Green Remediation Focus

Other Federal Resources

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories and program offices offer a range of technical services and information to foster energy efficiency and renewable energy across business sectors such as environmental remediation.

• The Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) works with states and local governments to accelerate deployment of energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainable transportation technologies. EERE also offers technical assistance in areas such as bioenergy, geothermal resources, combined heat and power, solar energy, hydropower, and wind resources.
• The National Renewable Energy Laboratory is the only federal laboratory dedicated to the research, development, commercialization and deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.

Information about how the U.S. Department of Defense is integrating green remediation and broader sustainability goals into its environmental restoration efforts is available in materials such as:

• Decision Framework for Incorporation of Green and Sustainable Practices into Environmental Remediation Projects. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Interim Guidance 10-01. March 5, 2010.
• Manual: Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP). Section 6 (d): Green and Sustainable Remediation. U.S. Department of Defense.
• Memorandum of Understanding: Green and Sustainable Remediation Strategies.. U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9. September 28, 2011.
• Technical Memorandum: Green and Sustainable Remediation Best Management Practices. TM-NAVFAC-EXWC-EV-1601. Naval Facilities Engineering Command. September 2016.
• Sustainability. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.