In this paper we review some of the landscape of research and
development on power and energy as it pertains to the needs of the
Army warfighter. We focus on the battlefield and consider questions
related to vehicles, dismounted soldiers, and forward operating
bases. The literature in the overall field of energy research is
immense; we make no attempt to review all these reports but rather
have looked at a few selected studies that focus on the military
challenges. The context of the study is twofold: the National need
to reduce the use of petroleum-based fuels and the Army's need to
reduce the logistical burden and hazards of moving said fuels on
the battlefield. The conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have
highlighted the danger inherent in transporting supplies over
terrain that is difficult to render safe from terrorist raids and
hidden explosives. The Army seeks to reduce this dependence by
improving the fuel efficiency for uses that cannot now be entirely
supplied by alternatives. These efforts will also provide the
opportunity to save a great deal of money and reduce the number of
personnel in the logistics chain. Needless to say, there will still
be convoys carrying other supplies to forward bases. However, any
reduction in the amount of supplies convoyed will be desirable.
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