US Military Alternative Energy Poster Child

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US Military Alternative Energy Poster Child
Abstract- The US military is a heavy user of
energy both in mobile applications and for its
large infrastructure base. One US installation,
Fort Leonard Wood, is a training center for all
the US services (Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine
and Coast Guard) as well as a school center for
the Corps of Engineers, Military Police and
Chemical (read as chemical, biological,
radiological, nuclear and explosives defense)
branches of the Army. The installation is also an
international crossroad with many nations
officers training there and with permanent
military liaison missions from several NATO
countries. The University of Missouri is located
near the installation and operates a technology
park on the military base. The University is
engaged is a series of alternative energy
projects with the US military to make Fort
Leonard Wood an alternative energy poster child
which means both a test bed and a model operation
for emulation. The projects include the use of
hydrogen as a transportation fuel and the use of
waste-to-oil for electric power generation and
waste-to-hydrogen. The hydrogen initiatives are
to address the challenge of ensuring reliable,
domestic, diverse energy sources while reducing
U.S. dependence on oil and protecting the
environment, the University of Missouri-Rolla
(UMR) is establishing a Hydrogen Center to
research and develop technologies for the next
generation hydrogen-powered transportation
systems. S. H. Tupper tuppers_at_umr.edu (573)
329-8515