Fueling America's Transportation Requirements

Abstract

American dependence on foreign oil is a strategic vulnerability. Advanced biofuels are able to provide some relief of foreign oil dependence. With recent advances in chemical and biological engineering, the potential of a new source of oil for America is emerging. This paper will assess the limitations and benefits that advanced biofuels may have on the Department of Defense (000) and American society. The DoD, with the support of the Department of Energy (DoE) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA), has provided an opportunity for American private sector companies to gain traction in making economically competitive biofuels. If this industry is able to produce advanced biofuels on a large scale, American dependence on foreign oil might diminish.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 28, 2012
Accession Number
ADA600765

Entities

People

  • Ioanis S. Athanasiadis

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algae Fuels
  • Biodiesels
  • Climate Change
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Fuel Efficiency
  • Governments
  • Light Armored Vehicles
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • National Security
  • Renewable Energy
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Wind Energy

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Industrial Economics

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology