First portable solar panels arrive in Afghanistan
(NEWSER) - The US military may be an unlikely poster child for green energy, but with its fuel supply convoys increasingly under attack in Afghanistan, it's working hard to ditch its dependence on fossil fuels—and source its energy from the sun. Last week saw the arrival of portable solar panels and chargers in Helmand Province, where 150 Marines will no longer run their encampment with diesel and kerosene. The reasons behind the shift are compelling: A recent study found that for every 24 fuel convoys that rumbled through Iraq and Afghanistan, one soldier or civilian involved was killed. More»
