The United States military believes that a major Energy shortageis imminent and is preparing for it. Recent news reports indicate that the Pentagon is quietly but hurriedly readying its bases to survive massive power outages. In other words the generals and admirals expect the lights to go out in the very near future.
(from coldfusion3.com)

The Denver Post newspaper reportedthat the Pentagon spent $798 million on 788 energy programs in 2010 alone. It is working closely with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado and other research facilities to devise methods of saving power.

The programs are being touted as green energybut the real purpose behind them is obvious. The military wants to keep its systems running when the lights start going out because of electricity and other energy shortages. The Post reported that the Army will spend $7 million to create a smart grid at Fort Carson in Colorado Springs to keep that base in operation in the event of electricity shortages.

The Army is also conducting research on the Stirling Engine (another interesting device. Stirling Engines are already in use by NASA. They are used to explore the Universe behind the Pluto. Where no Sun can reach Solarpanels. An Uranium core is used as heating power.  6/66) which uses hot air to turn turbines at Fort Carson.  Many observers have noted that LENR devices could easily be adapted to Stirling Engines. These are just the visible efforts there are also numerous behind the scenes military research projects going on.

These could include some LENR effortssuch as Dennis Bushnell and Joseph Zawodny’s work at NASA. The Navy reportedly had some cold fusion research efforts that have reportedly ended. There have also been unconfirmed rumors that the Pentagon had purchased one of Andrea Rossi’s ecat LENR devicesfor testing. The military has also been interested in hot fusion. It helped finance some of Impulse Devices work on small scale hot fusion.

The reason the military is interested in technologies like LENR is obvious. Modern armies, navies and air forces are in the energy business. They need energy to keep the ships, trucks, tanks, planes and helicopters moving. Without energy the modern American soldier has no real advantage over an illiterate peasant with a bolt action rifle. With a sufficient supply of energy a modern military can dominate
almost any battlefield. […]