ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — The year was 2008 and the on-going war in Iraq was a dangerous landscape for Soldiers on the ground, especially convoys traveling to and from base camps. Roadside bombs and enemy ambushes were frequent occurrences for U.S. Armed Forces transporting fuel, a risk that may be reduced if camps are [...]
Lightning storm! Our article has gone viral
PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. — Our article on the laser-induced plasma channel technology has gone viral! We’ve been featured in quite a few media outlets from across the country as well as on international websites. A slew of technology and science news sites have run the image and have adapted the release for their own. A [...]
Ensuring a highly capable force within evolving budgetary constraints
Communications devices, GPS, portable displays: They’re all hungry for power. Today’s Soldier would be better served with batteries that last longer, are lighter and recharge wirelessly. There’s a good article on Wired.com about how Army researchers are working to eliminate cables with wireless chargers that may have a range of more than 50 feet! Army [...]
Army scientists energize battery research
By David McNally, RDECOM Public Affairs ADELPHI, Md. — Army scientists are squeezing more power from batteries by developing new methods and materials with incredible results. “Our battery group has recently developed some new materials that could potentially increase the energy density of batteries by 30 percent,” said Dr. Cynthia Lundgren, electrochemical branch chief [...]
RDECOM work on microgrids in the news
Another good story highlighting the RDECOM team’s work in power and energy, the idea of which came from a story and photos originally done by one of our own people. It’s an important issue for the Army because these advances make our units more agile in choosing a site because energy is less of [...]
New technology holds promise of greater lethality
PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. — Imagine a warhead with fragments that flare and burn when the warhead detonates. Now imagine the potential lethality of an artillery shell made almost entirely of that stuff. Such a theoretical weapon is one of the goals behind the research being conducted by Picatinny Arsenal engineers working at the Advanced Materials [...]
DoE-DA Alliance underlines achieving energy security
As the price of oil continues to fluctuate and the Nation searches for fuel-efficiency and an energy future independent of foreign oil, the U.S. Department of Energy and Department of the Army are collaborating to address this pressing national security issue. The Advanced Vehicle Power and Technology Alliance aligns experts from across DoE, DA and [...]
Media report: Army researchers seek energy savings
energyNOW! reports: “The sun is a big part of the Air Force and Army’s plans for alternative fuels. In “Energy Innovations in the Armed Forces,” Correspondent Lee Patrick Sullivan learns how the Air Force is using the largest solar array in the Western Hemisphere to help reach a 20 percent renewable-energy goal by 2020. Lee [...]
White House Blog: National Security and Fuels of the Future: The Importance of Sec. 526
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy at the Department of Defense Sharon E. Burke blogged about the Army’s search for fuel efficiency at the White House Blog. She features the Fuel Efficient Demonstrator Alpha developed by TARDEC researchers in Warren, Mich. Read more…
Army, DoE to announce new alliance
The U.S. Department of Energy and the Department of Army are set to announce a new partnership at the Advanced Vehicle Power Technology Workshop July 18 in Detroit. U.S. Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan and U.S. Energy Secretary Dr. Steven Chu along with Under Secretary of the Army Dr. Joseph Westphal are expected to attend. [...]
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