Alternative Energy

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

Recent Inquiries

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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?

Current and Projected U.S. Department of Defense Regulations for Storing and Distributing Alternative Fuels

What are current and projected U.S. Department of Defense regulations for storing and distributing alternative fuels?

Articles

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Preparing Our Ports for the Future of Alternative Maritime Fuels

The future of net-zero carbon emission fuel for the maritime sector is coming. According to a new S&T market research survey, by 2050, the global production of ammonia could double, if not triple, due to…

New National Lab Algorithm Enables Faster, Safer Inspection of Nuclear Materials

Additive manufacturing, also called 3D-printing, can enable the domestic fabrication of complex nuclear parts in a short time. The quality of these products is typically verified through computed tomography or CT scans, which use X-rays…

Young Arabidopsis plants from the same transformation experiment expressing a red reporter pigment, demonstrating the variability that can occur in transformation outcomes. Increasing the efficiency of transformation and control over outcomes can greatly help real-world plant biotechnology applications. Photo: Matthew Szarzanowicz

New Plant Engineering Method Promises to Dramatically Improve Biofuel and Bioproduct Development

The ability to genetically engineer plants is largely thanks to a microscopic helper:  a bacterium called Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Agrobacterium in the wild causes damaging tumors in flowering plants, including some economically important crops, but its…

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

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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…

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Microgrids & Energy Resilience Summit

Defense Strategies Institute’s (DSI’s) Microgrids & Energy Resilience Summit will bring together U.S. Department of Defense, federal government, and industry to drive the integration and connectivity of microgrids and distributed energy resources into our defense…

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GridSecCon 2024

NERC, the E-ISAC, and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) are co-hosting the 13th annual grid security conference, GridSecCon 2024, on October 22 – 25 in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the Hyatt Regency. Join industry and government…