Oct 26 2010
Raytheon , a business focused in military, countrywide security and other types of government activities, declared that it has productively accomplished all the stages of the Experimental Forward Operating Base, or ExFOB, testing program required by the U.S. Marine Corps.
The Marine Corps were testing on eco-friendly systems that can trim down the quantity of logistical support to the positioned military forces while continuing their capability to carryout military functioning.
The ReGenerator, a commercial product manufactured by ZeroBase Energy, is modified to suit the requirements of military usages in partnership with Raytheon. The ReGenerator is an independent power unit that runs utilizing the power generated by an incorporated 1.2 kW solar array and a wind power generator. The unit provides uninterrupted electric power to support the functions of a Marine Forward Operating Base and is also used to enhance the Tactical Quiet Generator to improve the efficient usage of fossil fuel.
Raytheon tested the systems in three stages. The first stage of the test concentrated on examining the renewable energy production and was performed at the Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. The second stage mostly concentrated on an Extended User Evaluation (EUE) and it was accomplished in Enhanced Mojave Viper at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center located in Twentynine Palms, Calif and Exercise African Lion in Morocco. The EUE test will be upheld at Afghanistan all through the remainder of the years 2010 and 2011. The stage three of the testing centered on augmenting the efficiency of the generator and was conducted at the Air Ground Combat Center of Marine Corps at Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Source: http://www.raytheon.com/