RUSI Alternative Energy and Sustainability Project
This RUSI project highlights the financial and environmental drivers for alternative energy and sustainability in the military. It will assess the challenges of maintaining operational freedom from the current dependency on fuel and will identify potential advantages in operational capability for the future warfighter.
The 2008 spike in oil prices has highlighted the dependency of our armed forces on fuel and increasing reliance on oil imported from overseas. Combined with government priorities on climate change, alternative energy sources may provide the solution. The RUSI Alternative Energy Project will look to international military and civil programmes for inspiration and examine the applicability of these initiatives for the UK military.
A series of subject-specific workshops to run from July to November 2009.
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