For example, Lockheed Martin, a major defense contractor, has built a demonstration system at Fort Bliss in Texas with a 120-kilowatt solar array and a 300-kilowatt energy storage system. The US military needs 17 GW of solar capacity by 2025 to guarantee functionality in the event of a catastrophic cyber attack on the US grid, according to Professor Joshua Pearce, academic engineer at Michigan Tech. As reliance on remotely piloted vehicles grows, distributed power generation and microgrids, comprising solar panels and energy storage facilities, are crucial to the country's military infrastructure, said Pearce. " The Pentagon is looking for ways to integrate renewable sources into its operations as part of an effort to reduce dependence on fossil fuels," Pearce said.
The US military needs 17 GW of solar capacity by 2025 to guarantee functionality in the event of a catastrophic cyber attack on the US grid, according to Professor Joshua Pearce, academic engineer at Michigan Tech. As reliance on remotely piloted vehicles grows, distributed power generation and microgrids, comprising solar panels and energy storage facilities, are crucial to the country's military infrastructure, said Pearce. "The Pentagon is looking for ways to integrate renewable sources into its operations as part of an effort to reduce dependence on fossil fuels," Pearce said.