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Energy
September 2022
Long-Time Defense Contractor Unveils Microgrid Lab
Cummins, a longtime supplier of generators to the U.S. military, recently opened a microgrid testing laboratory that could help the Army reach its power goals. -
Energy
May 2016
Nature of Conflict Informs Operational Energy Strategy
The Defense Department can find little comfort with low prices at U.S. gas pumps. -
Robotics
November 2015
Alternative Power Sources Boost Small Drone Endurance
By Allyson VersprilleThe U.S. military is looking for ways to improve the endurance of small unmanned aerial systems using alternative power sources, said service and industry officials. -
June 2015
Military Innovation Could Lead to Energy Efficient Technology
By Allyson VersprilleTechnological innovations in the defense industry could have the capacity to solve problems posed by climate change, said a former Pentagon official. -
February 2015
Defense Should Follow Private Sector’s Energy Efficiency Lead
By Bob WassmanThe private sector offers valuable lessons that can save the Defense Department energy — and thus, money — as it operates its more than 300,000 buildings. -
November 2014
Top 10 Disruptive Technologies for a New Era of Global Instability
By Sandra I. ErwinThere is growing concern in the Pentagon that the U.S. military is in a technology rut. Even though American technology has been the gold standard for decades, countries like China intend to challenge that lead. -
November 2014
New Energy Technologies Could Provide Military With Inexhaustible Power Sources
By Yasmin TadjdehIn a future war, the Defense Department will need renewable energy sources that can juice up soldier equipment, sustain weapon systems and power bases. -
October 2014
With Loads of New Electronics Coming Online, Navy Seeks Shipboard Power Management Solution
By Valerie InsinnaThe Office of Naval Research is developing new electrical components and systems to help the service better distribute and manage its power supply, Sharon Beermann-Curtin, ONR’s power and energy technical lead, told National Defense. -
August 2014
How to Achieve Success With Electrical Microgrids
By Andy WakefieldSpurred by events like Hurricane Sandy, microgrids — independent, decentralized power systems — are becoming a hot topic. -
August 2014
Troops Could Look to Their Soles For Power
By Dan ParsonsAs American combat gear becomes ever more sophisticated, the problem of how to power weapon sights and communication equipment has become acute.
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