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New Type of Efficient Solar Panels Developed by US Army Researchers

Mila Luleva — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 09:04:26 +0000

US Army scientists have developed new generation solar panels that are smaller, more efficient, and can absorb light within a larger wavelength range at any angle. It is not surprising that the research at the Redstone Arsenal, the US Army, have to work twice as hard to find alternative energy sources. Military services are currently highly […]

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US Military Turning to Renewable Energy Sources

Mila Luleva — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 17:22:38 +0000

Switching to green energy is becoming even more popular, as the Department of Defence announced their plans to fulfil 25% of the energy needs of the Pentagon using renewable sources by year 2025. This decision was made as the need for oil to supply convoys is threatened by the depleting natural resources. There is no doubt that the plans […]

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The Pentagon Wants Green Energy To Power US Troops: National Security Invoked

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:42:29 +0000

The U.S. military had been tinkering with renewable energy for some time. Now, seeing that one in 24 fuel convoys carried in Afghanistan gets at least a civilian and a soldier killed, the Pentagon set a firm standard for the army to use 50 percent of their energy from renewable resources by 2020.

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