Deployable renewable energy systems power critical equipment on the battlefield

摘要

The United States Department of Defense (DoD) is the largest consumer of energy in the United States. Much of that energy is consumed in harsh environments by power tanks, armored vehicles, fighter jets, generators, small hospitals, command outposts, and operations centers out in the field. These applications are critical, but costly. In 2009, The Hill reported it cost as much as $400 to deliver a single gallon of fuel to a remote forward operating base (FOB) during operations in Afghanistan where, according to Operation Free - a coalition of veterans and energy experts - casualties struck one in 24 fuel convoys.