Alternative Energy

Novel, nontraditional, and emerging sources and technologies for harvesting, generating, storing, transmitting/transporting, and reusing energy.

Recent Inquiries

Can the U.S. Department of Defense Information Analysis Centers (DoDIAC) provide an update on the status of nuclear small modular reactor (SMR) development?

Can the U.S. Department of Defense Information Analysis Centers (DoDIAC) provide an update on the status of nuclear small modular reactor (SMR) development?

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Who is conducting research and development on small, wind energy generation?

Who is conducting research and development on small, wind energy generation?

Bacteria and Fungi Contamination in Fuel and Hydraulic Oil

What fungi and bacteria have contaminated fuel and hydraulic fluid?

Articles

Public Health in a Displaced Persons Camp Training

HDIAC is proud to host the 2025 Public Health in a Migrant Crisis Tabletop Exercise during the week of May 5, 2025. This year’s exercise will focus on operations in camps designed for refugees, internally…

Magnetocaloric heat pump baseline model with a wedge cut out to show the interior.

The Future of More Sustainable Cooling and Heating Technology Could Be Just Around the Corner

A team of researchers from the U. S. Department of Energy Ames National Laboratory developed a magnetocaloric heat pump that matches current vapor-compression heat pumps for weight, cost, and performance. Current heating and cooling devices…

Sandia’s Genaro Quintana prepares a battery for testing in a vault at the Battery Abuse Testing Lab. Sandia’s research on detecting battery failures sooner in electric vehicles was published in the Journal of the Electrochemical Society. (Photo by Craig Fritz)

Detecting Battery Failures Quicker

Batteries in electric vehicles can fail quickly, sometimes catching fire without much warning. Sandia is working to detect these failures early and provide sufficient warning time to vehicle occupants. While electric vehicles have systems to…

Webinars

Ignition and the Path Toward an Inertial Fusion Energy Future

In December 2022, a team at Lawrence Livermore National Lab’s National Ignition Facility (NIF) conducted the first controlled fusion experiment in history to reach scientific energy breakeven, producing more energy from fusion than the laser…

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Novel Hyper-Breeder Nuclear Reactor Concept

This webinar will describe a novel hyper-breeder reactor requiring only natural uranium fuel and a breeding ratio of 1.55, which allows the reactor to be started up with some of the depleted uranium fuel. This…

DoD Nuclear Energy Use Case – A Combatant Command Perspective

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) was an early adopter of nuclear power and pioneered research of mobile nuclear energy.  In addition to the well-documented U.S. Navy nuclear propulsion program, the U.S. Army constructed eight…

Events

2025 Public Health in a Displaced Persons Camp

THIS IS AN IN-PERSON, COLLABORATIVE EVENT.  THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR ATTENDANCE, BUT SPACE IS LIMITED!    This training will include scenarios and presentations on novel concepts and research supporting public health and migration crises….

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Energy Exchange

The Energy Exchange, hosted by the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP), is an opportunity for agencies to ensure their workforce understands leadership direction, priorities, goals, and strategies. It’s also a unique opportunity to fulfill training…

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2024 Resilience Week

Join the 2024 Resilience Week in Austin, Texas to engage with private and public partners to discuss collaborations to work together and ensure a secure and resilient flow of energy across the nation. Large disasters…