Energy Weapons Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 13:50:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 US Navy Ships’ Need for Backup Power May Boost Energy Storage Tech https://www.greenoptimistic.com/us-navy-backup-power-energy-storage-20130429/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/us-navy-backup-power-energy-storage-20130429/#respond Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:48:56 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=36695 Most US Navy Ships are already electric, using portable nuclear power plants to generate electrical power for everything on board from propulsion to weapons systems, but next-generation weapons systems will need more backup power than ever before. The power behind an artillery round may high-explosives [chemical energy], but the energy required for targeting and acquisition, […]

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