Alternative Energy Solutions for Maritime Assets
What are alternative energy solutions for maritime assets for U.S. Coast Guard vessels and can they transition to other sources to reduce fossil fuel reliance?
Alternative Energy
Novel, nontraditional, and emerging sources and technologies for harvesting, generating, storing, transmitting/transporting, and reusing energy.
Recent Inquiries
Reflective White Paint Causing Cooling Effect to Surfaces
Can you provide information on a recently developed white paint that reflects sunlight?
Resupplying/Refueling/Recharging Large Unmanned Surface Vehicles
What new technology and research is the U.S. Navy performing to supply/refuel/recharge large unmanned surface vehicles?
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…