Department of Defense Energy Security Initiatives

Abstract

Energy is a strategic resource that has significant security, economic, geo-strategic and environmental implications for the nation and important operational implications for the Department of Defense (DoD). The focus of the DoD, like much of the nation, is to reduce demand through culture change and increased efficiency. The DoD is undertaking numerous initiatives and activities to promote energy savings and energy efficiency across the Department. This article presents an overview of some of these efforts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA519913

Entities

Organizations

  • Office Of The Under Secretary Of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Energy Conservation
  • Energy Consumption
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Energy Security
  • Energy Storage
  • Environment
  • Fuel Efficiency
  • Hybrid Power
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Testing
  • Solar Energy
  • Solar Panels
  • Turbines
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Readers

  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Strategic Security Studies