Why Should Solar Energy Be Invested On The Military?
Weaponry, its essence From a civilian’s viewpoint, such an extensive amount of energy should be allotted to an important aspect of the society and the government. There are several reasons why solar energy should be invested on the military.
1- In the present geopolitical situation, the military is the biggest asset a country can have. Taking a look at worldwide politics, a country’s strength is contingent upon how able it is to combat other countries to prevent them from bullying the each other. Take China, Russia, America and France for example. The rationale behind their international prowess and influence is their capability to militarize and their fully advanced military technology. With this, the said countries were able …show more content…
Aside from political power, the Philippines should also be able to cater to its citizens and to protect them from attacks and ensure their security. From dreaded terrorists to individual crime rates, the military should also be capable of protecting citizens through advanced armory, tracking systems and efficient justice systems (Gray, 2011). Most of the problems in today’s military strategy are not the existence of the equipment but the capability to power them up and therefore reduce the costs for their creation (Gray, 2011). With the aid of solar power, the military can produce better equipment that can easily track down wanted individuals, or those that can place internal security systems to provide people with increased security both inside and outside their homes. With solar energy, the military can also be able to combat vicious terrorists such as ISIS or the Al-Qaeda and therefore restore political and social stability in the world.
With the aid of solar energy, these newly developed military technologies can be powered in simple, effortless ways that will indeed shift their focus to strategizing and solve the problem of lack of energy for their existing machineries. Solar energy can also solve the problem of fuel sources when the military is attending battle in the most remote parts of the globe (O’meara, 2011). These military technologies range from the minutest essentials to the grand apparatus needed in full armed …show more content…
The use of Solar generators are also quite popular nowadays in offshore military camps and combat fields. Instead of utilizing billion gallons of fuel from gas and oil, these solar generators extract energy from the sun’s radiant energy which it then transforms to electricity for the whole camp to consume. With this, less money is allotted for fuel sources which then cheapen the amount of money spent on energy and electricity. It also improves mobility in the battle field, as the soldiers can now move camp from one place to another easily because their fuel is not contingent to their fuel sources anymore. (SEIA, 2013). As shown in statistics by SEIA (2013), from 20 gallons of fuel a day, the generators only use 2.5 gallons a day after the introduction of Solar energy.
3. In Case studies by SEIA (2013), several areas are already utilizing valuable solar energy facilities such as the China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station that possesses a solar farm capable of powering the whole weapons station with 30% clean energy annually which can save the stations of over $13 Million dollars of electric
1- In the present geopolitical situation, the military is the biggest asset a country can have. Taking a look at worldwide politics, a country’s strength is contingent upon how able it is to combat other countries to prevent them from bullying the each other. Take China, Russia, America and France for example. The rationale behind their international prowess and influence is their capability to militarize and their fully advanced military technology. With this, the said countries were able …show more content…
Aside from political power, the Philippines should also be able to cater to its citizens and to protect them from attacks and ensure their security. From dreaded terrorists to individual crime rates, the military should also be capable of protecting citizens through advanced armory, tracking systems and efficient justice systems (Gray, 2011). Most of the problems in today’s military strategy are not the existence of the equipment but the capability to power them up and therefore reduce the costs for their creation (Gray, 2011). With the aid of solar power, the military can produce better equipment that can easily track down wanted individuals, or those that can place internal security systems to provide people with increased security both inside and outside their homes. With solar energy, the military can also be able to combat vicious terrorists such as ISIS or the Al-Qaeda and therefore restore political and social stability in the world.
With the aid of solar energy, these newly developed military technologies can be powered in simple, effortless ways that will indeed shift their focus to strategizing and solve the problem of lack of energy for their existing machineries. Solar energy can also solve the problem of fuel sources when the military is attending battle in the most remote parts of the globe (O’meara, 2011). These military technologies range from the minutest essentials to the grand apparatus needed in full armed …show more content…
The use of Solar generators are also quite popular nowadays in offshore military camps and combat fields. Instead of utilizing billion gallons of fuel from gas and oil, these solar generators extract energy from the sun’s radiant energy which it then transforms to electricity for the whole camp to consume. With this, less money is allotted for fuel sources which then cheapen the amount of money spent on energy and electricity. It also improves mobility in the battle field, as the soldiers can now move camp from one place to another easily because their fuel is not contingent to their fuel sources anymore. (SEIA, 2013). As shown in statistics by SEIA (2013), from 20 gallons of fuel a day, the generators only use 2.5 gallons a day after the introduction of Solar energy.
3. In Case studies by SEIA (2013), several areas are already utilizing valuable solar energy facilities such as the China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station that possesses a solar farm capable of powering the whole weapons station with 30% clean energy annually which can save the stations of over $13 Million dollars of electric