General strategies for reducing the Navy's dependence on oil for its ships include reducing energy use on Navy ships; shifting to alternative hydrocarbon fuels; shifting to more reliance on nuclear propulsion; and using sail and solar power.
Navy Ship Propulsion Technologies: Options for Reducing Oil Use - Background for Congress
2006
36 pages
Report
No indication
English
Marine Engineering , Naval vessels , Marine propulsion , Congress , Energy , Fuels , Nuclear propulsion , Solar sails , Legislation , Oils , Reduction , Ships , Hydrocarbon fuels