Pentagon awards US$7 billion of solar contractsAug 28, 2013 - John Parnell - pv-tech.org A solar farm at Fort Hunter Liggett in California. Image: Flickr/USACEHQ The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded US$7 billion of contracts to 22 companies for the right to develop and sell solar energy to the US Army. The winning companies include Gehrlicher US, Siemens and Sunpower. Once projects are developed it is understood winning companies will bid against eachother to supply solar power with the remainder of the ring-fenced US$7 billion available for purchasing. The “multiple-vendor, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price, non-option, non-multi-year contracts” are specifically to be used for solar power. The projects will be developed on land owned or under the jurisdiction of the DoD. According to a statement on the DoD website, 114 bids were received for the original tender. The 22 firms selected are: Acciona Energy North America Corp |
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