Defense Energy: Observations on DOD's Investments in Alternative Fuels

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DOD) has purchased small quantities of alternative fuels--jet and naval distillate (known as F-76, to power ships)--for testing and demonstration purposes, but has not done so yet for military operations. DOD's testing process validates the ability of alternative fuels to meet safety, performance, and reliability standards for military equipment and platforms. From fiscal years 2007 through 2014, DOD purchased about 2.0 million gallons of alternative fuel for testing purposes, at a cost of about $58.6 million. Over the same period, it purchased about 32.0 billion gallons of petroleum fuel at a cost of about $107.2 billion. DOD has approved alternative fuels made from two production processes for use in certain items and is continuing to test others.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 27, 2015
Accession Number
AD1157759

Entities

People

  • Zina D. Merritt

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Alternative Fuels
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Commercial Aviation
  • Congress
  • Energy Conservation
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Petroleum Engineering