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U.S. Department of Defense
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has set an ambitious goal to improve "energy security"
by increasing the use of alternative energy sources
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is the single largest consumer of fuel in the world, responsible for 93% of all U.S. government fuel consumption (52% Air Force, 33% Navy, 7% Army and 1% for other DOD uses).
Bases connected to the grid are vulnerable to power interruptions. Hence, there is a concerted effort to make these bases entirely energy independent, so they can continue to function during power blackouts and fuel delivery interruptions. Forward bases also need their own dedicated source of power.
DOD considers power and fuel sources that are independent, mobile, able to be installed and used where they are most needed, and not vulnerable to supply chain interruptions or attack, matters of national security and military preparedness.
DOD Offices Promoting Alternative Energy Use
DOD Offices Promoting Innovation
DOD is continually seeking innovative solutions to solve defense problems. This is the mission and focus of DARPA and the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx), which provides non-dilutive capital in the form of pilot contracts for commercial innovation that solves DOD problems. And they do so quickly, usually in under 90 days.
Sources of DOD Funding & Procurement
The principal source of funding announcements for DOD related to renewable energy is:
Scroll down through the menu on the left and under "Agencies," click "All Department of Defense.
The agency page for DOD on Grants.gov often lists 150 funding announcements at a time, many of which are for military weapon development and health and wound treatments. There also are solicitations for research, innovative systems development, and broad agency-wide announcements. While some announcements may not be tied specifically to alternative energy applications, proposals that incorporate alternative energy solutions that meet the solicitation requirements may be submitted.
How to Find DOD Funding & Procurement Announcements
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) publicizes funding opportunities primarily by formally soliciting proposals tied to program-specific areas of research and development.
Each of the DARPA offices maintain an agency-wide Broad Agency Announcement that offers a mechanism for reaching DARPA with an idea that may fall outside of DARPA’s current priorities, but could be valuable to national security. These opportunities are identified on the opening "Opportunities" page and the pages that follow with the BAA acronym in the solicitation title.
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