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Army using Facebook-like feedback in development of battlefield power solutions

May 2, 2011 - U.S. Army power and energy experts are leveraging a secure, "Facebook-like" social media forum to gather direct Soldier feedback that will be used to develop tactical power solutions that can be fielded within the next two years.

Engineers from the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command's communications-electronics center, or CERDEC, have created the "Power Sources Feedback" user group on milBook, so Warfighters can share frank observations and recommendations directly with CERDEC Army Power as it prepares to host the Joint Services Power Expo, May 2-5, 2011 at the Myrtle Beach, S.C., Convention Center.

The Joint Services Power Expo, or JSPE, is a bi-annual event that brings together warfighters, decision-makers and technical experts from across the services, other government agencies, industry and academia to identify current solutions and to develop short-term solutions for warfighters' portable power needs.

The workshops will address the latest developments in batteries, generators, fuel cells, micro-grids, renewable energy, hybrid systems, on-board vehicle power, garrison energy, power for remote locations and others. {continued}