This is a really cool and exciting event. The U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) and Fort Bliss are co-hosting the first Renewable Energy Rodeo and Symposium. The event will display the latest mature technologies and innovations in renewable energy concepts and alternative fuel technologies available. Subject Matter Experts (SME) panel discussions [...]
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. has introduced a fuel efficient, high performance diesel hybrid electric powertrain, “Q-Force,” after six years of development. This advanced, proprietary 4-wheel drivetrain can be configured for specialized military as well as commercial applications.
The first application of Quantum Q-Force is in a JP-8 fuel compatible diesel engine-based, battery dominant, series-hybrid electric [...]
Jadoo Power’s fuel cell system successfully powered the payload and avionics for a Mako unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) recently flight-tested by The Office of Navy Research at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona.
The UAV-100 fuel cell system was designed and built by Jadoo Power using commercially available hardware, a fuel cell stack and [...]
Protonex Technology Corporation, a leading provider of advanced fuel cell power systems for portable, remote and mobile applications, today announced that it has received a $598,813 contract with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) for advanced development of high power fuel cell systems for small unmanned air vehicles (UAVs). This new program builds upon Protonex’ [...]
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Sustainable Oils, a producer of renewable, environmentally clean, and high-value camelina-based fuels, announced this week that it has been awarded a contract by the Defense Energy Support Center (DESC) for 40,000 gallons of camelina-based jet fuel. The fuel will be delivered to the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) fuels team in 2009 and will support [...]
The U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) broke ground August 17 on a new 30,000-square-foot facility for testing military ground vehicles in support of the warfighter. Called the Ground Systems Power and Energy Laboratory (GSPEL), the facility will evaluate an array of military vehicles, from light transports such as HMMWVs to [...]
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