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LiquidPiston receives $8.2M award to integrate XTS-210 heavy-fueled rotary engine into compact 10 kW genset for US Army

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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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Department of Defense releases new operational energy strategy; more fight, less fuel

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Forty bundles of fuel fall from a USAF Globemaster III. aircraft over Afghanistan, 8 Dec 2010. At least 80% of land convoys in Afghanistan are for transporting fuel to warfighters, Lynn said. Current operations entail more fuel, risks, and costs than are necessary, with tactical, operational, and strategic consequences.