What is the near-term state of the art in research or testing for space-based power beaming?
What is the near-term state of the art in research or testing for space-based power beaming?
Alternative Energy
Novel, nontraditional, and emerging sources and technologies for harvesting, generating, storing, transmitting/transporting, and reusing energy.
Recent Inquiries
Can roadmaps be provided that have been produced in the past year and are sharable with our government agencies and contractors?
Can roadmaps be provided that have been produced in the past year and are sharable with our government agencies and contractors?
What are the recent innovations in reducing hazardous waste and/or recovering materials during disposal of lithium-based batteries?
What are the recent innovations in reducing hazardous waste and/or recovering materials during disposal of lithium-based batteries?
Articles
NREL and Crysalis Biosciences Collaborate to Scale up Domestic Biomanufacturing Technologies
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is known for its groundbreaking research in impactful bioenergy technologies and invention of performance-advantaged chemicals and materials. But some of its most exciting success…
DARPA Program Sets Distance Record for Power Beaming
In a series of recent tests in New Mexico, the Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay (POWER) program achieved several new records for transmitting power over distance. The team recorded more than 800 watts of power…
Advantages and Challenges of Nuclear-Powered Data Centers
We are living in the data center revolution. Nearly everything in our lives is now linked to the vast architecture of information crisscrossing the planet, including our work, our communication, our banking, and our entertainment….
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…
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
DoD Energy & Power Summit
DSI’s 7th Annual Department of Defense (DoD) Energy and Power Summit is a ‘Town-Hall’ style forum that will bring together leaders and experts from across U.S. military services, DoD, federal government, and industry. This event…
POWER Aerial Demonstration Industry Day
Energy is a fundamental currency in the battlespace. The Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay (POWER) program will leverage power beaming for near-instantaneous energy transport to enable a resilient, multi-path energy network. To create this wireless…
2025 Public Health in a Displaced Persons Camp
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED AT THIS TIME. UPDATE: DUE TO RECENT CHANGES, THIS TRAINING HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A VIRTUAL EVENT. With this change of venue, a number of virtual breakout rooms and one “plenary”…