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Military Oil Consumption To Be Cut 50%
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 4:17 pm
by MSimon
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 4:58 pm
by Skipjack
Good for them
Hopefully that means that the DOD will invest more in fusion and other nuclear energy systems.
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:07 am
by MSimon
Skipjack wrote:Good for them :)
Hopefully that means that the DOD will invest more in fusion and other nuclear energy systems.
The difficulty is that when oil prices tank the military will be left with a bunch of high priced AE that will probably have to be replaced with high priced AE.
OTOH fusion might do the job. If it can be made to work.
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 12:43 pm
by ladajo
The root of the eveil here is that oil reduction includes the option to use alternate green fuels. These fuels are ridiculous in price compared to oil based ones. The military is more and more being bled dry on mobility and sustainment funds to pay for these "effective" technologies that are not yet mature enough in lifecycle (especially when compared to alternatives) to support cost effective aquisition.
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 4:10 pm
by Skipjack
The difficulty is that when oil prices tank the military will be left with a bunch of high priced AE that will probably have to be replaced with high priced AE.
When have oil prices ever lowered (looked at from a long term perspective)?
On the scale of a decade, gas prices here have probably more than doubled...
So I think that if you plan ahead for a long time, it makes sense. Does not make sense in the short term though.
Generally, I would invest more into technology for a switch later, than making a switch now with technology that will be outdated soon.
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 1:39 am
by hanelyp
With that one move tech like a working polywell moves from "nice to have" to "without it the military is crippled."
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 11:41 am
by KitemanSA
Along the line of SkipJack's thought, I opine that they should redesign many of their smaller ships to run off LFTRs with an eye toward the possibility that said LFTR would be lifted and replaced by a Polywell like machine.
JMHO
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 6:02 pm
by Skipjack
Along the line of SkipJack's thought, I opine that they should redesign many of their smaller ships to run off LFTRs with an eye toward the possibility that said LFTR would be lifted and replaced by a Polywell like machine.
I would vote for that too.
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 8:40 pm
by Giorgio
Why no one is voting for Rossi?
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 10:16 pm
by Skipjack
Why no one is voting for Rossi?
I am sure some here are...
I am hopeful but I would not bet any major investments on it.