Energy Agency Teams up with U.S. Military

Source: Technology Review, Kevin Bullis (3/2/11)

"Oil dependence leaves soldiers 'too susceptible to supply and price shocks.'"

Secretary of the Navy Raymond Mabus said at an Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy (ARPA-E) conference today that the agency and the military will partner on two energy projects.

One project aims to develop better energy storage systems for soldiers in the field and for powering electrical systems on ships. The DOD and ARPA-E have requested $25 million for each project for 2012. The military will also work with an existing grid storage program at ARPA-E to improve electric grids at bases.

The funding could be a boon for the agency, which has not received regular funding since it was authorized in 2007. Until now, it has been running on Recovery Act funds.)

At the conference this week, Mabus and others made a strong case that energy research should be funded as a way of helping to maintain national security. Mabus said that dependence on oil makes soldiers "too susceptible to supply and price shocks," and that protecting supply lines for transporting fuel results in large numbers of casualties. He has set a goal that the Navy and Marines will use non-fossil fuels for half of their energy by 2020.

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