15 Oct. 2015

Energy Resource Management of the Italian Army
CIRO APREA AND VINCENZO CARI’
Over the last few years, the Italian Army has launched several initiatives aiming at ensuring more efficient management of the energy resources. This has placed it in a leading position in the national panorama of initiatives in the energy field.

Italian Navy Green Fleet
PASQUALE TRIPODI
The Italian Navy contributes to reduce the pollution coming from ships through the adoption of several energy efficiency measures. In this context, the Flotta Verde initiative, which focuses on the use of the GREEN F6 fuel, is particularly meaningful as it ensures a better respect of the environment.

Exercise “Wolverine Hammer”: Forging Civil-Military Interoperability in Latvia
WAYNE J. DAHL
The civil-military Operation ‘Wolverine Hammer’ at the Plavinas Hydroelectric Power Plant in Latvia is an important step towards bolstering the capability of a critical shortfall to Alliance security. The results of this exercise, which has been overlooked, have shown that the communication system is the most problematic issue affecting NATO energy security.