Originally published June 29 2004
Army turns to solar power for stealth
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
The U.S. Army is turning to solar power to help its soldiers conduct war without leaving the sort of signatures broadcast by diesel generators and other power sources.
- The U.S. Army is developing tents and uniforms made from flexible solar panels to make it more difficult to track soldiers.
- Jean Hampel, project engineer in the Fabric Structures Group at the Army's Natick Soldier Systems Center, said the need to reduce the Army's logistics footprint spurred interest in developing lightweight solar panels.
- "We want to cut back on the things that soldiers have to bring with them," including generators and personal battery packs, Hampel said.
- In modern warfare, portable power for communications technology is every bit as important as firepower and manpower.
- Tents using solar panels made from amorphous silicon thin film on plastic can provide up to 1 kilowatt of energy, which is sufficient to power fans, lights, radios or laptops, according to Hampel.
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