Sailors and Marines provide assistance to Charleston, S.C., through October 10.
Photo of the Day
During a group sail with guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66), BNS Liberal (F43) of Brazil, HNLMS Van Speijk (F828) and HNLMS Tromp (F803) of the Netherlands and HMCS Fredricton (FFG 337) of Canada the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) conducts an emergency break away drill.
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