Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2011

To cut down on convoys trucking fuel to forward operating bases, as well as to implement the Department of the Navy’s vision for energy efficiency, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and elements within the US Marine Corps (USMC) have successfully demonstrated their goal to reduce petroleum and energy usage in remote locations in Afghanistan.

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Afghanistan Mariner Energy Solar 186

Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2023

A 2009 report commissioned by the Army Environmental Policy Institute (AEPI) developed a methodology for calculating casualty factors for fuel and water resupply convoys in theater operations. The authors demonstrated the methodology based on historical data from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Afghanistan Iraq Engine Fuel 370

Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2012

Today, 185 countries have stopped using leaded gasoline; six others, including Afghanistan, Iraq and North Korea, plan to phase it out in the next two years. Boyle and his students began collecting water and coral samples from the Indian Ocean three years ago. It’s a bit of a puzzle that we’re working on,” Boyle says.

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MIT Singapore North America Gasoline 199

Plug In India

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

The outer one was filled with water, the inner between the two walls supposedly had wild animals roaming around. The problem - lack of water. Rain water harvesting was tried out. An artificial lake, Moti jheel, was also made for storing water. We also caught sight of quite a few paan kauwas (water crow) or cormorants.

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Water Pakistan Wind Google 52

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Marine Corps used the autonomous K-Max helicopters for resupply missions in Afghanistan. Indago flies above structures engulfed in flames and maps out the hot zones, on which K-Max then drops flame retardant or water. With no traffic cops or traffic lights, there often was chaos at major intersections.

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Nigeria Niger Universal Afghanistan 128