Comments on: U.S. Army Trains for Combat with Solar Power http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/15/u-s-army-trains-for-combat-with-solar-power/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 13:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: U.S. Military Solar Power Outlined In New Report http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/15/u-s-army-trains-for-combat-with-solar-power/#comment-161891 Fri, 17 May 2013 10:25:42 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=36090#comment-161891 […] duty as sun shades, providing a moveable force with more bang for the buck. That goes double for solar-in-a-backpack kits and other forms of wearable solar devices that help cut down on the heavy load of batteries […]

]]> By: Mitt Romney Unveils New Energy Plan for America http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/15/u-s-army-trains-for-combat-with-solar-power/#comment-129948 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:10:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=36090#comment-129948 […] at CleanTechnica we’ve covered numerous alternative energy initiatives by the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and DARPA (aw heck, just google “cleantechnica […]

]]> By: SAGE defence: A solar powered army of energy managers : Renew Economy http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/15/u-s-army-trains-for-combat-with-solar-power/#comment-129924 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 04:29:31 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=36090#comment-129924 […] Army had been slowly but steadily introducing portable solar power and other new energy equipment at forward operating bases on a piecemeal basis. The new initiative, called SAGE for Smart and […]

]]> By: U.S. Army Tests Solar Power at Fort Devens http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/15/u-s-army-trains-for-combat-with-solar-power/#comment-129838 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 06:59:07 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=36090#comment-129838 […] Army had been slowly but steadily introducing portable solar power and other new energy equipment at forward operating bases on a piecemeal basis. The new initiative, called SAGE for Smart and […]

]]> By: Hasbro Announces Sustainable Packaging for My Little Pony http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/15/u-s-army-trains-for-combat-with-solar-power/#comment-118207 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:08:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=36090#comment-118207 […] conservation and clean energy technology it might not be too long before we see G.I. Joe sporting a solar backpack and other clean tech gear.Another green marketing angle is coming up in May, when Hasbro’s […]

]]> By: Bob_Wallace http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/15/u-s-army-trains-for-combat-with-solar-power/#comment-116362 Sat, 24 Mar 2012 02:55:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=36090#comment-116362 I think leaving solar behind is an excellent idea.

It might cost as much to transport systems out as to replace them. And the goodwill from people who would have access to electricity would be valuable for relationship building.

]]> By: Rob http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/15/u-s-army-trains-for-combat-with-solar-power/#comment-116359 Sat, 24 Mar 2012 02:41:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=36090#comment-116359 We often quibble about the payback for solar panels when electricity is 10-20c/kwh and the benefit of EV’s or hybrids when gas is $3 per gallon. The reality for the US military is that once you add in security and shipping costs each gallon of gas delivered to a frontline unit in Iraq or Afghanistan is costing on average about $300, the same gas is used to generate electricity (the average generator produces about 6kwh per gallon, but lets be generous and call it 10kwh per gallon) costing about $30/kwh. None of that is to mention to 3000+ deaths directly related to attacks on fuel convoys in the two theatres.
This means that technologies that have marginal economics in domestic use have the potential to save billions and hundreds if not thousands of lives in military use. Meanwhile R&D for military development will improve reliability and decrease costs overtime so that the inexorable march towards domestic parity is accelerated.

]]> By: ANIRBAN CHOUDHURY http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/15/u-s-army-trains-for-combat-with-solar-power/#comment-115975 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 02:56:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=36090#comment-115975 I would request the US Army to donate the used solar hybrid power packs to the conflict affected people/ local community…The next step should be to grow their own vegetables with effluent from simple sanitation system and portable biomass digesters similar to DEWATS… It will create a goodwill for the future ambassadors of sustainable development.

]]> By: Zachary Shahan http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/15/u-s-army-trains-for-combat-with-solar-power/#comment-115941 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:55:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=36090#comment-115941 We’ve got a follow-up post and reply to some of these comments up now: http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/19/us-military-and-a-critical-energy-alternative/

]]> By: US Military and a Critical Energy Alternative - CleanTechnica http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/15/u-s-army-trains-for-combat-with-solar-power/#comment-115917 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:22:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=36090#comment-115917 […] has written many great articles on the military and alternative energy here on CleanTechnica. A recent article drew some flak in the comments section for her suggestion that the military’s pursuit of […]

]]> By: Zachary Shahan http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/15/u-s-army-trains-for-combat-with-solar-power/#comment-115829 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:21:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=36090#comment-115829 Nice.

]]> By: Bob_Wallace http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/15/u-s-army-trains-for-combat-with-solar-power/#comment-115770 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 01:29:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=36090#comment-115770 I suspect your level of understanding might rise a bit were you to do a tour as a fuel truck driver….

]]> By: MicaOliver1810 http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/15/u-s-army-trains-for-combat-with-solar-power/#comment-115731 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:11:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=36090#comment-115731 So you’re not only implying that whoever doesn’t fall in line with YOUR beliefs regarding energy and the environment does not support the troops, but that a single program represents a long-term shift? Impossible. Solar and wind power are unreliable as is( hey, they’re working SO well for the Africans, right?) but given the obvious attempt on your part to delegitimize everything else I don’t expect you to know that. This column is a joke.

]]> By: Michaelmmumford http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/15/u-s-army-trains-for-combat-with-solar-power/#comment-115730 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:00:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=36090#comment-115730 This article is bullshit political manuevering and the harms associated with fracking are merely conjecture at this point.

]]> By: Emir Celovic http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/15/u-s-army-trains-for-combat-with-solar-power/#comment-115727 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:44:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=36090#comment-115727 can any one say to me,how i can be US MARINE CORPS?! I reley wona be membership of this army!! Thx. !! I living in the Serbia!!

]]> By: Captivation http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/15/u-s-army-trains-for-combat-with-solar-power/#comment-115667 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:06:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=36090#comment-115667 I really like how you linked “Support Our Troops” to the ideal of clean energy. It reminds me that people’s world view are composites of numerous smaller memes. It hard to predict which notion will actually turn the tide, but debunk enough of them and you eventually get to a tipping point.

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