Alternative Fuels for Military Applications

Abstract

Over the past few years, the U.S. Department of Defense has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on the development, testing, and certification of alternative fuels that can substitute for petroleum-derived fuels used by the Army, Navy and Marine Corps and Air Force in their tactical weapon systems. This monograph summarizes research directed at understanding key policy, management, and technical issues associated with these efforts. This document is called for in the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (P.L. 110-417). As called for in the act, this monograph includes a review of alternative approaches for reducing lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions; an examination of the military utility of mobile, in-theater synthetic fuel processes; and a review of the goals and progress of the military departments in the research, testing, and certification of alternative fuels.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA536540

Entities

People

  • James T. Bartis
  • Lawrence Van Bibber

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biofuels
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Climate Change
  • Diesel Fuels
  • Electric Power
  • Fuel Efficiency
  • Greenhouse Effect
  • Greenhouse Gases
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Military Research
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Synthetic Fuels

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting