Operational Energy Capability Improvement
Abstract
This program element funds innovation that will improve the Department’s operational effectiveness via targeted operational energy science and technology investments. It contains two projects this year. P455 The Operational Energy Capability Improvement Fund (OECIF) incentivizes long term change in the science and technology portfolio of the Department to be more in line with the Department-wide Operational Energy Strategy and generally fosters innovation to improve operational energy performance. This mission has two key aspects. First, to develop and/or demonstrate and rapidly transition into the force operational energy technologies or practices that will improve the Department’s military capabilities and/or reduce its costs. Second, to establish within the military Services sustainable institutional capacities that will continue to research, develop and adopt operational energy innovations. OECIF funds serve as “seed money” to consolidate or start promising operational energy programs or directions to be sustained by the Services; accordingly, OECIF generally emphasizes supporting or establishing programs, rather than one-off projects. P456 The Hybrid Energy Storage Module (HESM) project explores advanced technology development of hybrid energy storage associated with providing the capability to enhance fuel efficiency, maximize performance and reliability, and enable future high power weapons and sensors systems on legacy and next generation Army and USMC battlefield generators and vehicles, Air Force and Navy aircraft and Navy ships. This project will demonstrate scalable energy storage systems with high power and energy densities, high rate capability that: reduce total logistics replenishment of fuel and material; increase platform and vehicle ability to sustain operations during engagement; and reduce maintenance and other events that interfere with mission capability. Post the demonstration completion, this technology will be further sustained by the Services.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2014
- Source ID
- 0604055D8Z_3_0400_PB_2014
- Change Summary Explanation
- The change is a result of funding the Hybrid Energy Storage Module- HESM ($16.5M) that explores the advanced technology development of hybrid storage enhanced fuel efficiency and enables future high power weapons and sensor systems be placed on generators, vehicles, aircraft and ships. Additionally, funding ($2.8M) was realigned to accommodate other higher priority programs.
- Service Agency Name
- Office of Secretary Of Defense
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