Posted on Mar 08, 2011 | Comments 0 The U.S Department of
Defense has teamed up with the Department of Energy for a great
green idea, which will develop energy storage. It may sound odd
for many but the U.S military is already involved in many
environmental initiatives. Nowadays these two Departments have
shown a real green signal that they are ready to be involved in
new energy storage projects. Of course the new projects will
need to be funded. According to the Secretary of the Navy
Raymond Mabus, these projects can be developed only with a
funding of $50 million. The idea came out after it was said that
the U.S. military was unable to pioneer the alternative power
sources on their missions around the globe. The reason was one –
they couldn’t find batteries with enough storage capacity, as
well as adequate solar-power storage. The U.S. mission in
Afghanistan, Pakistan and other places can use the green power
alternative only if there is a better battery. For instance,
some foot patrols of the 3rd Battalion