Synthetic Fuels for Contested Environments
Abstract
The DoD lacks an ability to generate liquid fuel on-site. Defense fuel logistics are reliant on the global energy supply chain, which is easily disrupted. Current transport means are costly, inefficient, slow, and vulnerable to attack. Simultaneously, our fuel source is dependent on carbon-intense commercially procured fuel market. By creating a highly-agile, rapidly-deployable synthetic fuel production system (leave-behind or onboard) that could be dispersed throughout any area of responsibility (AOR) to produce just-in-time fuel at the edge, the DoD can mitigate the impact of fuel logistics disruption.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- c88ea830c0cdf35e1a2f79e384d1ae59