Tactical Biofuels - Military Power
The U.S. Navy's Sustainable Global Fuel Source
From the September, 2010 issue of Diesel Power
By Jason Thompson
The U.S. Navy, in collaboration with the aerospace company Aerojet and the energy company Biodiesel Industries, may have developed the ultimate weapon. This device might not be as glamorous as a fighter jet or as intimidating as an aircraft carrier, but it is just as important-perhaps even more so.
Throughout history, military campaigns have always been reliant on their supply lines. Today, delivering fuel to U.S. fighting forces around the world is one of our biggest logistical burdens, in terms of financial cost and the number of lives lost. Without fuel, our military's planes, ground vehicles, ships, and generators would be useless.
But imagine if fuel could be produced on the battlefield-anywhere in the world. Well, that is exactly what the Automated Real-time Remote Integrated Energy System (ARIES) is capable of doing. Biodiesel Industries' president, Russell Teal, explained, "As the world's largest consumer of diesel fuel, the implications for the Navy and the Department of Defense are clear: energy self-sufficiency is not only a matter of national security but also provides tremendous environmental and economic benefits." The ARIES is the result of more than six years of development, research, and validation by the Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (NFESC).
 The ARIES is a portable, satellite-controlled... read full caption  The ARIES is a portable, satellite-controlled biodiesel production facility. The capacity of the modular production unit (MPU) is 3 to 10 million gallons per year. There is also a mini-MPU, which is rugged enough for combat situations and produces 100,000 gallons per year. |  |  Biodiesel Industries has a... read full caption |
Aerojet 1300 Wilson Blvd. Suite 1000 Arlington VA 22209 www.aerojet.com | Naval Facilities Engineering Command www.navfac.navy.mil |
| Biodiesel Industries www.biodieselindustries.com Source: http://www.dieselpowermag.com/tech/1009dp_military_power_tactical_biofuels/index.html |
