From Department Of Defense:WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2009 – Scientists are working to create energy self-sufficiency for the Defense Department, the nation’s largest single consumer of energy, a defense expert said.
“Energy has always been an important point in the military. You can go back into history and look at fodder to feed the horses in the Napoleonic Wars, and you can look at today in Afghanistan where energy is a key enabler, or in some cases, a key limitation,” said Barbara McQuiston, special assistant for energy at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
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My Comment: A lot of talk. A lot of future thinking .... but nothing substantial to show for it. Oil companies spend billions each year on alternative energy sources .... Darpa's contributions are just a spit in the bucket .... but I guess they have to try.