Commercial Applications
Military
The U.S. military has expressed a high degree of interest in renewable energy to reduce the reliance on fossil based fuels to supplement power for forward bases around the world.
Key Benefits
- Strategic mission
- Decreased logistic demand – allowing field commanders more time and attention to battle field decisions.
- Fewer casualties – condensing supply logistics reduces opportunities for soft target ambushes and enemy engagement.
- Lower cost of energy – reliable value-optimized distributed energy concept offsets reliance of liquid fuel, estimated at more than $100/gallon to transport and deliver to forward bases.
- Reduced carbon footprint – distributed renewable “GREEN” power supplementing fossil fuel-generated electricity.
